TechCrunch (via aihot) · Published 2026-08-27
AWS plans 2 million more NVIDIA GPUs for 2027–2028
AWS and NVIDIA announced two million additional GPUs for deployment in 2027–2028. This follows an earlier plan to add more than one million starting in 2026; the two schedules should be read separately.
An additional deployment plan
The August 26 joint release names Blackwell Ultra, Rubin and Rubin Ultra across AWS infrastructure, including AI factories. The new two-million figure describes planned capacity, not completed delivery. Our earlier wording incorrectly attached a current-quarter deployment start to this new batch.
The collaboration also covers Vera CPUs, networking, open models and data-processing software. Cloud capacity depends on these pieces working together, beyond the number of GPUs.
From planned chips to usable capacity
For customers, the practical follow-up is instance availability by region, quotas and pricing. An infrastructure plan indicates intended supply expansion; it does not establish capacity that a customer can obtain today.
The announcement does not disclose a total transaction price. Orders alone cannot establish future cloud prices, realized end demand, or supply as the sole bottleneck. Those stronger inferences have been withdrawn.
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Separated the two deployment schedules and withdrew unsupported conclusions about end demand, prices and a sole bottleneck.
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Sources and notes
- Read the originalTechCrunch (via aihot)
- AWS and NVIDIA joint announcement
- Amazon partnership overview
Retained summary and context
2027–2028 is the new plan’s deployment period. Total deal value is undisclosed; orders alone do not establish end demand or future prices.
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Source timeline
- · TechCrunch reports NVIDIA's Q2 call: Amazon adds 2M GPUs (Blackwell Ultra/Rubin/Rubin Ultra) to AWS for 2027-2028, deployments from Q3 — triple the earlier order; supply commitments rise to $279B.
- · Same call (via IT Home): CFO guides FY2028 revenue up ~70%, excluding China data-center revenue; Jensen Huang says real demand is far higher — "compute is now revenue."
- · Found this reading link via AIHOT featured.
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Separated the two deployment schedules and withdrew unsupported conclusions about end demand, prices and a sole bottleneck. Event, discovery and collection dates remain unchanged.
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