NVIDIA Ends Controversial GeForce Partner Program (GPP)

[natr0n]

Imagines how much money Asus wasted because of this.

 

[Fluffmeister]

Imagines how much money Asus wasted because of this.

What is the going rate for stickers these days?

 

[stimpy88]

I think maybe you forgot to mention a certain Tech journalist, single handedly responsible for bringing this issue to light in this article?

Without him, maybe the OEM's might not have had customer unrest on their sides...

 

[Vayra86]

About time and well played to everyone stirring the pot, most notably Kyle & HardOCP

 

[iO]

Nice how they spin it like they are the victim.

 

[dj-electric]

Mr Bennet continues to be the unsung hero of this case.

 

[trparky]

Nice how they spin it like they are the victim.

Of course! This thing reads like PR spin from top to bottom.

 

[Rivage]

Wow! They give up so quick. Good job, Tech Community, I think. Thanks to HardOCP guys effort and many others.

 

[DeathtoGnomes]

I suspect Nvidia will come up with another media blimp similar to GPP but not so narrowly focused.

 

[tvamos]

So, whenever you see sites not picking up controversial news or they refrain from giving their own opinion , it's not by mistake.

You mean just like no mention whatsoever on nvidia's tegra vulnerabilities in nintendo switch console, here on TPU?

 

[mroofie]

Warnings for cursing have been issued. Be civil and follow the guidelines please.

No..

 

[laszlo]

sad is that a tech site may vanish due Nv greed...hope they'll be sued fast

meanwhile i don't use adblocker when visiting HardOCP maybe they'll still get some money from ads to survive...

 

[Mistral]

That's one damn salty blog post from NVIDIA...

 

[oxidized]

sad is that a tech site may vanish due Nv greed...hope they'll be sued fast

meanwhile i don't use adblocker when visiting HardOCP maybe they'll still get some money from ads to survive...

I don't think that nvidia will do more than just not give them any sample to review, which is very reasonable, no matter how right or wrong hardocp is, but if hardocp vanishes they only have themselves to blame, not nvidia, at all.

 

[raptori]

Great , now do the same to "gameworks" , and while at it remove log-in requirement for GE.

 

[DRDNA]

Well folks thank you to Kyle for sure with out a doubt BUT, i say this is just the beginning for the GPP issue and Nvidia is now going to have to defend themselves from lawsuits to possible charges for breaking the law....... Time will indeed show us the clarity of this situation.

 

[Dave65]

Good Riddance, GPP, you will not be missed!

 

[laszlo]

I don't think that nvidia will do more than just not give them any sample to review, which is very reasonable, no matter how right or wrong hardocp is, but if hardocp vanishes they only have themselves to blame, not nvidia, at all.

yeah they may have to buy all "cheap" nv cards for review; AIB's will do what boss is telling so maybe the same story

"no matter how right or wrong hardocp is, but if hardocp vanishes they only have themselves to blame, not nvidia, at all" what r u smoking? give me also maybe that'll convince me they were wrong and who's to be blamed..

put TPU or other similar site in their place; all of them shall vanish because they dare to publish the truth no matter how inconvenient is? we're not living in North Korea

if they'll be under further pressure i'll expect all other tech sites to stand up for them; what will do nv if nobody will review their cards?

 

[Xzibit]

Gamers Nexus

We talk about issues we have with nVidia's GeForce Partner Program retirement letter, which frames the situation as if nVidia is the victim and that consumers and media are "why we can't have nice things." This discussion also goes into some concerns we have with the over-arching PC hardware industry, which has become increasingly "influencer" focused, thus reducing capacity of manufacturers to withstand criticism. Any criticism is now perceived as a slight, even with a long-standing history of professional product reviews.

 

[ghazi]

So, the GPU brand should be clearly transparent - no substitute GPUs hidden behind a pile of techno-jargon.

"Substitute GPUs", as if AMD GPUs are somehow inauthentic or not really GPUs or inherently inferior, or NVIDIA is the "default" GPU provider. The "pile of techno-jargon" I don't even understand -- what's that, ASUS ROG? MSI [GPU] Gaming X 8GB GDDR5?

NVIDIA has reached the pinnacle of arrogance and clearly has no respect not only for its partners and competitors in the industry, but for its customers. Even in their press release announcing that the program is canceled they still adamantly insist that everyone's concerns are invalid.

 

[oxidized]

yeah they may have to buy all "cheap" nv cards for review; AIB's will do what boss is telling so maybe the same story

"no matter how right or wrong hardocp is, but if hardocp vanishes they only have themselves to blame, not nvidia, at all" what r u smoking? give me also maybe that'll convince me they were wrong and who's to be blamed..

put TPU or other similar site in their place; all of them shall vanish because they dare to publish the truth no matter how inconvenient is? we're not living in North Korea

if they'll be under further pressure i'll expect all other tech sites to stand up for them; what will do nv if nobody will review their cards?

I wonder what you are smoking actually, nvidia is more than free to decide whether some tech site receives their hardware for review for free, or not, it's not up to anyone but nvidia to decide.

 

[hat]

It always seemed like a sneaky underhanded move to me. Make GPUs, put them in the market... No need for "partner programs".

 

[mtcn77]

https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/8h3msl
And now they could be gunning for hardocp

I just recently noticed OCN - where I had been banned by a moderator on the same terms as hardocp - were sold.
I was also an editor working for DH. I got axed for a cited analogy between the stock market crash of the dot com bubble and how Nvidia may sit at a similar upswing, like Qualcomm back in the day. I was dismissed the next day, so I can relate pretty well...

 

[rtwjunkie]

A load of bullocks. This entire GPP program and all the vapid accusations in regard to it.

"AMD is an underdog in graphics, so let's hate NVIDIA because it's so cool", right? Not a single piece of reliable information has leaked in regard to GPP, yet suddenly NVIDIA is the worst offender of its market position.

I find those NVIDIA/AMD sub brands (MSI GAMING, ASUS ROG, Gigabyte AURUS, etc.) completely useless for all intends and purposes.

I don't buy GPUs because they are funnily branded. I buy GPUs based solely on their performance (cooling, oc'bility)/price/specs.

I couldn't care less about an additional moniker of the GPU in my computer.

It's a moniker. No one has ever stopped ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA, Palit, etc. from creating an additional brand for AMD GPUs. Nothing.

And don't get me started on NVIDIA trying to monopolize the GPU market. They have done nothing akin to what Intel exercised in the AMD K8 days. NVIDIA just wanted to be featured as a brand. Intel actively bribed (in one way or another) OEMs, system integrators and whole sellers, so that they didn't sell AMD CPUs.

Wow, copy and paste your original thoughts much?

https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/nvidia-ends-gpp.243911/#post-3837766

 

[ensabrenoir]

Meanwhile at Nvidia Headquarters:

......ok guys I'm bored ....any new ideas on how else we can troll the entire industry again.