Nvidia is represented by the stock ticker NVDA and is known for graphics processors.
Nvidia was founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem. The company originally focused on graphics-processing hardware for computer games, but its technology later became important in scientific computing, data centers, and artificial intelligence.
A graphics processing unit, or GPU, can perform many calculations in parallel. That design made Nvidia hardware especially useful for training and running machine-learning systems. Its CUDA software platform also helped developers use Nvidia GPUs for general-purpose computing.
Nvidia’s rapid growth made it one of the world’s most valuable public companies by market capitalization. Market value is not fixed: it changes with the share price and the number of shares outstanding, so rankings can shift daily.