France’s top antitrust enforcer is wrapping up its investigation into Nvidia, a probe that started with unannounced raids nearly three years ago and could result in one of the most consequential regulatory actions against a major AI chipmaker to date.
The French Competition Authority’s general rapporteur confirmed the investigation is nearing completion.
From dawn raids to the finish line
The investigation traces back to September 2023, when French authorities conducted unannounced inspections at Nvidia’s offices in Paris and Nice. Those raids targeted suspected anti-competitive behavior specifically in the graphics card sector.
By July 2024, the French Competition Authority formally confirmed the probe’s existence. A month earlier, in June 2024, the authority had published an opinion that zeroed in on a specific concern: the industry’s over-reliance on Nvidia’s CUDA software platform.
