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ONE BILLIONTH GEFORCE SHIPS

By on Jan 13 2011
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It has been an exciting start to 2011 for us and we have another piece of news to share … we just shipped our 1 billionth GeForce GPU!

This is a thrilling milestone, in partnership with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC),  and we have you all to thank.  Our customers are some of the most passionate in the PC industry and we build these GPUs with you in mind.

Some fun facts to help understand the size of 1 billion GPUs:

If you lined the chips all up in a row

  • They would wrap around the world more than twice
  • They’d stretch across 315,000 American Football fields or 275,000 Soccer fields
  • You’d need the entire population of Shanghai, China standing on each others’ shoulders to match it

GeForce is a product that we are all very proud to be a part of, and we’re so happy that we have customers like you to build them for.  Thanks for helping us achieve such a significant milestone.

Now, if only we could find the person who actually bought the 1 billionth GeForce.

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  • Andrew Edwards

    couldn’t have atleast given that guy his GPU for free lol then how about you give me a 580gtx instead :P

  • AnUmErIc

    Congrats!!!!!! I have been buying nvidia since I build my very first PC (8 years ago). You guys have been good to me ever since :) I will never go any other way.

  • Paul Austin

    Grats…I’ve been a Nvidia fan since 3dfx went under….you guys are the best!!

  • Randy Lahey

    Been with Nvidia since I became interested in PCs and will NEVER stray…they are the best and always will be the only thing AMD/ATI is good for is keeping prices on the geforce down

  • scott

    If you wanted to know who bought it you should have put it into limited edition card and sold it for charity!

  • Brandon

    Wow, who knew GPUs could warp anywhere?

  • Brian

    I am only 16, and will definitely be with Nvidia for a long time (until they go out of business… which probably will be NEVER!). 3 years, 4 gpus, one kickass gaming experience. I hope the Arm cpus (if they are cpus) on desktops are just as epic :)

  • Max

    This is insane. You’re always the KING. Nvidia 4 life !

  • Mirko

    It’s Me!!! i bouight yesterday a GeForce gtx 460.. :)

  • Drew Henry

    Thanks for the comments. We love building these products for you and appreciate your enthusiasm!

  • Rui Azevedo

    Hello, I have Geforce since RivaTNT Gef 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, GTX280 and GTX580 now. I’m loving. Thanks

  • Scott

    It WAS me – I just ordered the GTX 460 – I know it is. I have nVidia cards in all 5 of my wood computer cases. I would love to showcase them for you….

  • Drew Henry

    @Scott – we’d love to see your cases! Post to our facebook page @NVIDIAGeForce

  • Mrs. Josephine Kerr

    Scott. Do wood computers work as well as electronic ones?

  • Clark

    I’ve been a fan since I was watching my friend play his geforce 256 and showing me all nvidias cool demos. Ever since I laid eyes on that I been devoted and quite passionate about what video card has gone in my computer and its always been Nvidia and will always be Nvidia no matter what reviews or tests say on some scale. ATI can go spit!