The trick: Zero Underneath
Nvidia and AWS announced 2 million more GPUs and put a dollar figure of exactly nothing on it.
Part of the hardware they named had already slipped a year, and Nvidia's stock swung 11 points the same afternoon as its earnings call.
AWS and Nvidia will deploy 2 million more GPUs (Blackwell Ultra, Rubin, Rubin Ultra) in 2027-2028, pushing this year's Nvidia GPU rollout on AWS past 3 million.
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neither company's release states a dollar figure; at Nvidia's own previously stated per-chip pricing, 2 million GPUs works out to an estimated $60-80 billion in silicon alone, more once power and buildings are counted.
The twist
the rack system meant to house the Rubin Ultra chips named in this deal had already slipped to 2028, and Nvidia's stock jumped 8.7% the same session, a move 24/7 Wall St. attributed jointly to the earnings beat and the AWS deal, not to the GPU announcement alone.
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The trick has a name
We call it Zero Underneath: the headline number has nothing behind it. You'll see it again. Learn to spot it →
Receipts
- Supports nvidianews.nvidia.com:
AWS announced plans to add more than 1 million NVIDIA GPUs starting in 2026. Since then, demand has exceeded those expectations
- Refutes tomshardware.com:
Nvidia's Kyber rack for Rubin Ultra reportedly delayed to 2028
- Context gurufocus.com:
Amazon must keep those GPUs busy enough to outrun depreciation, electricity costs and the risk of expensive capacity sitting idle
- Context 247wallst.com:
NVIDIA Surges 8.7% After Hours on Earnings Beat and AWS GPU Deal
- Supports cnbc.com:
Our supply allows us to confidently deliver 70%, and we're going to continue to work with our supply chain
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