What is Nvidia: from graphics cards to the infrastructure of artificial intelligence
Nvidia, founded in 1993 by Jensen Huang, Chris Malachowsky and Curtis Priem and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, began by making graphics processors for video games and today develops GPUs and systems that underpin artificial intelligence and data centers. Its processors perform thousands of simultaneous operations and are used in video games, data centers, autonomous vehicles, robotics and research. In fiscal year 2026 it posted revenue of $215.9 billion, up 65%, of which $193.7 billion came from data centers.
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- Nvidia was founded in 1993 focused on graphics processors for video games and evolved toward GPUs and systems for artificial intelligence.
- Its GPUs perform thousands of simultaneous operations and are used in video games, data centers, autonomous vehicles, robotics and scientific research.
- In fiscal year 2026 it posted revenue of $215.9 billion, up 65% from the previous year.
IASummary generated by artificial intelligence from a story by El Tiempo. It may contain errors: the original source prevails.





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