Former EVGA manager reveals how Nvidia's Founders Edition cards helped drive the company out of GPUs
TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In context: EVGA announced in 2022 that it would stop making Nvidia graphics cards, blaming the decision on what it described as an abusive relationship. Now, former EVGA Product Manager Brendon Ray Hedrick has shed more light on why that happened, including having to compete against Nvidia's own Founders Edition cards.
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- ▪Now, former EVGA Product Manager Brendon Ray Hedrick has shed more light on why that happened, including having to compete against Nvidia's own Founders Edition cards.
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Hardware Industry nvidia evga Former EVGA manager reveals how Nvidia's Founders Edition cards helped drive the company out of GPUs Brendon Ray Hedrick says Nvidia became both EVGA's supplier and one of its biggest competitors By Rob Thubron September 29, 2026, 7:38 Add TechSpot Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. In context: EVGA announced in 2022 that it would stop making Nvidia graphics cards, blaming the decision on what it described as an abusive relationship. Now, former EVGA Product Manager Brendon Ray Hedrick has shed more light on why that happened, including having to compete against Nvidia's own Founders Edition cards.
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