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|Description=American semiconductor manufacturer known for graphics processing units and systems on chips. | |Description=American semiconductor manufacturer known for graphics processing units and systems on chips. | ||
|Founded=1993-04-05 | |Founded=1993-04-05 | ||
|Industry=Semiconductors | |Industry=Semiconductors, Software | ||
|Logo=Nvidia logo.svg | |Logo=Nvidia logo.svg | ||
|ParentCompany= | |ParentCompany= | ||
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==Consumer-impact summary== | ==Consumer-impact summary== | ||
As Nvidia's market share in consumer GPUs rose to >90%, hence becoming the market leader,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peddie |first=Jon |date=2025-06-04 |title=Q1'25 PC GPU shipments decreased by -12% from last quarter; quarter following seasonality but still down from historical average |url=https://www.jonpeddie.com/news/q125-pc-gpu-shipments-decreased-by-12-0-from-last-quarter-quarter-following-seasonality-but-still-down-from-historical-average/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250711094024/https://www.jonpeddie.com/news/q125-pc-gpu-shipments-decreased-by-12-0-from-last-quarter-quarter-following-seasonality-but-still-down-from-historical-average/ |archive-date=2025-07-11 |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=Jon Peddie Research}}</ref> and their enterprise wing started outperforming the consumer wing, their perception of consumers waned alongside. This has lead to the prioritization of enterprise products while the consumer products become less appleaing. Nvidia on multiple accounts has employed deceptive practices such as to mislead the everyday buyer and even enthusiasts. This has led to many people developing a sour taste towards the brand and ultimately branding them as a [[monopoly]]. | As Nvidia's market share in consumer GPUs rose to >90%, hence becoming the market leader,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Peddie |first=Jon |date=2025-06-04 |title=Q1'25 PC GPU shipments decreased by -12% from last quarter; quarter following seasonality but still down from historical average |url=https://www.jonpeddie.com/news/q125-pc-gpu-shipments-decreased-by-12-0-from-last-quarter-quarter-following-seasonality-but-still-down-from-historical-average/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250711094024/https://www.jonpeddie.com/news/q125-pc-gpu-shipments-decreased-by-12-0-from-last-quarter-quarter-following-seasonality-but-still-down-from-historical-average/ |archive-date=2025-07-11 |access-date=2025-07-11 |website=Jon Peddie Research}}</ref> and their enterprise wing started outperforming the consumer wing, their perception of consumers waned alongside. This has lead to the prioritization of enterprise products while the consumer products become less appleaing. Nvidia on multiple accounts has employed deceptive practices such as to mislead the everyday buyer and even enthusiasts. This has led to many people developing a sour taste towards the brand and ultimately branding them as a [[monopoly]]. | ||
Nvidia is notable for heavy proprietization and vendor-locking practices, manifesting in technologies such as the CUDA compute platform, PhysX physics simulation and DLSS upscaling, which are exclusively available on their devices. | |||
==Incidents== | ==Incidents== | ||
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===Data scraping without permission for AI training (2024 - Present)=== | ===Data scraping without permission for AI training (2024 - Present)=== | ||
<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=5 Aug 2024 |title=Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of Videos Per Day to Train AI |url=https://www.404media.co/nvidia-ai-scraping-foundational-model-cosmos-project/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414032908/https://www.404media.co/nvidia-ai-scraping-foundational-model-cosmos-project/ |archive-date=14 Apr 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=404 Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Jowi |date=6 Aug 2024 |title=Nvidia accused of scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of videos per day to train AI |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211081108/https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai |archive-date=11 Feb 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref><!-- Elaborate on the scale of the data collection, companies that also do this, and possibly how it ties into lobbying for no regulation --> | Nvidia is heavily involved in training AI models though plagiarism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cole |first=Samantha |date=5 Aug 2024 |title=Leaked Documents Show Nvidia Scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of Videos Per Day to Train AI |url=https://www.404media.co/nvidia-ai-scraping-foundational-model-cosmos-project/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414032908/https://www.404media.co/nvidia-ai-scraping-foundational-model-cosmos-project/ |archive-date=14 Apr 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=404 Media}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Morales |first=Jowi |date=6 Aug 2024 |title=Nvidia accused of scraping ‘A Human Lifetime’ of videos per day to train AI |url=https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250211081108/https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/nvidia-accused-of-scraping-a-human-lifetime-of-videos-per-day-to-train-ai |archive-date=11 Feb 2025 |access-date=15 Jun 2025 |website=Tom's Hardware}}</ref><!-- Elaborate on the scale of the data collection, companies that also do this, and possibly how it ties into lobbying for no regulation --> | ||
===RTX 50-series GPUs Missing ROPs (2025 - Present)=== | ===RTX 50-series GPUs Missing ROPs (2025 - Present)=== | ||
Following the release of the RTX 50 series GPUs, several RTX 5090 and 5080 cards were noticed to be missing Raster Operation Units (ROPs), which are fundamental part for rendering and caused affected cards to suffer from lower performance. | |||
===Threatening Hardware Unboxed (''2020.12.10'')=== | ===Threatening Hardware Unboxed (''2020.12.10'')=== | ||
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===Acquisition of stake in [[Intel]] (2025.12.29)=== | ===Acquisition of stake in [[Intel]] (2025.12.29)=== | ||
{{Main|Nvidia buys stake in Intel}} | {{Main|Nvidia buys stake in Intel}} | ||
===Partnership with [[Palantir]] (date | On December 29, 2025, Nvidia announced an investment in competitor Intel. | ||
===Partnership with [[Palantir]] (2025.10.28)=== | |||
During their GTC Washington keynote, Nvidia announced a strategic partnership with [[Palantir]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-10-28 |title=Palantir and NVIDIA Team Up to Operationalize AI — Turning Enterprise Data Into Dynamic Decision Intelligence |url=https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-palantir-ai-enterprise-data-intelligence |url-status=live |access-date=2026-01-19}}</ref> | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
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*[[RTX 4090]] (2022-10-22) | *[[RTX 4090]] (2022-10-22) | ||
*[[RTX 4080]] | |||
*[[RTX 4070]] | |||
*[[RTX 4060]] | |||
====RTX 50 Series:==== | ====RTX 50 Series:==== | ||
*[[RTX 5090]] (2025-01-30) | *[[RTX 5090]] (2025-01-30) | ||
*[[RTX 5080]] (2025-01-30) | |||
*[[RTX 5070]] (2025-03-05) | *[[RTX 5070]] (2025-03-05) | ||
*[[RTX 5060]] (2025-05-19) | *[[RTX 5060]] (2025-05-19) | ||