Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Linus Torvalds Calls NVIDIA the Worst Company
A long time ago, in 2012, the boss of Linux, Linus Torvalds, said that NVIDIA was the worst company he had ever worked with.
He was upset because NVIDIA did not support Linux very well, which made it hard for Linux users.
NVIDIA later said they were trying to support Linux, but in their own way.
Now, NVIDIA is a very big and successful company, even becoming the first to reach a $5 trillion market value in 2025.
But back then, they had some problems with Linux.
Linus Torvalds called NVIDIA the worst company he had ever dealt with in 2012.
He criticized NVIDIA for poor hardware support for Linux.
NVIDIA responded by stating they support Linux on their GPUs using common code.
NVIDIA has since become a leading chipmaker and reached a $5 trillion market value in 2025.
Torvalds' comments resurfaced in a recent video.
- Who
- Linus Torvalds (Linux CEO) and NVIDIA
- What
- Linus Torvalds called NVIDIA the worst company he had ever dealt with
- When
- 2012, with a resurfaced video in the present
- Where
- Public Q&A session
- Why
- Due to NVIDIA's poor hardware support for Linux
- Person Involved
- Linus Torvalds (Linux CEO)
- Company Involved
- NVIDIA
- Year of Incident
- 2012
- NVIDIA's Response
- Support for Linux on GPUs, leveraging common code
- NVIDIA's Current Status
- Leading chipmaker, $5 trillion market value in 2025