We don’t know if GeForce GTX 970 owners outside the United States will be able to claim the $30, as the lawsuits were filed, and settled in California. They charged that the companies engaged in unfair, deceptive and/or unlawful business practices, as well as false or misleading advertising, in violation of various state and federal laws.
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“Through their concerted efforts, Defendants engaged in a scheme to mislead consumers nationwide about the characteristics, qualities, uses, and benefits of the GTX 970”, the plaintiffs wrote in the amended class-action complaint.
What do you think about the settlement? Nvidia has sold a lot of GTX 970s since launching the card in September 2014 and the GTX 970 is the baseline GPU for compatibility with virtual reality headsets such as the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
With the proposed settlement, the customers will receive some financial compensation for their trouble. On the memory front, the “3.5 GB memory controvesy” spawned many memes and investigations into how the 3.5 GB and 0.5 GB pools of memory worked and how performance both real world and theoretical were affected by the memory setup.
Now, multiple class-action lawsuits have forced the brand to compensate those who purchased a GTX 970 with a check for $30.
While the hefty price tag of Nvidia’s new ,200 Titan X graphics card is sure to recoup some of the money that will be lost in paying the settlement, it’s still a hefty blow to the company. They have also agreed to pay incentive awards of up to $25,000 in total to the 23 named plaintiffs. There is no cap on the amount Nvidia will pay out, though customers will have to file their claims during a yet-to-be-determined class period through an administration website that will be set up to handle the claims.
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Now these differences are going to cost $30 to every single member of the settlement class.
