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On October 21, 2026, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang said that the actual service life of GPUs has been extended from the roughly 4 years commonly believed in the past to 8 years or even longer. According to an October 22 report by Sina Tech, Huang made this statement at the GTC Berlin conference, linking the extended lifespan to continuous software updates and expanding AI application demand. The same report also mentioned that Musk offered a similar judgment on SpaceX's Q3 2026 earnings call, saying that the stronger AI models become, the more "useful intelligence" can be produced from the same kilowatt-hour of electricity, and that the value of computing power per watt will rise over time. Currently, this claim has only the above reports as cross-sources, with no further independent evidence or subsequent developments.
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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.