Amazon plans to sell $8 billion of Nvidia chips to investors
Amazon’s recent claim that it will sell $8 billion of Nvidia chips to investors has not been verified by any credible source. The public record shows the opposite: Amazon Web Services has committed to buying and deploying more than 3 million Nvidia GPUs. On March 19 2026 Nvidia confirmed AWS would receive 1 million GPUs by the end of 2027, with sales starting that year. On August 26 2026 AWS…
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- Amazon plans to sell $8 billion of Nvidia chips to investors (unverified).
- AWS committed to buy 3 million Nvidia GPUs by 2028.
- Amazon’s custom chip revenue run rate $25 billion.
Amazon’s strategy is two‑track. While it relies on Nvidia’s GPUs for its AI services, it is also building its own chips. Trainium is designed for training AI models and Graviton for general‑purpose computing, with a $25 billion annualized revenue run rate. The company has also lined up partnerships with Qualcomm and Synopsys.
The unverified sale claim matters because it would signal a shift from buying to selling hardware, but the confirmed deals show Amazon is expanding its GPU footprint, balancing external supply with in‑house development.
Amazon’s reported $8 billion Nvidia chip sale lacks confirmation as AWS keeps buying
cryptobriefing.com · 1 October 2026
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