The post-GeForce era: What if Nvidia abandons PC gaming?
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Nvidia's gaming revenue has plummeted to under 8% of total revenue (down from 33% a few years ago) as AI data center sales reached $51.2 billion versus $4.3 billion from gaming in Q3 2025. Rising memory costs driven by AI demand are forcing cuts to gaming GPU supply, with future RTX cards potentially starting over $2,000. This shift may push gaming toward cloud streaming services like GeForce Now, fundamentally changing how consumers access graphics performance through subscriptions rather than hardware ownership. Similar patterns at AMD and memory manufacturers like Micron suggest an industry-wide pivot away from consumer gaming hardware.
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