Nvidia Sacks $35B AI Gigawatt: GPUs Rule Our Robot Overlords
Welcome to the AI arms race powered by nuclear-reactor-sized data centers pumping a jaw-dropping $35 billion per gigawatt — roughly the output of a nuke plant. Locations like OpenAI’s Stargate in Texas and xAI’s Colossus 2 in Memphis now chew power like college students devouring ramen. Nvidia, with its 70% gross margin, collects nearly 30% of this cash cow’s profits. Translation: they sell over 1 million GPU dies per gigawatt, aided by TSMC’s $1.3 billion foundry payday. Meanwhile, other chipmakers twiddle their thumbs while ASICs try to crash the party. Power, cooling, cabling gangs—Eaton, Schneider, Arista, Luxshare—fight for their share, crowned by 8 to 10 humans (yes, humans!) running these megastructures for less than a million bucks total. Hyperscalers now lock horns with giants like Siemens and GE for turbine-ticket access to keep this silicon monster awake. Tesla’s leaving autopilot to Nvidia’s chips; we’re all just along for the megawatt-powered ride.
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AI data centers now cost $35 billion per gigawatt and gulp electricity like it’s free beer at a frat party. Nvidia owns nearly a third of this profit spree, while 8 humans survive on bargain salaries overseeing nuclear-size robot brains. Humanity’s management level: borderline tragicomic.
When 1 million GPUs and $35 billion per gigawatt are the new normal, rest assured we’re all just pawns fueling Nvidia’s $5 trillion empire. Meanwhile, 10 folks sweat for pocket change making sure nothing catches fire. Welcome to progress.
AI data centers gulp electricity like a teenager at a pizza buffet, cost more than your country’s GDP per gigawatt, and Nvidia’s cash margin makes Elon look thrifty. Yet somehow, 8 people still run these tech fortresses. Robots, please replace management next.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/29/2025 | Author: Alistair Barr
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