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Daily GPU market read · Oct 21, 2026

RTX 5090 rental-equivalent hours rose 13.3%.
Purchase prices across the market as a whole rose 4.95%.

Market purchase prices rose while rental rates rose from September 21 to October 21. 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 21 to October 21.

Modeled market edition 14 models with purchase or rental pricing 30-day editorial window
Purchase prices · 30 days
+4.95%
vs Sep 21 · 12 GPUs
Rental rates · 30 days
+2.61%
vs Sep 21 · 12 GPUs
Rental-equivalent hours · 30 days
+2.28%
vs Sep 21 · 12 GPUs
Rental-equivalent hours change
+13.3%
Number of the day30-day comparison · RTX 5090

Supporting read

RTX 5090 rental-equivalent hours rose 13.3% from September 21 to October 21, using used or refurbished purchase prices and the market rental rate.

Reference board · Oct 21, 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 $6.68/hr +1.9%30 days 8,051 hr -1.8%30 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-21
H200 SXMNew · 141 GB · Hopper8-GPU system total $325K 0.0%30 days $4.22/hr +0.1%30 days 9,621 hr -0.1%30 days
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Purchase 09-04 · Rental 10-21
H100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Hopper $33K +1.2%30 days $3.91/hr +0.5%30 days 8,530 hr +0.7%30 days
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Purchase 09-25 · Rental 10-21
RTX PRO 6000 BlackwellUsed / refurbished · 96 GB · Blackwell $19K +4.0%30 days $1.99/hr +1.2%30 days 9,423 hr +2.8%30 days
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Purchase 10-17 · Rental 10-21
A100 80GBUsed / refurbished · 80 GB · Ampere $12K +12.2%30 days $2.78/hr -0.3%30 days 4,419 hr +12.6%30 days
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Purchase 10-17 · Rental 10-21
RTX 6000 AdaUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $9,532 +5.2%30 days $0.84/hr +2.8%30 days 11,319 hr +2.3%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21
L40SUsed / refurbished · 48 GB · Ada Lovelace $8,521 +0.4%30 days $1.88/hr -0.6%30 days 4,541 hr +1.0%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21
DGX SparkNew · 128 GB · Blackwellcomplete system $8,053 +26.7%30 days $0.75/hr 0.0%30 days 10,737 hr +26.7%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21 · $0.75/hour rental rate, also used for DGX Spark rental-equivalent hours. Excluded from whole-market trends.
RTX 5090Used / refurbished · 32 GB · Blackwell $7,395 +14.9%30 days $0.74/hr +1.4%30 days 9,958 hr +13.3%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21
RTX A6000Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $5,399 +1.4%30 days $0.56/hr +0.6%30 days 9,709 hr +0.9%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21
A40Used / refurbished · 48 GB · Ampere $4,705 +1.7%30 days $0.55/hr +9.9%30 days 8,524 hr -7.5%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21
RTX 4090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ada Lovelace $3,381 +7.4%30 days $0.53/hr +10.7%30 days 6,404 hr -3.0%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21
RTX 3090Used / refurbished · 24 GB · Ampere $1,641 +6.1%30 days $0.24/hr +4.1%30 days 6,832 hr +1.9%30 days
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Purchase 10-21 · Rental 10-21
B300 SXMNew · 288 GB · Blackwell Ultra—No purchase estimate $7.80/hr +4.9%30 days—Missing purchase or rental estimate
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Rental 10-21 · No purchase estimate

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