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44%

NVIDIA Q3 FY2027 earnings disclosure states Vera Rubin contributed more than 25% of datacenter revenue for the quarter ended October 26, 2026.

Probability history

0%25%50%75%100%08-2909-06deadline

Called at 74% on August 29, 2026. Repriced 1 time; now 44%. 85 days to deadline.

How the number was built

Final method: stacked-fixed-weights (resolved n=57 < 80). Each rung is an independent estimate; the final is a stacked combination.

Stated (issue date)74%
Reference class (n=29)50%
Recalibrated56%
Feature model54%
Council34%
Final44%

Drivers

  • Reference class qtype:disclosure runs 0.50 (n=29) vs stated 0.74.
  • Hierarchical calibration moves stated 0.74 to 0.56 (lens hardware, kappa_stated=24.0, kappa_lens=200.0).
  • Feature model at 0.54: conjuncts=1, named disclosure=True, horizon=93d.
  • Council of 5 at 0.34.

Cautions

  • all 5 votes came from one vendor (openai); extremization disabled, persona diversity only

Council

5 personas on one model (openai/gpt-5.6-sol); other vendors were unavailable this run, so read this as one model's persona-averaged view, aggregated by log odds mean without extremization.

42%

grid and power economist · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

Rubin could ramp rapidly, as NVIDIA’s annual platform cadence and strong datacenter growth support substantial early shipments. However, Q3 FY2027 is likely an early production quarter, while HBM4, advanced packaging, networking, and rack integration constrain first-quarter volume. Exceeding 25% also requires Rubin to outgrow a rapidly expanding datacenter denominator. Most importantly, the rule requires an explicit mix disclosure; NVIDIA may discuss availability, shipments, or demand without quantifying Rubin’s share. That disclosure risk makes 0.74 too high.

29%

semiconductor supply chain analyst · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

Rubin was roadmapped for second-half 2026, but exceeding 25% of datacenter revenue by the October quarter would require an unusually steep initial ramp through HBM4 qualification, CoWoS-L capacity, substrates, and complete-system availability. Blackwell demonstrated that NVIDIA can ramp a new architecture rapidly, supporting some upside. The larger obstacle is the resolution rule: NVIDIA often discusses ramp progress or product revenue in dollars but does not consistently state architecture mix as a percentage. A qualitative Rubin update, or no separable mix disclosure, resolves as a miss. The forecaster’s 0.74 appears too high for this joint production-and-disclosure requirement.

31%

capital markets credit analyst · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

This requires both an unusually rapid Rubin ramp and explicit product-mix disclosure. The quarter likely captures an early transition period, when incumbent Blackwell-family shipments could still dominate datacenter revenue. NVIDIA sometimes quantifies revenue from a newly launched architecture, which supports the case, but it more commonly discloses datacenter revenue by compute and networking rather than a precise architecture percentage. The reported 83% trailing revenue growth indicates strong accelerator demand but says little about Rubin’s share. Given the ambiguity-against-forecaster rule, even strong qualitative Rubin commentary would miss. Thus 0.74 appears too high.

31%

superforecaster statistician · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

I start from the 0.50 disclosure-question base rate (n=29), with the 0.615 hardware rate as secondary context. This requires both Rubin exceeding 25% and NVIDIA explicitly quantifying that mix in the specified 10-Q or call. A rapid new-platform ramp is plausible, and NVIDIA’s strong companywide growth supports demand, but it does not establish Rubin-specific shipments. NVIDIA could discuss Rubin growth or disclose dollar revenue without stating the required percentage; that is an automatic miss. The forecaster’s 0.70–0.80 calibration is 0.70, slightly below stated confidence, and does not overcome the disclosure penalty.

38%

geopolitics regulation analyst · openai/gpt-5.6-sol

Rubin’s planned 2026 ramp makes material Q3 revenue plausible, and NVIDIA has previously quantified first-quarter revenue for major architecture launches. However, exceeding 25% of rapidly growing datacenter revenue would require a fast production, systems-integration, and revenue-recognition ramp within the quarter. The stricter obstacle is disclosure: NVIDIA often discusses demand and shipment progress without stating architecture mix, and nondisclosure is an automatic miss. The digest’s 83% trailing revenue growth supports strong platform demand but also raises the dollar amount Rubin must contribute to cross the threshold.

Evidence the engine used

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NVIDIA Corporation - Home

Cited by grid-and-power-economist: Rubin could ramp rapidly, as NVIDIA’s annual platform cadence and strong datacenter growth support substantial early shipments. However, Q3 FY2027 is likely an early production quarter, while HBM4, advanced packaging, networking, and rack integration constrain firs

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EDGAR Entity Landing Page

Cited by grid-and-power-economist: Rubin could ramp rapidly, as NVIDIA’s annual platform cadence and strong datacenter growth support substantial early shipments. However, Q3 FY2027 is likely an early production quarter, while HBM4, advanced packaging, networking, and rack integration constrain firs

direct · undated

EDGAR Entity Landing Page

Cited by superforecaster-statistician: I start from the 0.50 disclosure-question base rate (n=29), with the 0.615 hardware rate as secondary context. This requires both Rubin exceeding 25% and NVIDIA explicitly quantifying that mix in the specified 10-Q or call. A rapid new-platform ramp is plausibl