Daily GPU market read · Monday, October 12, 2026

RTX 5090 rental-equivalent hours rose 16.4%.
Purchase prices across the market as a whole rose 2.13%.

Market purchase prices rose while rental rates rose from September 12 to October 12. Rental-equivalent hours—hours of renting that add up to the purchase price—moved farther for a used or refurbished RTX 5090 at the market rental rate than for the market as a whole from September 12 to October 12.

Purchase prices · 30 days
+2.13%
vs Sep 12 · 12 GPUs
Rental rates · 30 days
+1.56%
vs Sep 12 · 12 GPUs
Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
+0.56%
vs Sep 12 · 12 GPUs
Rental-equivalent hours change
+16.4%
Number of the day30-day comparison · RTX 5090
Hours today
+0.01%
Little changed vs Oct 11 · 12 GPUs
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14 GPU models tracked 14 with purchase or rental pricing today Prices as of Oct 12, 2026

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

285 days shown, Jan 1, 2026–Oct 12, 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.

Market movement · week over week

Movers

Ranked by price change over the selected period, comparing the same GPU and purchase condition on both dates.

Purchase price

DGX Spark +6.2%week over week

1 purchase condition compared

RTX 6000 Ada -2.7%week over week

2 purchase conditions compared

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell +2.2%week over week

2 purchase conditions compared

Rental rate

A40 +1.6%week over week

Rental prices available on both dates

RTX 4090 +1.0%week over week

Rental prices available on both dates

RTX 3090 +0.3%week over week

Rental prices available on both dates

Rental-equivalent hours

RTX 6000 Ada -2.9%week over week

2 purchase/rental pairs compared

RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell +2.0%week over week

2 purchase/rental pairs compared

L40S +1.7%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.

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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.

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GPU purchase and rental estimates, changes, rental-equivalent hours, and supporting evidence.
Evidence
B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra8-GPU system · published price range$400K–$500KNo purchase estimate $7.53/hr +0.3%7 days—Missing purchase or rental estimate
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Rental 10-12 · No purchase estimate
  • GPU Smith ↗ · NVIDIA DGX B300 8-GPU system · $400K–$500K indicative
  • Disintermediate ↗ · B300 8-GPU procurement benchmark · $500K–$520K indicative
  • RackRate ↗ · HGX B300 SXM 8-GPU server system · $640K–$690K indicative
B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total $431K 0.0%7 days $6.61/hr +0.2%7 days 8,136 hr -0.2%7 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-12
  • GPU Smith ↗ · HGX B200 8-GPU system · $390K–$390K indicative
  • Mercatus AI ↗ · HGX B200 8-GPU system · $400K–$500K indicative
  • RackRate ↗ · HGX B200 SXM6 8-GPU server system · $540K–$590K indicative
H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total $325K 0.0%7 days $4.25/hr +0.0%7 days 9,554 hr -0.0%7 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-12
  • GPU Smith ↗ · NVIDIA DGX H200 8-GPU system · $400K–$550K indicative
  • Mercatus AI ↗ · HGX H200 8-GPU system · $320K–$420K indicative
H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper $33K +0.0%7 days $3.92/hr +0.1%7 days 8,516 hr -0.1%7 days
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Purchase 09-25 · Rental 10-12
RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell $20K +3.2%7 days $1.95/hr +0.1%7 days 10,048 hr +3.1%7 days
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Purchase 10-11 · Rental 10-12
A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere $11K +0.0%7 days $2.79/hr -0.1%7 days 4,107 hr +0.1%7 days
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Purchase 10-02 · Rental 10-12
L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,511 +0.3%7 days $1.89/hr -0.1%7 days 4,512 hr +0.4%7 days
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Purchase 10-11 · Rental 10-12
RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,035 -4.6%7 days $0.83/hr +0.2%7 days 9,666 hr -4.8%7 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12
DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system $7,995 +6.2%7 days $0.75/hr 0.0%7 days 10,660 hr +6.2%7 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends.

Managed rental rate ↗

RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell $6,935 +1.3%7 days $0.71/hr +0.2%7 days 9,819 hr +1.1%7 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12
RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $5,170 -2.0%7 days $0.55/hr +0.0%7 days 9,345 hr -2.0%7 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12
A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $4,605 +1.8%7 days $0.52/hr +1.6%7 days 8,897 hr +0.2%7 days
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Purchase 10-11 · Rental 10-12
RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace $3,254 +0.4%7 days $0.50/hr +1.0%7 days 6,552 hr -0.6%7 days
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Purchase 10-08 · Rental 10-12
RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere $1,650 +0.4%7 days $0.23/hr +0.3%7 days 7,116 hr +0.1%7 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12

DGX Spark rental and rental-equivalent hours use the $0.75/hour managed rental rate.