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Daily GPU market read · Oct 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.

Modeled market edition 14 models with purchase or rental pricing 30-day editorial window
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

Supporting read

RTX 5090 rental-equivalent hours rose 16.4% from September 12 to October 12, using used or refurbished purchase prices and the market rental rate.

Reference board · Oct 12, 2026

Prices for this edition

Purchase and rental estimates as evaluated for this edition. Changes use the same period as the headline.

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GPU purchase and rental estimates, changes, rental-equivalent hours, and supporting evidence.
Evidence
B200 SXMNew · 192 GB · Blackwell8-GPU system total $431K 0.0%30 days $6.61/hr +1.5%30 days 8,136 hr -1.5%30 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-12
H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total $325K 0.0%30 days $4.25/hr -0.3%30 days 9,554 hr +0.3%30 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-12
H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper $33K +3.9%30 days $3.92/hr +0.8%30 days 8,516 hr +3.0%30 days
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Purchase 09-25 · Rental 10-12
RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell $20K +13.3%30 days $1.95/hr +0.8%30 days 10,048 hr +12.3%30 days
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Purchase 10-11 · Rental 10-12
A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere $11K +12.1%30 days $2.79/hr -0.2%30 days 4,107 hr +12.3%30 days
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Purchase 10-02 · Rental 10-12
L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,511 +0.1%30 days $1.89/hr -0.9%30 days 4,512 hr +1.0%30 days
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Purchase 10-11 · Rental 10-12
RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,035 -8.5%30 days $0.83/hr +0.2%30 days 9,666 hr -8.7%30 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12
DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system $7,995 +34.4%30 days $0.75/hr 0.0%30 days 10,660 hr +34.4%30 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.
RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell $6,935 +17.8%30 days $0.71/hr +1.2%30 days 9,819 hr +16.4%30 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12
RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $5,170 +4.0%30 days $0.55/hr +0.1%30 days 9,345 hr +3.9%30 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12
A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $4,605 -3.2%30 days $0.52/hr +7.4%30 days 8,897 hr -9.8%30 days
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Purchase 10-11 · Rental 10-12
RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace $3,254 +6.9%30 days $0.50/hr +8.4%30 days 6,552 hr -1.4%30 days
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Purchase 10-08 · Rental 10-12
RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere $1,650 +11.0%30 days $0.23/hr +0.2%30 days 7,116 hr +10.8%30 days
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Purchase 10-12 · Rental 10-12
B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra—No purchase estimate $7.53/hr +2.1%30 days—Missing purchase or rental estimate
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Rental 10-12 · No purchase estimate

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