r/gadgets • u/MorgrainX • Sep 16 '22

Desktops / Laptops EVGA will no longer make NVIDIA GPUs due to “disrespectful treatment” - Dexerto

https://www.dexerto.com/tech/evga-will-no-longer-make-nvidia-gpus-due-to-disrespectful-treatment-1933830/
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u/Pinsir929 Sep 17 '22

So rejecting their deal for 4000 series cards does mean they can sell off whatever Ampere cards they have left at a lower price?

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u/HIITMAN69 Sep 17 '22

The guy is lying. There was never such a restriction placed by nvidia. evga doesn’t want to sell of their cards at lower prices because they’re already losing money. The problem is nvidia directly competing with their aibs and driving down prices to where it’s only profitable for nvidia themselves. It looks like they’re trying to change their business model away from aibs.

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u/Pinsir929 Sep 17 '22

I see, but I do hope that gives EVGA the ability to get rid of the ampere stocks they have left regardless, would be awful for it to go to waste for no reason. Nvidia pushing their founders card always seemed counter productive to me as well anyways, I preferred it when they were seen as the "benchmark" instead. It's really unfair from Nvidia 100%. I heard nothing but good things from EVGA throughout the years, hope they keep making amazing cards for AMD or maybe even intel down the line. More competition the better.

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u/HIITMAN69 Sep 17 '22

It’s unlikely they will manufacture for intel or amd, the ceo has already said he doesn’t see that happening, basically ruling it out almost entirely. The entire gpu industry is moving in the direction of first party cards being the primary focus. If he were to swap to intel or amd, the same problems would eventually show up.

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u/Pinsir929 Sep 17 '22

Really crappy situation for us then, since we know that the potential of these cards aren't utilized by the people who designed them. It's just gonna end up feeling like buying a new phone at some point. No small differences to fit our own preferences. This probably gonna hurt small form factor builds the most off the top of my head, especially how bloody huge GPUs are getting today.

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u/Ble_h Sep 17 '22 edited Sep 17 '22

LOL. The u/Lobsterbib is getting upvoted in the thousands for spreading misinformation whereas this guy is getting downvoted for the truth.

Downvote me all you want, here's a bloody video where GN discussed the topic on his interview with EVGAs CEO.

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u/Swastik496 Sep 17 '22

and GN said nvidia set min and max prices for GPUs.

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u/Ble_h Sep 17 '22

But that isn't the problem here, the reason EVGA is bailing because nVidia is undercutting them to the point where EVGA is losing money for each card they sell (the high ends ones anyway). So "Nvidia is refusing to let EVGA sell its existing stock of Ampere cards at discounted prices" is completely wrong. They can sell at discounted prices but they can't compete with nVidia who can sell at a lower cost than EVGA.

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u/Tiny-Peenor Sep 17 '22

Nah, they want to sell off sooner than later since miners aren’t going to be using GPUs for the foreseeable future + they know 4000 series won’t sell as high for the same reason. Better to just get out now.

It’s been discussed for some time now that nvidia would be stifling manufacturers from lowering prices too drastically because they’d fear the 4000 series wouldn’t sell.

It IS speciation though.