Nvidia is making a new set of cards, and no, they won't make it among the best graphics cards. The aptly-named GeForce Trading Cards Series 1 are a set of limited edition trading cards that feature graphics cards, games, and tech demos from Nvidia's history, and the company is giving out packs of them for free at upcoming events throughout the summer.
Nvidia shared a short teaser showing off some of the designs, which feature some iconic demos like Nvidia's Chameleon and Medusa demos, along with photos of iconic Nvidia GPUs like the NV 1 and GeForce 3. There are 11 designs in total, including one "checklist card" for keeping track of the cards you've gotten.
The cards feature a black, PCB-like design with a GeForce logo, and the cards are numbered on the front (one card shows 01/11, again pointing to 11 unique designs). On the face of the cards is a border reminiscent of a PCIe connector. Here are all of the designs:
- NV1
- GeForce 256
- GeForce 3
- GeForce 7800 GTX
- GeForce 10 Series
- Bubble, Chameleon, and Medusa demos
- 'The Way It's Meant To Be Played' card
- GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition
Although there's plenty of money in collectible card games, Nvidia is giving away the GeForce Trading Cards for free. The company says they'll be available at upcoming live events, as well as giveaways throughout the Summer of RTX.
Calling the cards "Series 1" implies Nvidia plans on making more collectible cards in the future, likely as party favors during Summer of RTX, which has become a staple giveaway event over the past several years. There are certainly far more tech demos and GPUs to pull from than what are featured in this short teaser.
Nvidia has yet to update its event calendar on the Summer of RTX page, which is filled with events from the last month, like Computex and Summer Game Fest. Nvidia says it will be giving away packs at Bilibili World, QuakeCon, and Gamescom.
Outside of events, you can keep an eye on the GeForce X account, which has been posting giveaways (amongst plenty of direct GeForce promotions) over the summer. Currently, Nvidia is giving away 10 packs on the GeForce subreddit, as well.
