NVIDIA can grow another 2x into the 2nm node before being floored
Predictor: Dave Blundin · ep#240 "NVIDIA's $1 Trillion Prediction, Anthropic Beats OpenAI, Tesla vs. TSMC & The CS Job Collapse" · source
Prediction text
NVIDIA can grow another 2x into the 2nm node before being floored | So he can grow another 2x into the 2nanmter node and then he's floored.
Verbatim quote
So he can grow another 2x into the 2nanmter node and then he's floored.
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Milestone chain
- 2026-12-01 → 2027-12-31pendingNvidia Rubin Ultra (2nm) tape-out and ramp confirmed at TSMCHow: Nvidia or TSMC publicly confirms Rubin Ultra at TSMC N2 node has taped out and is shipping to customers in volumeSource: Tom's Hardware / TrendForce — Rubin Ultra confirmed for H2 2027 on TSMC 2nm; TSMC entered N2 mass production January 2026conf 85%Notes: Direct anchor for the 2nm-node growth claim.
- 2027-01-01 → 2028-06-30pendingTSMC N2 (2nm) wafer-capacity ramp constrains Nvidia supplyHow: TSMC reports N2 wafer demand exceeds supply, with Nvidia and Apple each securing >40% allocation — confirming the 2nm bottleneck dynamicSource: HPCwire Sept 2025 — HPC customers flocking to TSMC 2nm; Apple + Nvidia leadingconf 65%
- 2027-06-01 → 2028-09-30pendingNvidia data-center revenue doubles from FY2026 baselineHow: Nvidia quarterly data-center revenue reaches 2x FY2026 baseline (FY2026 ~$57B/quarter peak * 2 = $114B) — hitting 2x growth before 'flooring'Source: Nvidia FY2026 Q3 disclosed Data Center revenue +66% YoY, $57B; trajectory impliedconf 40%Notes: Direct measurement of the '2x' magnitude claim.
- 2027-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingPost-Rubin-Ultra Feynman roadmap node confirmed (1.6nm or backside power)How: Nvidia announces Feynman architecture targeting TSMC A16 (1.6nm + backside power delivery) for 2028+ — defines whether 'floored' claim holds or there is more headroomSource: Tom's Hardware — Feynman already on Nvidia roadmap post-Rubinconf 65%Notes: Floor-test — if Feynman delivers another 2x via A16, Blundin's 'floored at 2nm' claim partially fails.
- 2027-06-01 → 2028-12-31pendingNvidia stock multiple compresses post-Rubin Ultra ramp despite growthHow: Nvidia forward P/E falls below 25x even as revenue grows — reflecting market pricing of node-floor concernSource: Big tech FCF risk reporting — analysts already warning AI capex will compress multiplesconf 40%
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Edges that influence THIS node's belief
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | S_IPO_TRILLION_2028 First $1T+ IPO in 2028 | 25.0% | 0.550 | 0.050 | -0.240 |
| killer | TK03 AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | 10.0% | 0.050 | 0.550 | +0.085 |
| killer | TK02 AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption) | 12.0% | 0.050 | 0.550 | +0.075 |
| prereq | SEM_014 Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated — Jensen Huang | 86.1% | 0.550 | 0.050 | +0.061 |
| killer | TK01 AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | 15.0% | 0.050 | 0.550 | +0.060 |
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Predictions THIS node influences
| Kind | Node | Their prob | P(c|s=T) | P(c|s=F) | Δ implied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 232_057 First person to arrive on moon/Mars will find bed made by Op — Dave Blundin | 34.8% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.073 |
| prereq | 242_023 World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036 — Dave Blundin | 34.2% | 0.600 | 0.050 | -0.066 |
| prereq | 246_016 Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 203 — Peter Diamandis | 35.6% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.060 |
| prereq | 230_020 Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's lice — Peter Diamandis | 34.7% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.051 |
| prereq | 240_036 TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electr — Peter Diamandis | 34.3% | 0.650 | 0.050 | -0.047 |
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Beneficiaries (24)
Adverse (6)
Prerequisites (11)
| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | SEM_011 | Nvidia became the world's first $5 trillion company (late 2025), operating a near-monopoly on advanced AI chips. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_027 | Nvidia Data Center revenue +66% YoY, contributing ~90% of $57B fiscal Q3 revenue; >$4.5T market cap entirely underpinned by AI silicon. | Capital Markets | — |
| prereq | SEM_014 | Nvidia's Arizona-based TSMC factory successfully fabricated cutting-edge semiconductors on US soil for first time in decades (October 2025). | Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_012 | Nvidia quadrupled chip production output while only doubling human headcount — achieved by deploying AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code) across engineering. | AI/Manufacturing | — |
| prereq | SEM_015 | Nvidia agreed to remit 15% of China chip-sale revenue directly to US government in exchange for reversing specific AI chip export bans. | Policy/Semis | — |
| prereq | S_IPO_TRILLION_2028 | First $1T+ IPO in 2028 | ipo_trillion_plus | — |
| killer | TK09 | Energy Grid Cap (Data Center Power Wall) | — | — |
| killer | TK05 | Rate Regime Persistence (10y > 5% through 2028) | — | — |
| killer | TK01 | AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall) | — | — |
| killer | TK02 | AI Compute Supply Shock (TSMC/Taiwan Disruption) | — | — |
| killer | TK03 | AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze) | — | — |
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| Type | Pred | Title | Domain | Lag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| prereq | 230_020 | Peter's 14-year-old son Milan will never get a driver's license. | Auto/Transport | — |
| prereq | 246_016 | Dragonfly nuclear-powered octicopter arrives at Titan in 2034. | Space | — |
| prereq | 240_036 | TEPCO's restarted reactor will support 20% of Japan's electric needs by 2040 | Energy | — |
| prereq | 232_057 | First person to arrive on moon/Mars will find bed made by Optimus robots; robots not astronauts lead exploration. | Robotics | — |
| prereq | 242_023 | World will have 10x more wealth around 2034-2036 | Macro/Economy | — |
Linked documents (2)
| Sim | Source | Title | Market prob | Polarity | Reviewed | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.617 | manifold | Resolves to floor(sqrt(traders)) mod 2 | 51% | mentions | pending | 2026-06-01 |
| 0.615 | manifold | Will the Bitcoin block height increase by 145+ blocks? | 16% | mentions | pending | 2026-04-29 |
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