An uptick in Nvidia futures to $890 underscores growing optimism over Q2 earnings. Market chatter points to record-breaking GPU unit sales in enterprise AI deployments, supporting continued price growth. The deal comes as Nvidia continues to ride surging demand for its GPUs, which underpin most of the world’s cutting-edge AI systems. The company’s stock has surged 41% year-to-date, far outpacing the Nasdaq 100 index’s 19% gain. Earlier this week, Nvidia became the first company to reach a $4.5 trillion market capitalization, underscoring its central role in the AI boom. The timeline of Nvidia's rise is marked by pivotal moments. Founded in 1993, the company's early success in PC graphics with the GeForce series laid the groundwork. However, the true inflection point arrived with the development of CUDA, a parallel computing platform and programming model that unlocked the GPU's potential beyond graphics. This foresight positioned Nvidia perfectly for the AI boom of the 2010s and 2020s. Key product launches, such as the Ampere (A100) and Hopper (H100) GPUs, became industry standards for AI and high-performance computing. More recently, the unveiling of the Blackwell AI chips (GB200) in March 2024 and its subsequent rapid adoption, with the entire 2025 production reportedly sold out by November 2024, underscores the sustained demand for its cutting-edge technology. The Blackwell platform is now a primary growth engine, with Blackwell-related products accounting for $11 billion in revenue in their debut quarter, marking the fastest product ramp in Nvidia's history. Nvidia futures edged up today, tracking gains in the Nasdaq 100 index. Analysts cite robust data center GPU shipments as the key driver, with supply chain reports showing capacity expansion at TSMC benefiting Nvidia’s next-generation chips.