EVGA actually went there and broke away from NVIDIA
To the surprise of many, EVGA is a long-time partner with NVIDIA but will no longer produce graphic cards. According to reports, the company posted on a community forum stating it will no longer make the next-generation NVIDIA graphics cards but will continue to sell and support, quote: "the existing current generation products." In addition, according to the website Gamers Nexus, the company does not have plans to make AMD or Intel graphics cards.
According to reports, the company has accused NVIDIA of not telling them how much it would have to pay to obtain GPU before announcing the retail price, making it rather tricky for EVGA to set prices for their products. Interestingly, according to JayzTwoCents, journalists would gain access to GPU drivers before EVGA. Also reported from Gamers Nexus, EVGA must sell RTX 3080 or 3090 at a loss to stay competitive with NVIDIA.
Thus far, NVIDIA has responded via email to The Verge stating that the company" had a great partnership with EVGA over the years and will continue to support them on our current-generation products." For now, EVGA intends to stay in business and doesn't plan to lay off any of its employees, which will likely not happen. EVGA is a well-known company that manufactures other products such as power supplies, motherboards, and PC peripherals, so they will still earn significant revenue.
I want to know if other manufacturers will follow EVGA's lead since NVIDIA is known for not playing nice with others, including media members.
