In 1993, three computer scientists - Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky, and Curtis Priem - shared a vision that interactive 3D graphics would become the cornerstone of future computing. They founded NVIDIA with a bold mission to bring 3D graphics to the gaming and multimedia markets. Their breakthrough invention of the GPU in 1999 not only sparked the growth of the PC gaming market but also ignited the modern era of artificial intelligence.
From those early days of graphics chips, NVIDIA has evolved into the world leader in accelerated computing. The company pioneered the GPU as a specialized processor that handles complex mathematical calculations in parallel, enabling dramatic advancements in gaming, high-performance computing, and AI. Today, NVIDIA drives innovation across industries - from autonomous vehicles and robotics to healthcare and scientific research - tackling challenges no one else can solve by transforming massive amounts of data into actionable insights and real-time experiences.