GPU Rental ROI Calculator

Buy GPUs and rent them out: model rental revenue against capex, power and colocation to find payback and return.

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GPU modelGPU countGPUsPrice per GPU override$0 = preset estimate ($30,000)Infrastructure adder%Servers, networking, racks on top of GPU costRental rate override$/GPU-hr0 = market estimate ($3.2/hr)Utilization%Realistic marketplace utilization: 50–80%Electricity rate$/kWhColocation$/kW·moAll-in colo (space, cooling, cross-connects)Other opex% of revenueSupport, billing, marketplace fees

Total investment

$624,000

16× $30,000 + 30% infra · 15.1 kW draw

Monthly revenue

$22,426

$3.2/GPU-hr @ 60% utilization

Monthly costs

$5,614

Power $1,104 · Colo $2,268 · Opex $2,243

Monthly profit

$16,811

75% operating margin

Payback period

37.1 mo

3.1 years to break even

3-year ROI

-3%

1-year: -68% · assumes flat rates & utilization

Cumulative position (after capex)

Year 1

$-422,265

Year 2

$-220,529

Year 3

$-18,794

Rental rates typically decline as hardware ages — model a rate 20–30% lower for years 2–3 as a stress test.

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