Ultra Cyberpunk: NVIDIA A100 vs NATO 155mm artillery

[EndtheMadnessNow]

The price of an NVIDIA A100 and a NATO 155mm artillery shell has now risen to almost exactly the same level and both are now routinely referred to in articles as 'one of the most coveted objects in the world'.


The Wall Street Journal (archive link)


When you don’t realize your artillery shells cost $8,400 each.







2028: NVIDIA soldiers mingle at a Free Compute Zone (FCZ) checkpoint in New Taipei, Wyoming.




2028: Tesla soldiers escort SpaceX rockets to their launchpad.


Two rockets have been lost in the past year to Effective Altruist RPG attacks. It was later revealed that Blue Origin had funded the group behind the attacks.



I remember when I use to complain about $500 ATI graphic cards. Then again, I didn't care as I wrote it off as company expense...for R&D purposes.

Nvidia’s revenue:

Q3 2024: $18.1 billion
Q3 2023: $5.9 billion
Q3 2022: $7.1 billion
Q3 2021: $4.7 billion
Q3 2020: $3.0 billion
Q3 2019: $$3.2 billion
Q3 2018: $2.6 billion
Q3 2017: $2.0 billion
Q3 2016: $1.3 billion
Q3 2015: $1.2 billion
Q3 2014: $1.1 billion

Nvidia is on a different timeline...they're in its fiscal 2024 year.