Amazon adds 2 million Nvidia GPUs to AWS in expanded partnership
Amazon Web Services will add two million Nvidia graphics processing units to its data centers over the next two years, with chips slated for AWS facilities in 2027 and 2028. TechCrunch framed the deal as a roughly tripled order driven by surging demand and said the expanded Nvidia partnership goes beyond procurement, while Bloomberg reported the move shows Amazon remains committed to Nvidia despite its own chipmaking efforts. The announcement arrives as Taiwan indicted nine people over alleged illegal export of Nvidia B300 GPUs to China and as H200 units enter China only under case-by-case import licenses while domestic accelerators gain local share. Operators should read the AWS expansion as confirmation that frontier cloud AI still runs through Nvidia, even as geopolitical controls constrain where comparable silicon can legally move.
Amazon adds 2 million Nvidia GPUs to AWS in expanded partnership
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. The chips will head to Amazon Web Services' data centers in 2027 and 2028.
Key takeaway
Amazon's two-million-GPU Nvidia purchase for AWS through 2028 shows hyperscalers still anchor frontier AI capacity on Nvidia hardware even while building rival chips.
What happened
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years, according to TechCrunch and Bloomberg reporting on August 26, 2026. Bloomberg reported that Amazon.com Inc. will add the units to its data center fleet as a sign it remains committed to Nvidia's products despite its own competitive chipmaking efforts.
TechCrunch said the chips will head to Amazon Web Services data centers in 2027 and 2028, and characterized the order as a tripling driven by surging demand in an expanded partnership that stretches beyond buying more chips. The same evidence packet also tracks parallel Nvidia supply tensions, including Taiwan's indictment of nine individuals over alleged illegal export of B300 GPUs to China and H200 imports into China under case-by-case licenses.
Evidence
Amazon will add 2 million additional Nvidia GPUs to its data center fleet over the next two years.
Bloomberg Technology · attributed
Amazon.com Inc. will add an additional 2 million Nvidia Corp. graphics processing units to its data center fleet in the next two years, a sign that the company remains committed to the AI hardware leader’s products despite its own competitive chipmaking efforts.
The new Nvidia GPUs are scheduled for AWS data centers in 2027 and 2028.
TechCrunch AI · attributed
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. The chips will head to Amazon Web Services' data centers in 2027 and 2028.
TechCrunch reports the expanded Amazon-Nvidia partnership extends beyond purchasing more chips.
TechCrunch AI · attributed
Amazon is adding another 2 million Nvidia GPU chips to its data centers over the next two years. But this extended partnerships stretches beyond buying more chips.
Taiwanese authorities indicted nine people over illegal export of Nvidia B300 GPUs to China.
Tom's Hardware AI · attributed
Taiwanese authorities indicted nine individuals over the illegal export of Nvidia B300 GPUs to China, with court details revealing a five-point strategy designed to evade customs controls.
Nvidia H200 GPUs are entering China under a case-by-case import license regime.
Tom's Hardware AI · attributed
Nvidia's H200 AI GPUs are entering China under a new case-by-case import license regime, but the timing is considered too late to reverse market trends.
Why it matters
The order intensifies competition for scarce Nvidia supply while export-control enforcement and China licensing rules split where advanced GPUs can be deployed legally.
Limits and uncertainties
TechCrunch reports the partnership extends beyond chip purchases, but the packet does not specify additional terms.
Tom's Hardware excerpts for the Taiwan and H200 stories are headline-level; details of the alleged five-point smuggling strategy are not fully sourced in the packet.
Whether case-by-case H200 licensing reverses domestic chip dominance in China remains contested in the provided material.
Practical implications
AWS customers should expect expanded Nvidia-backed capacity in 2027–2028 but plan for persistent allocation pressure on frontier GPUs.
Teams handling high-end Nvidia hardware must weigh export-control enforcement risks highlighted by Taiwan's B300 indictments.
What to watch
AWS deployment milestones for the 2027–2028 Nvidia GPU rollout
Further Taiwan or US enforcement actions on Nvidia GPU smuggling networks
Volume and stability of case-by-case H200 imports into China versus domestic accelerator adoption
