Nvidia has announced that its flagship AI chip, Blackwell, is in full production, despite recent reports of cooling issues. The company made the announcement during its Q3 2025 earnings call, where it also revealed that it has already shipped 13,000 Blackwell samples to its customers this quarter.

Nvidia's CFO, Colette Kress, and CEO, Jensen Huang, expressed confidence in the chip's success, with Huang stating that Blackwell's success can already be measured in the billions. The company's AI-infused data centers have become a major driver of its revenue, raking in $30.7 billion this past quarter, making up the vast majority of its $35 billion in quarterly earnings.

The news is significant for the tech and startup community, as Nvidia's dominance in the AI chip market continues to grow. The company's data center fortunes have now outstripped its other businesses by an order of magnitude, with gaming becoming a relatively small part of its business. Meanwhile, rival AMD is also shifting its strategy to focus on AI, and Intel is struggling to keep up.