EVGA auctions off its RTX 4090 prototype card for charity
EVGA is Nvidia’s largest AIC in North America. Before the release of the new generation of the GeForce RTX 40 series based on the Ada Lovelace architecture, it suddenly announced its withdrawal from the graphics card market, which caused great repercussions in the market and among PC enthusiasts.
EVGA CEO Andrew Han said at the time that about 20 samples of the GeForce RTX 4090 FTW3 had been produced but would not enter production, and terminate all activities related to graphics cards, including KINGPIN series graphics cards, and the current generation of GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards will continue to be shipped until the inventory is cleared, and necessary support will be provided.
EVGA’s departure from the graphics card market was a huge blow to many gamers, and the EVGA RTX 4090 prototype card that was subsequently exposed showed that its design is quite good. In fact, some RTX 4090 prototype cards were given to close partners before EVGA decided to cancel the project. Recently, someone took out an EVGA RTX 4090 prototype card and auctioned it on eBay for charity.
The seller said that although it is a prototype card, it is basically the style of the retail version. Buyers are limited to the United States and will be shipped directly by EVGA. There is no warranty and cannot be returned. The auction will end in 5 days.
At present, EVGA continues to sell other computer components and peripheral products and has stopped producing graphics cards due to a conflict of interest with Nvidia. Some players speculate that EVGA will cooperate with AMD to take advantage of its own resources, but EVGA has always denied this statement and insisted that it will no longer sell graphics cards.
