TL;DW: They're on record trying to make reviewers lie by doing things like include multi frame generation on charts with cards that don't support that. And Steve is, in his own words, going scorched earth.
this post was submitted on 19 May 2025
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This is so stupid. Any benchmark with upscaling or frame generation techniques is totally useless.
It usually is, but they're obsessed with promoting new tech.
They wanted them to use MFG 4x and DLSS4 comparisons against cards that don't support that version. They literally wanted them to lie to people who are watching a review and might buy the card. Depending on how it's phrased in communication with different reviewers, some jurisdictions might take notice.
Thanks for the TLDW! +1🫡
Love Steve. He's done some really hard hitting pieces.
Similar video out by hardware unboxed today.
HWUB: basically same message but with much milder language.
PCGamer now too.
There are probably going to be a lot of them in the next week or so.
He said in the video that he's reached out to reviewers across the world to see if different representatives mirror the same wording/phrasing. To try and absolve the representatives, and put the blame on the executives distributing these demands. Many confirmed his suspicions. So a lot of them are probably going to follow the example of him and these others, and release their own callout.
God bless Gamers Nexus for pushing back against Nvidias bullshit.
Other Youtubers are also doing videos about nVidia's business practices and/or its handling of the 5060 launch recently.
Paul's Hardware: Lies and Manipulation: NVIDIA Doesn’t Give a F**k.
Daniel Owen: Nvidia is handpicking who can publish day 1 RTX 5060 reviews
Hardware Unboxed: Don't Buy The RTX 5060
der8auer EN: Chatting with GN-Steve on "How Nvidia Ruins Everything"
Videocardz also has an article on this: NVIDIA grants RTX 5060 drivers access to media willing to publish ‘previews’
Do they do reporting with AMD engineers? If not, AMD should be jumping on this as fast as possible.
Glad to see this becoming more public. Been brewing for years now. Too bad they're this way with the press, but as Steve points out, gaming isn't important to them anymore. We got them where they are, but they found a golden goose with "ai," and they're milking (a goose?) it for all they can.
For all I care, Nvidia can disappear. The last/only Nvidia card I owned was the Geforce 2 GTS. I think I played Unreal Tournament or Quake 2 on it.