Nvidia will be obliged to pay $30 for each person who purchased GTX 970 due to false advertisment. (Photo : Getty Images/STR)
One of the biggest names in the technological industry, Nvidia, has faced a controversy relating to its product - GTX 970 graphics processing unit. Reports say that the company will be obliged to pay $30 for each person who purchased the said GPU.
It is said that the reason why Nvidia has to pay for $30 each is because of its false advertisement about the GTX 970. It was said that the company advertised that the GPU have a 4GB VRAM, but in reality, the 4GB VRAM was partitioned into two, a 3.5GB ad a 0.5GB, Attack of the Fanboy reported.
According to the same publication, Nvidia said that the partition will not affect the functionality of the GPU, but the users said the contrary. The report did also note that the false advertisement led to the class action lawsuit against the company. It was also noted that Nvidia may have settled the issue by providing $30 to compensate the buyers.
On the other hand, despite the controversy that the company is currently facing, a report on IGN cited why Nvidia is still a top-of-the-line company in terms of manufacturing high end GPUs. The report cited Nvidia's release of the GeForce GTX 1080, which was highlighted to be the next generation GPU in terms of VR performance and display.
It was also noted that GeForce GTX 1080 graphics card is more powerful and much innovated compared to the Titan X. In addition, the company emphasized that GeForce GTX 1080 is using the latest technology which allows it to utilize a small amount of power while providing twice or thrice the efficiency compared to the Titan X.
As a matter of fact, the CEO of the company Jen-Hsun Huang said that the GeForce GTX 1080 is insane, and that its performance is extremely high.
Meanwhile, in regards to when Nvidia will be handing out the $30 compensation, reports are loud that the court still has to give a green light to the settlement on August.
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