Wednesday, April 26th 2023
Jacob Freeman of EVGA Joins NVIDIA as GeForce Evangelist
Jacob Freeman is a name synonymous with "EVGA GeForce" for as long as we've known the brand. We are excited to report that he is now employed directly by NVIDIA as GeForce Evangelist, a position that has roles from both the technical marketing and product marketing departments, for NVIDIA's all-important gaming graphics product division.
Jacob writes in a Twitter post announcing his big life update: "This passion for gaming and hardware eventually turned into a career spanning 20+ years, and today I am happy to announce that I have joined NVIDIA as a GeForce Evangelist. In this role I will continue to work with the PC gaming community, press and influencers on new programs and features in the GeForce ecosystem. Given my history and passion for PC gaming and hardware, I cannot think of a better role for myself and I am very excited to be a part of the NVIDIA GeForce team!"
EVGA was one of the most respected NVIDIA add-in card (AIC) partners, commanding the highest market share in the North American market. The company's sudden and unexpected decision to withdraw from the graphics card business in late-2022, and just ahead of the GeForce 40-series "Ada" launch left DIY PC industry poorer, since we lost a brand that set product design and quality standards, in which we're sure Jacob played a major role. As GeForce Evangelist, Jacob Freeman will be instrumental in communicating the latest in the world of GeForce not just with gamers, but also content creators, and industry partners. We at TechPowerUp wish Jacob all the very best in his new role, and we can't wait to work with him.
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Jacob Freeman (Twitter)
Jacob writes in a Twitter post announcing his big life update: "This passion for gaming and hardware eventually turned into a career spanning 20+ years, and today I am happy to announce that I have joined NVIDIA as a GeForce Evangelist. In this role I will continue to work with the PC gaming community, press and influencers on new programs and features in the GeForce ecosystem. Given my history and passion for PC gaming and hardware, I cannot think of a better role for myself and I am very excited to be a part of the NVIDIA GeForce team!"
EVGA was one of the most respected NVIDIA add-in card (AIC) partners, commanding the highest market share in the North American market. The company's sudden and unexpected decision to withdraw from the graphics card business in late-2022, and just ahead of the GeForce 40-series "Ada" launch left DIY PC industry poorer, since we lost a brand that set product design and quality standards, in which we're sure Jacob played a major role. As GeForce Evangelist, Jacob Freeman will be instrumental in communicating the latest in the world of GeForce not just with gamers, but also content creators, and industry partners. We at TechPowerUp wish Jacob all the very best in his new role, and we can't wait to work with him.
65 Comments on Jacob Freeman of EVGA Joins NVIDIA as GeForce Evangelist
He does have the right to do a morally and ethically wrong thing, the same way we have the right to criticize what he did.I didnt make fun of the evangelist position, I've made fun of Jacob Freeman
The reactions seem logical to me, considering that Nvidia broke EVGA's legs.
Recently you were very good to the folding@home community, arranging some very nice donated prizes with international shipping.
Your work at EVGA was much appreciated.
All these companies aren't our friends and I view them all the same do they offer me a product I want if not F em.
Businesses are definitely not all the same. Well, to each their own personal limits and values, but working for someone responsible for destroying my previous job would be my last option. I would prefer to work in competition.
Again as much as I like evga I likely would have even purchased their 4090 I don't take what companies say publicly as fact. The CEO to me seemed like he just got butthurt over Nvidia not giving them preferential treatment but that's just my take how someone else interprets it all is their own business.
Me personally I just take what pays the most that offers me the hours I want to work. Fortunately I only have to work 2 days a week to support my family and hobbies.
This guy Freeman isn't a saint but who is in the GPU Industry?
I know ecommerce owners with contacts within these AIBs, Nvidia has in fact been eroding partners' margins gradually. So the claim is well founded.
Someone taking a job has nothing to do with EVGA not being able to make money on GPUs. Again EVGA chose to stop selling GPUS they also found AMD not very appealing obviously.
Now if Nvidia straight up stopped supplying gpu's to evga I might feel a bit different about it.
I think that is the problem here people have some sort of blind notion that any of these companies owe anything to anyone they don't they just want our money the end.
For all the people being displaced in the EVGA gpu division again this was their own choice to abandon the gpu market I just hope they all find jobs they honestly were very pleasant to deal with.
Maybe they should have just offered terrible CS like all the other partners and they still would be able to make money.
Those who lose most in this story are consumers. No other partner or Nvidia will deliver the quality that EVGA prized. Again, not all companies are machines that trample everyone around in favor of increasing profit as much as possible.