# SpaceX’s ambitious compute goals could require over two million Nvidia Rubin GPUs

> Source: <https://www.machinebrief.com/news/spacexs-ambitious-compute-goals-could-require-over-two-milli-7cdq>
> Published: 2026-08-05 14:15:50+00:00

# SpaceX’s ambitious compute goals could require over two million Nvidia Rubin GPUs

By Maximilian SchreinerSource:

[The Decoder](https://the-decoder.com) SpaceX plans to more than 5x its [compute](/glossary/compute) capacity by the end of 2027, betting exclusively on [Nvidia](/glossary/nvidia)'s Vera Rubin platform. The expansion could require well over a million new GPUs. Meanwhile, the company's AI segment posted $2.56 billion in Q2 revenue, driven mostly by leasing out its own server capacity.

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