## Productive, Durable, Fungible: How NVIDIA AI Factories Maximize Return on Investment Share This Article - Facebook Facebook - LinkedIn LinkedIn - Copy link Link copied! Copy link AI factories are built by the megawatt, even by the gigawatt. Each megawatt factory costs roughly $60 million, and AI factory operators will only commit capital on that scale with a clear view of the return on investment. Three key things shape AI factory returns: - Earning capacity: What the factory could earn in a year if it sold every token it can produce. - Useful life: How long its AI hardware keeps earning.…