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SpaceX's planned compute expansion could push Nvidia to a new all-time high soon by lifting chip demand. SpaceX is set to finish 2026 with 2GW online. Per Pequity Research's SpaceX quotes, at least 13GW by end-2027 is expected, while more than 20GW is described as only a small possibility. x.com
SpaceX's exclusive use of Nvidia GPUs and other supply constraints make Musk's 13-20 GW operational compute forecast for end-2027 too high. A substantial buildout is still incredibly enticing, but reaching that scale likely requires cheap capacity from struggling neoclouds, mostly through capacity deals and some acquisitions. Its attractive $40B off-balance-sheet GPU lease deal is only a drop in the bucket of the debt needed. Capacity can still grow quickly over time. x.com x.com x.com x.com … Show more
Nvidia would be the biggest winner of SpaceX's proposed compute spending because its GPUs are too good for SpaceX to replicate in-house. If SpaceX builds all 13 GW by end-2027, about $470B of capex over five quarters could yield $414B of Nvidia revenue from one customer, with an estimated $310B in gross profit and $200B in net income. Nvidia's share of each dollar rises from about 83% with Blackwell to 89% with Vera Rubin, expected to ship at scale from Q2 2027. x.com
Nvidia's reported hyperscale revenue share overstates demand from the largest cloud companies, leaving it more exposed to SpaceX and neoclouds. Jensen Huang confirmed SpaceX was moved into the hyperscale category; excluding it, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and Microsoft account for less than the headline 55% share. That makes it seem those four have shifted more demand to their own ASICs than previously thought. x.com
SpaceX's reported deployment pace adds concrete demand for Nvidia GPUs. Musk plans a 440,000-unit Vera Rubin training cluster online by Q2, apparently 2027; SpaceX says it is turning on 220,000 Nvidia GB300s a month, with Musk expecting that pace to accelerate next year. x.com x.com
SpaceX's large Nvidia GPU deployments underpin a $400 Nvidia stock call. Elon Musk said SpaceX is deploying roughly 200,000-220,000 Nvidia GB300 GPUs per month, expects to transition primarily to Vera Rubin hardware in 2027 and discussed a planned training cluster of 440,000 Vera Rubin units. x.com
Nvidia's neocloud orders increasingly require its own credit support. Per The Information, it is in talks to guarantee billions of Nscale debt for a 460MW data center; Nscale needs an IPO to fund $24B in Nvidia systems committed for 2026-27. Separately, a quoted article says US officials identified Alice Huang, scrutinized for possibly routing Nvidia chips to China, as a Chinese intelligence asset with direct access to Jensen Huang. This is just the tip of a very big iceberg. x.com x.com x.com
SpaceX's cheap capital and hardware execution give its compute buildout an edge over neoclouds and megacaps. It is quickly becoming the world's largest compute supplier: its 2033 bonds pay 5.65% versus 9.625% on CoreWeave's 2032 notes, and it deployed 110,000 GB300s at Colossus II in 64 days. It targets 10GW to "maybe" 20GW in 2027. One of Anthropic's biggest compute suppliers, SpaceX has up to $120.5B in estimated commitments through 2029, cancellable on 90 days' notice after early 2027. x.com
SpaceX's 13-20GW 2027 plan would crash compute rates if achieved, and Nvidia cannot supply the chips. Even 10GW gross/8GW IT needs 350,000 GPUs and $30-32B monthly; 20GW costs $400-500B against $750B in global AI spend. A 28% share release tomorrow and Musk's cross-company overpayments keep SpaceX hands-off. Yet 400MW+ monthly deployment could yield $225B revenue and $100B profit in 2027, worth $2T at 20x; Elon firms rarely trade at only 20x. x.com x.com x.com x.com x.com
Guaranteeing AI data-center debt could eventually leave Nvidia unable to obtain financing. Per The Information, Nvidia is in talks to provide billions in guarantees on Nscale debt to develop a 460-megawatt data center; one day, its card may read "Denied!" x.com
Nvidia's shares remain pressured because neoclouds have yet to show demand revenue can cover debt service even at higher rates. CoreWeave and Nebius are dragging the shares, though that concern is being priced in and digested. Reuters reports ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent ordered $35B in Nvidia chips; Elon Musk says SpaceX is on track to bring roughly 200,000 GB300 GPUs online per month through end-2026. Nvidia made a higher low, and the next higher-high target is $256. x.com x.com x.com x.com
