Here's how the GPU slides in and out -- after undoing six easily accessible screws.

In the end, it wasn't that hard to convince Nvidia to sign on, Framework CEO Nirav Patel tells The Verge. "They saw the success of the company, and it was clear we were an up and coming startup worth working with," he says. Framework began working with Nvidia in early 2024, he recalls, not long after the Framework 16 began to ship. "We were able to clear that hurdle just through the success of the product," he says, though he won't share any sales numbers with me.