Nvidia designed the GeForce graphics-processing-unit brand and was founded in 1993.
Nvidia was established by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem in 1993. The company first became widely known for graphics processors used in personal computers and video games. Its GeForce family remains a major consumer graphics brand.
Nvidia’s market capitalization grew dramatically as its chips became important for artificial intelligence, machine learning, gaming, professional visualization, and data centers. Graphics-processing units can perform many calculations in parallel, making them useful for training and running large AI models.
GeForce is a product brand, not the company’s name. Nvidia also develops data-center processors, networking technology, software platforms, and automotive systems. AMD and Intel are frequent alternatives in technology questions, but neither founded Nvidia nor owns the GeForce brand.