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Daily GPU market read · Monday, September 21, 2026
GPU purchase prices rose 11.6% in the month to September 21.
Rental rates fell 0.78%.
Across the GPUs we track, purchase prices now equal 12.4% more hours of renting than on August 22. Hours rose 0.41% this week, after rising 1.5% the week before.
- Purchase prices · 30 days
- +11.6%
- vs Aug 22 · 12 GPUs
- Rental rates · 30 days
- -0.78%
- vs Aug 22 · 12 GPUs
- Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
- +12.4%
- Number of the dayvs Aug 22 · 12 GPUs
- Hours today
- -0.03%
- Little changed vs Sep 20 · 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
264 days shown, Jan 1, 2026–Sep 21, 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.
RTX 5090 · used / refurbished · 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.
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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
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.
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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 | |||||||
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| 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 09-21 · No purchase estimate
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| B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total | $431K | 0.0%7 days | $6.49/hr | -0.1%7 days | 8,297 hr | +0.1%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-21
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| H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total | $325K | 0.0%7 days | $4.20/hr | -0.2%7 days | 9,668 hr | +0.2%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-04 · Rental 09-21
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| H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper | $31K | -0.0%7 days | $3.90/hr | +0.2%7 days | 8,024 hr | -0.2%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-11 · Rental 09-21 |
| RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell | $17K | +0.8%7 days | $1.90/hr | -0.0%7 days | 8,936 hr | +0.8%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-21 |
| A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere | $9,821 | +0.2%7 days | $2.81/hr | -0.1%7 days | 3,500 hr | +0.2%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-18 · Rental 09-21 |
| RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $9,298 | +2.7%7 days | $0.85/hr | -0.1%7 days | 10,892 hr | +2.8%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-21 · Rental 09-21 |
| L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace | $8,706 | +1.2%7 days | $1.96/hr | -0.2%7 days | 4,452 hr | +1.4%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-21 · Rental 09-21 |
| RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell | $6,126 | +3.9%7 days | $0.69/hr | +0.0%7 days | 8,835 hr | +3.9%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-21 · Rental 09-21 |
| DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system | $5,862 | -1.2%7 days | $0.75/hr | 0.0%7 days | 7,816 hr | -1.2%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-21 · Rental 09-21 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends. |
| RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $5,143 | +3.1%7 days | $0.56/hr | -0.2%7 days | 9,186 hr | +3.3%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-21 · Rental 09-21 |
| A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere | $4,639 | -2.0%7 days | $0.46/hr | -0.7%7 days | 10,140 hr | -1.3%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-20 · Rental 09-21 |
| RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace | $3,055 | +0.9%7 days | $0.44/hr | -0.8%7 days | 6,981 hr | +1.7%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-20 · Rental 09-21 |
| RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere | $1,491 | +1.1%7 days | $0.24/hr | -0.6%7 days | 6,335 hr | +1.6%7 days | ⓘPurchase 09-21 · Rental 09-21 |
DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.