SemiAnalysis: Vera Rubin NVL144 hits ~7x tokens per MW vs Blackwell, over 2x profit per GW
sudoraohacker · x · 2026-09-16
Quoting SemiAnalysis, the post argues Jensen Huang "sandbagged" at GTC 2026: his chart showed VR NVL72 at only 3x performance per MW vs Blackwell for 1-3T parameter models around 200 TPS.
- Real-world pre-release software already shows up to 7x better token throughput per megawatt on Rubin.
- At a 170 tokens/s SLO, Vera Rubin NVL72 delivers 67x GB300 throughput per dollar.
- Estimates suggest Rubin earns over 2x more profit per gigawatt than Blackwell even on early software builds; Ian Buck will present real AgentX numbers at the AI Infra Summit in Santa Clara.
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