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Purchase price
DGX Spark +4.1%week over week
1 purchase condition compared
RTX 6000 Ada +3.2%week over week
2 purchase conditions compared
RTX 4090 +2.9%week over week
2 purchase conditions compared
Daily GPU market read · Wednesday, September 16, 2026
GPU purchase prices rose 14.6% in the month to September 16.
Rental rates barely moved.
Across the GPUs we track, purchase prices now equal 14.8% more hours of renting than on August 17. Hours rose 0.83% this week, after rising 2.63% the week before.
- Purchase prices · 30 days
- +14.6%
- vs Aug 17 · 12 GPUs
- Rental rates · 30 days
- -0.19%
- vs Aug 17 · 12 GPUs
- Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
- +14.8%
- Number of the dayvs Aug 17 · 12 GPUs
- Hours today
- +0.08%
- Little changed vs Sep 15 · 12 GPUs
Whole-market history
Market pulse index
Each line starts at 100 on Jan 1, 2026. Rental-equivalent hours are near the high for this period.
PurchaseRentalRental-equivalent hours
259 days shown, Jan 1, 2026–Sep 16, 2026; history so far is shorter than a year. 110 means a 10% increase since the first day. Each day compares the same GPUs; gaps mean too few GPUs had prices on both days. A day’s change within 0.25% counts as little changed.
GPU of the day
Defaults to the purchase condition with the most distinct evidence days.
L40S · new · purchase price estimate
Estimated purchase price over time. Solid line: our standard estimate. Dashed line: approximate earlier history, less certain. Dotted lines show the estimated range.
Market movement · week over week
Movers
Ranked by price change over the selected period, comparing the same GPU and purchase condition on both dates.
Rental rate
Rental-equivalent hours
RTX 6000 Ada +3.3%week over week
2 purchase/rental pairs compared
RTX 4090 +3.0%week over week
2 purchase/rental pairs compared
L40S +1.9%week over week
2 purchase/rental pairs compared
Market map
Market map · week over week price changes
Left to right shows the purchase-price change; bottom to top shows the rental-price change. Each point compares the same GPU and purchase conditions over the selected period.
Move anywhere in the plot to inspect the nearest GPU. Click or tap to keep details open; arrow keys step through models.
Not shown: 1 without enough purchase history, 1 without rental history.
Daily board
Today’s prices
Compare current purchase and rental estimates. Percentage changes describe the displayed prices; the small charts show the last 30 days on one shared timeline. System prices are labeled and sorted by price per GPU.
Scroll the table sideways for rental prices, changes, and evidence. GPU names stay visible.
| Evidence | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra8-GPU system · published price range | $400K–$500K | No purchase estimate | $7.50/hr | +0.0%7 days | — | Missing purchase or rental estimate | ⓘRental 09-16 · No purchase estimate
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| B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total | $431K | 0.0%7 days | $6.52/hr | -0.1%7 days | 8,257 hr | +0.1%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-16
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| H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total | $325K | 0.0%7 days | $4.23/hr | -0.2%7 days | 9,588 hr | +0.2%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-16
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| H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper | $31K | -0.1%7 days | $3.88/hr | +0.3%7 days | 8,057 hr | -0.4%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell | $17K | +0.8%7 days | $1.90/hr | -0.1%7 days | 8,728 hr | +0.9%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-14 · Rental 09-16 |
| A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere | $9,756 | +0.1%7 days | $2.82/hr | -0.1%7 days | 3,457 hr | +0.2%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-10 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,618 | +6.5%7 days | $0.86/hr | -0.1%7 days | 9,982 hr | +6.6%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,600 | +2.3%7 days | $1.98/hr | -0.3%7 days | 4,341 hr | +2.5%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system | $6,035 | +4.1%7 days | $0.75/hr | 0.0%7 days | 8,046 hr | +4.1%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends. |
| RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell | $5,761 | +4.0%7 days | $0.69/hr | +0.1%7 days | 8,319 hr | +3.9%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,921 | +2.5%7 days | $0.56/hr | -0.3%7 days | 8,743 hr | +2.8%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,781 | -0.7%7 days | $0.47/hr | +0.1%7 days | 10,120 hr | -0.8%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace | $3,011 | +1.7%7 days | $0.45/hr | -0.1%7 days | 6,627 hr | +1.8%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
| RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere | $1,480 | +1.4%7 days | $0.24/hr | +0.1%7 days | 6,120 hr | +1.3%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-16 · Rental 09-16 |
DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.