Jensen Huang Gifts RTX 5090 GPU; Faker Says It's Crucial for Esports Athletes

(CNA correspondent Yang Qifang, Seoul, 5th) NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang arrived in South Korea today, making his first stop a PC room to meet with esports player Faker and others, gifting him an RTX 5090 graphics card. Faker reciprocated with a signed team jersey and stated that graphics cards are very important for esports athletes.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Huang chose a PC room as his first stop in South Korea, visiting a PC room operated by esports team T1 to meet with the T1 player roster. The meeting included five players, including T1 captain "Faker" Lee Sang-hyeok. Huang said, "South Korea is the birthplace of esports. South Korea invented esports and created the culture of watching esports."

Huang emphasized that South Korean esports players choose the best GPUs to win, which are NVIDIA's GPUs. "South Korea has always been a special country to me, and I thank you for your long-standing support of NVIDIA," he said.

When Huang asked Faker which graphics card he currently uses, and Faker answered "RTX 4070," Huang joked, "That's already an antique." He then presented Faker with an RTX 5090 graphics card bearing his own signature. Faker reciprocated by giving Huang a team jersey with his signature, and they took commemorative photos with his teammates.

After the event, Faker said in an interview, "Meeting CEO Huang was a very meaningful time." He also said, "Graphics cards are very important for us esports players, and I believe we couldn't have become successful professional players without the help of many people."

After finishing his visit to the PC room, Huang went to a Korean BBQ restaurant called "Oppa Wassuo" for a dinner meeting that included SK Group Chairman Chey Tae-won, Hyundai Motor Group Chairman Chung Eui-sun, LG Group Chairman Koo Kwang-mo, and NAVER Chairman Lee Hae-jin. Huang also experienced the Korean bomb drink "Soju-Mekju" (So-Mek). (Editor: Chen Cheng-gong) 1150605