Nvidia’s Vera Rubin rack priced at $7.8M, nearly double the Blackwell generation
Nvidia has announced its next-generation AI supercomputing system, the Vera Rubin NVL72 rack, priced at $7.8 million. This price is nearly double that of the previous Blackwell generation racks, primarily due to a significant increase in memory costs. High-bandwidth memory components now account for a substantial portion of the total system cost.
- ▪The Vera Rubin NVL72 rack is estimated to cost $7.8 million.
- ▪This price is approximately double the $3.5 million to $4 million cost of the Blackwell NVL72 racks.
- ▪Memory costs have surged by 435%, contributing significantly to the overall price increase.
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Nvidia’s Vera Rubin rack priced at $7.8M, nearly double the Blackwell generation A 435% surge in memory costs is the biggest culprit behind the sticker shock on Nvidia's next-generation AI infrastructure. Share Add us on Google by Editorial Team May. 22, 2026 (function () { var s = document.currentScript; var wrapper = s && s.closest ? s.closest('.cb-sevioads-inarticle') : null; var inMobile = wrapper && wrapper.closest('#mobile-articles'); var inDesktop = wrapper && wrapper.closest('#desktop-articles'); if (inMobile || inDesktop) { var isDesktopVp = window.matchMedia('(min-width: 768px)').matches; var matches = (inMobile && !isDesktopVp) || (inDesktop && isDesktopVp); if (!matches) { var sevioDiv = wrapper.querySelector('.sevioads'); if (sevioDiv)…
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