It’s that time again! A whole season of fun and giveaways! Here is the NVIDIA Geforce Summer of RTX 2026 #GeForceSummer

Streams, games, giveaways of GPUs, steam codes and Steam cash. There willl be a lot for everyone, and many, many winners and even more people in on the fun!

event 7 - Control Resonant
(july 27)

We keep on keeping on with GeForce Summer Nights, and after earlier this month's GPU giveaway, we're continuing to give some hype to Control Resonant!

The Game and technology

Control Resonant, will be out in September, and will feature path tracing and DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation.

To celebrate GeForce Summer Nights, we’re giving away x2 Game Codes (Worldwide!) and x2 Steam cards for $40 usd each (USA + Canada)!

To enter, answer one of the prompts on this thread:

What mystery from the CONTROL universe are you hoping CONTROL Resonant finally answers?
Which RTX feature are you most excited to experience in CONTROL Resonant?

But there's more, on the NVIDIA socials you can enter to win a custom themed CONTROL Resonant inspired RTX 5080 FE! Check here: https://x.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/2081771360460722560

event 6 - 007: First Light
(july 20)

We’re full throttle with Summer of RTX and we keep rolling with the GeForce Summer Nights celebrations and giveaways!

THE GAME & TECH

This week, we’re diving into all things 007 First Light, which delivers a reimagined James Bond origin story. It features DLSS 4.5 with Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and Super Resolution.

THE GIVEAWAY

To celebrate GeForce Summer Nights, we’re giving away x2 Game Codes (Worldwide!) and x2 Steam cards for $40 usd each (USA + Canada)!

HOW TO ENTER

Comment in this post with an answer to either of these questions:

What are you most excited to experience in 007 First Light?
Which RTX feature are you most excited to try in 007 First Light?

By the way, NVIDIA is also giving away a custom GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition inspired by Bond right here: https://x.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/2079236377254731976

event 5 - Gears of War: E-Day
(july 14)

Geforce Summer Nights keep going this Summer, part of Summer of RTX, and we’re spotlighting some of Your favorite RTX-powered games coming soon. This time it's Gears of War: E-Day coming this October!

Marcus and Dom return to face the Locust Horde at the, and Gears of War: E-Day will feature ray tracing and DLSS 4.5 with Multi Frame Generation.

Learn more about the game and the technology behind it:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/gears-of-war-e-day-geforce-rtx-tech-partnership-dlss-ray-tracing/

Nvidia is actually doing a custom GPU giveaway right here that you can check out, and in our subreddit we have:

THE GIVEAWAY

Reply in this post to either of these questions in our post:

What are you most excited to experience in Gears of War: E-Day?
What part of E-Day are you most excited to see with ray tracing?

We have 2 Steam cash prizes, worth $40 each, for 2 lucky winners!

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event 4 - Control Resonant
(july 13)

It's almost CONTROL Resonant time! The game is releasing in a couple months, and to get the hype started we have a special giveaway!

THE PRIZE:

An NVIDIA RTX 5080 GPU

HOW TO ENTER:

The Aberrant is a weapon in CONTROL Resonant.

Its name suggests something unstable, unusual, or outside the rules. In the world of CONTROL, that is where the real questions begin.

Leave a comment inside this thread with a reply to this question:

What do you think the Aberrant really is, a weapon, or something more?

Learn more about the game and the technology behind it: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/control-resonant-september-24-dlss-4-5-path-tracing/

Remedy Entertainment: https://www.remedygames.com/

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EVENT 3 - GeForce Trading Cards Series 1
(july 10)

So NVIDIA just launched commemorative and free trading cards to celebrate some of the graphics cards, demos and games that helped shape decades of PC gaming memories.

This is a free collection with 14 possible designs showcasing, iconic GPUs (including the GeForce 256, Geforce 3, GTX 1080, etc), memorable demos, classic games, and some other key moments in GeForce history.
Check out the Launch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96PKNcmazcE

The packs will be available for free at select live events, including Bilibili World, QuakeCon and Gamescom this Summer. They're also giving some away on their socials, and we also have a few to give away to lucky members of the PCMR!

THE GIVEAWAY

Want in? We have packs for 10 Lucky members of the PCMR who comment inside this thread with a reply to this question:

Which GeForce graphics card and game started it all for you?

Leave your reply in our thread.

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EVENT 2 - rtx summer sale
(JUNE 25)

Time to spotlight some of your favorite RTX-powered games that you can pick up on sale.

RTX game spotlights and gifts will be shared throughout the event (check the links below), plus expect some big giveaways happening shortly in our communities as well!

We've been giving Steam cash to many users these past few weeks and we're keeping at it right now as well, so if you want your chance at some? Answer one of the questions below.

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Which RTX game on sale are you most excited to play next, and why?
or
What RTX game would you recommend others pick up during the Steam Summer Sale?

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Leave your reply on this thread.

2 Lucky winners will each get $40 worth of Steam gift cards.

GeForce X: https://x.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/2070190694413832456?s=20

Steam Summer Sale: https://store.steampowered.com/

Jacob Freedman will be streaming it on July 18th at 6–8PM PST, on the NVIDIA Twitch Channel.

Here is the kick-off post for this week, another awesome chance to join in on the fun and enter to win some of these prizes: https://x.com/NVIDIAGeForce/status/1944804125188772101 Be sure to go share your thoughts there too, for a chance at great prizes, including a custom RTX 5090.

And you can bet that we also have a special, exclusive giveaway on the PCMR subreddit, where you can discuss the game and enter to win Steam gift cards:

EVENT 1 - steam next fest
(juNE 16)

RTX Play Live Summer Edition: Steam Next Fest Community Picks

Steam Next Fest is all about discovering your next favorite game to add to the growing backlog of hundreds of games you may or may not play! :o)

This week, June 16-17, you can actually join the awesome GeForce Evangelist (yes, that is his actual title) Jacob Freeman on the NVIDIA Twitch, which I've had the pleasure to join once to play some amazing DOOM: The Dark ages a few months ago, and check him spotlight some epic game demos and playthroughs from this year's fest: https://www.twitch.tv/nvidia