The most expensive graphics cards in the world are Nvidia’s Blackwell data center GPUs, which Nvidia’s CEO said would cost between $30,000 and $40,000 each when he unveiled them in March 2024. As of November 2026, nothing a gamer or a studio can buy comes close. This list ranks the ten priciest graphics cards by launch price, list price or reported selling price, from AI accelerators down to the most expensive cards ever sold to consumers.
One note before the list. Data center GPUs are sold to cloud companies in bulk, so their prices are not published. Where the number comes from a public statement or analyst reports, we say so. Where it is our estimate, we label it.
| Rank | Item | Price (USD) | Sale date | Sold at |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Nvidia Titan V | $2,999 | December 2017 | Nvidia (launch price) |
| 9 | Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Z | $2,999 | May 2014 | Nvidia (launch price) |
| 8 | Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 (partner models) | up to about $3,409 | February 2025 | Brand online stores |
| 7 | Nvidia Titan V CEO Edition | $5,999 | June 2018 | Nvidia (listed price) |
| 6 | Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Generation | about $6,800 | December 2022 | Nvidia (launch price) |
| 5 | Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell | about $8,500 (our estimate) | 2025 | Retailers |
| 4 | Nvidia A100 80GB | about $10,000 and up (our estimate) | 2020 to 2023 | Server makers, resellers |
| 3 | AMD Instinct MI300X | about $10,000 to $15,000 (reported) | 2024 | AMD, server makers |
| 2 | Nvidia H100 | $25,000 to $40,000 (reported) | 2023 to 2024 | Nvidia, resellers |
| 1 | Nvidia Blackwell (B200 class) | $30,000 to $40,000 | 2024 to 2026 | Nvidia |
10. Nvidia Titan V: $2,999
The Titan V launched in December 2017 as the first desktop card built on Nvidia’s Volta architecture. It was also the first consumer-style card with Tensor Cores, the matrix math units that later became the backbone of AI computing.
At $2,999 it was aimed at researchers rather than gamers. Its 12 GB of HBM2 memory and 21.1 billion transistor chip made it a cheaper way to get data center Volta performance on a desk.
How we valued it: official launch price from Nvidia.
9. Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Z: $2,999
The Titan Z put two full Kepler GPUs on one card and launched in May 2014 for $2,999, triple the price of the original Titan. It was marketed as a supercomputer on a card for developers and enthusiasts.
The price became famous for the wrong reasons. Rival cards offered similar gaming speed for far less, and the Titan Z is remembered as a turning point in what Nvidia dared to charge for a GeForce card.
How we valued it: Nvidia’s launch price.
8. Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090: up to about $3,409
The RTX 5090 is Nvidia’s fastest gaming card. It launched on January 30, 2025 with a suggested price of $1,999, and for most buyers that number was fiction. Supply was thin, demand from both gamers and AI hobbyists was huge, and stock vanished in minutes.
In February 2025, card makers MSI and ASUS raised RTX 5090 prices in their own online stores to as much as $3,409. A memory chip shortage pushed prices up again at the end of 2025, and in October 2026 reports of production cuts added fresh pressure, though Nvidia denied the card was being discontinued.
How we valued it: the top official partner store price reported in February 2025, against the $1,999 suggested price.
7. Nvidia Titan V CEO Edition: $5,999
Nvidia unveiled the Titan V CEO Edition in June 2018 at a computer vision conference. It doubled the memory of the standard Titan V to 32 GB and added a faster memory bus, matching the Tesla V100 data center card.
It carried a $5,999 price and was made in tiny numbers, with many handed out to AI researchers at the event. That rarity makes it the most expensive Titan ever listed and a small collector’s item among hardware fans.
How we valued it: the price Nvidia listed for it.
6. Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Generation: about $6,800
Launched in December 2022, the RTX 6000 Ada is a workstation card for 3D artists, engineers and AI developers. It uses the same top Ada Lovelace chip as the RTX 4090 but doubles the memory to 48 GB with error correction.
Nvidia set its price at about $6,800. Studios pay that premium for certified drivers, more memory and a blower design that fits several cards in one workstation.
How we valued it: announced launch price, hedged as “about” because retail prices varied.
5. Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell: about $8,500
Nvidia retired the Quadro name and rebranded its workstation line as RTX PRO in the Blackwell generation. The RTX PRO 6000 is the flagship, with 96 GB of memory, more than any desktop card before it.
That memory is the selling point. It lets a single workstation run large AI models locally that would otherwise need a server. Retail listings in 2025 put it at roughly $8,000 to $9,000.
How we valued it: our estimate from 2025 retail listings, not an Nvidia list price.
4. Nvidia A100 80GB: about $10,000 and up
The A100, built on the Ampere architecture and launched in 2020, was the workhorse of the early large language model boom. It packs about 54.2 billion transistors, and the 80 GB version doubled the memory of the original.
Nvidia’s first DGX A100 system, with eight A100 cards, cost $199,000 at launch, or close to $25,000 per GPU including the rest of the system. Individual cards sold through server makers and resellers from roughly $10,000 upward, depending on the version and the year, and prices rose during the 2023 AI rush.
How we valued it: our estimate based on the DGX A100 launch price and reseller pricing.
3. AMD Instinct MI300X: up to about $15,000
The MI300X is AMD’s answer to Nvidia’s AI chips. Launched in late 2023, it carries 192 GB of high bandwidth memory, more than the Nvidia H100, which makes it attractive for running large AI models.
AMD does not publish a price. Reports put large customer pricing at roughly $10,000 to $15,000 per unit, well below Nvidia’s flagship, which is part of AMD’s pitch to cloud providers.
How we valued it: reported customer pricing; AMD has not disclosed a list price.
2. Nvidia H100: up to about $40,000
The H100, built on the Hopper architecture, became the most wanted chip in tech after ChatGPT launched. Companies waited months for deliveries, and access to H100 clusters became a selling point for AI startups.
In January 2024, analysts estimated Nvidia was selling the H100 for $25,000 to $30,000 per unit, and single cards on online marketplaces went for more than $40,000. Nvidia does not publish a list price.
How we valued it: analyst estimates and reported marketplace prices.
1. Nvidia Blackwell (B200 class): $30,000 to $40,000
Blackwell is Nvidia’s AI platform that followed Hopper. Its B200 joins two large dies into one GPU through a fast link that Nvidia says cost about $10 billion in research and development to build.
On March 19, 2024, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Blackwell would cost between $30,000 and $40,000 per unit. Most of these chips ship inside full server racks rather than as loose cards, so the real price per GPU depends on the deal.
How we valued it: the price range stated publicly by Nvidia’s CEO.
Records set in 2025 and 2026
- January 2025: the RTX 5090 launched at $1,999, up from $1,599 for the RTX 4090 before it.
- February 2025: partner RTX 5090 prices in official brand stores reached as much as $3,409.
- 2025: the RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell arrived with 96 GB of memory, the most ever on a desktop graphics card, at roughly $8,000 to $9,000.
- Late 2025 into 2026: a memory supply shortage lifted graphics card prices across the market.
- October 2026: reports of RTX 5090 production cuts raised fears of another price spike; Nvidia denied the card was being discontinued.
What drives these prices
- AI money sets the ceiling. The top four cards are bought by companies training and running AI models. Their budgets, not gamers’ wallets, decide what the best chips cost.
- Memory is the new horsepower. Prices climb with memory size. The jump from 32 GB on the RTX 5090 to 96 GB on the RTX PRO 6000 adds thousands of dollars.
- Shortages beat list prices. From the H100 to the RTX 5090, the real price was set by scarcity, not by the sticker.
- Prestige cards age fast. The Titan Z and Titan V were the priciest cards of their day. Both are now outrun by mid-range cards that cost a fraction as much.
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What is the most expensive graphics card in the world?
Nvidia’s Blackwell data center GPUs, which Nvidia’s CEO priced at between $30,000 and $40,000 apiece. They are sold to companies for AI, not to gamers.
What is the most expensive gaming graphics card?
The RTX 5090, with a suggested price of $1,999. Partner models sold for as much as $3,409 in official brand stores in early 2025.
How much does an Nvidia H100 cost?
Analysts estimated $25,000 to $30,000 per unit in early 2024, and single cards sold online for more than $40,000. Nvidia does not publish a price.
Why are AI graphics cards so expensive?
Demand from AI companies far outruns supply, the chips use costly high bandwidth memory, and Nvidia has little competition at the top. Buyers pay for speed to market as much as for the hardware.
What is the cheapest card on this list?
The Titan V and Titan Z, both launched at $2,999. Both are now outperformed by far cheaper modern cards.
How much should I pay for a good gaming graphics card?
Most players get excellent 1440p performance from cards in the $400 to $800 range. The extra money for a flagship buys 4K speed and bragging rights more than playability.
How we put this list together
We ranked graphics cards by launch price, official list price or reported selling price, compiled in our internal valuation model, and labelled our own estimates. Prices are approximate and change over time.
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Last updated: November 2026.
