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Nvidia
Basic information
Short description {{{short_description}}}
Founded 1993
Type Public
Industry Semiconductors
Official website https://www.nvidia.com/


Nvidia Corporation is an American technology company that designs and sells graphics processing units (GPUs) for both commercial and enterprise use. It was founded on April 5, 1993, by current CEO (as of 2025) Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. The company is the largest providers of GPUs for both consumer and enterprise.

Consumer-impact summary

Nvidia's perception of consumers waned as the enterprise wing of the company started financially outperforming the consumer wing. This has lead to the prioritization of enterprise products while the consumer products become less appealing. Nvidia on multiple accounts has employed deceptive practices such as to mislead the everyday buyer.

Overview of concerns that arise from the company's conduct regarding (if applicable):

  • User freedom
  • User privacy
  • Business model
  • Market control

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Incidents

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This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the Nvidia category.

Threatening Hardware Unboxed (date)

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GeForce previews (date)

Threatening Gamers Nexus (date)

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Products

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See also

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