Nvidia's Jensen Huang: GPUs Can Last 8+ Years, AI Is Rewriting Hardware Depreciation Rules
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said at the GTC Berlin conference that with continuous software updates and expanding demand for AI applications, the actual lifespan of GPUs has extended from the roughly 4 years commonly assumed in the past to 8 years or even longer. Musk made a similar judgment on SpaceX's Q3 2026 earnings call: the stronger the AI model, the more "useful intelligence" is produced from the same kilowatt-hour, and the value of computing power per watt rises over time.
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IT Home, October 22 news: The tech media outlet Wccftech published a blog post yesterday (October 21) reporting that at the GTC Berlin conference, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang stated that with continuous software updates and expanding demand for AI applications, the actual service life of GPUs has been extended from the roughly 4 years commonly assumed in the past to 8 years or even longer.
At SpaceX's Q3 2026 earnings call, the world's richest person Elon Musk also offered a similar judgment: the stronger the AI model, the more "useful intelligence" can be produced from the same kilowatt-hour of electricity, so the value of computing power per watt rises over time. IT Home translates Musk's remarks as follows: article_adlist[
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