Nvidia is joining the trading card trend with the Trading Cards Series 1 collection

Nvidia has announced its first series of GeForce Trading Cards, a free collection featuring 14 distinct designs celebrating major milestones in the company's PC gaming and graphics hardware history.

The Series 1 lineup features 14 card designs that highlight iconic GPUs, classic software tech demos, and notable games. Hardware milestones represented in the collection include the 1995 NV1 multimedia processor, the 1999 GeForce 256, and the programmable shader-capable GeForce 3. Later hardware generations, such as the GeForce 7800 GTX and the Pascal-based GeForce GTX 1080, also received dedicated cards alongside the limited-edition GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition.

Nvidia is also highlighting its software history through cards featuring the classic Bubble, Chameleon, and Medusa tech demos. Long-running software partnerships from the “The Way It's Meant To Be Played” era are represented by Unreal Tournament 2004 and Borderlands. A checklist card completes the 14-piece set, helping collectors track their acquisitions.

Distribution of the physical cards will be handled through both digital and in-person channels. Fans can secure cards through Summer of RTX giveaways hosted on official GeForce social media channels. The company confirms it will also distribute the cards at its booths and partner booths during upcoming summer events, including Bilibili World 2026, QuakeCon 2026, and Gamescom 2026.

KitGuru says: It's a neat piece of nostalgia for long-time hardware collectors, though you'll have to be lucky to complete the collection.

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