Rubin Architecture Data Center Costs Surge
tengyanAI · x · 2026-07-14
A Morgan Stanley report indicates that the cost per gigawatt (GW) of computing power has risen by approximately 40% from GB200 to Vera Rubin. This cost surge is primarily driven by inflation in out-of-rack power delivery and infrastructure deployment.
- Memory Costs: In the Rubin architecture, memory's share of the rack BOM is expected to jump from single digits to roughly 25% (nearly tripling), marking a significant increase.
- Out-of-Rack Costs: Measured in cost per megawatt (MW), the current generation is about $11-13 million, while the next generation will increase to $16-19 million. Estimates show this accounts for 31%-37% of the total GB200 cost and 41%-49% of the GB300 cost, making it a larger cost driver than memory.
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