US EditionNvidia warranty payouts surged 1,000% last year, not that they can't afford it
Warranty Week said $511 million was paid in the fourth quarter as complaints over melting power cables and high-power designs persisted.
- Nvidia paid $894 million in warranty claims in 2025, according to Warranty Week, marking an 11-fold increase from $84 million the prior year.
- Claims totaled $147 million in Q1, $80 million in Q2, and $156 million in Q3, with $511 million paid during the fourth quarter.
- The RTX 5090 released in 2025, following well-documented power cable issues affecting the 450W RTX 4090 that generated numerous owner complaints.
- Late last year, Northridge Fix criticized the RTX 5090 design; the repair shop reported handling hundreds of melted 4090s monthly despite the company blaming user error.
- Reports do not clarify whether the $894 million total includes claims from home users or enterprise servers, which have exploded in number since Nvidia GPUs sparked the industry boom.
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Nvidia warranty payouts surged 1,000% last year, not that they can't afford it
Charts from Warranty Week indicate that Nvidia paid $894 million in warranty claims in 2025, an 11-fold increase from $84 million the prior year. Although the newsletter does not mention specific products, 2025 saw the release of the company's RTX 5090, which has well-documented power cable issues.Read Entire Article
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