a16z: Old GPUs are turning into appreciating assets, per real rental and residual value data
ns123abc · x · 2026-10-05
a16z's State of Markets II report cites SiliconData's rental indices and residual value data to argue that old GPUs are turning into appreciating assets.
The key point: GPU depreciation and obsolescence no longer have to be assumptions — real market rental and residual value data now exist to measure them directly. The report includes multiple charts illustrating the counterintuitive trend.
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