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Hardware

that $150 datacenter GPU won't just plug in and work — here's what it actually takes

MI50s and P40s are cheap because they were built for server racks, not your desk, and the gap between cheap and working is where most people give up

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 4 · 6 min

Hardware

the cheapest GPU that actually runs local AI in 2026 is $220 — and it's not what you'd guess

You don't need a $1,500 card to run AI at home. A used RTX 3060 12GB does it for around $220, and there are even cheaper 24GB tricks. Here's the cheapest way to get real VRAM.

Ravi Malhotra · Aug 1 · 10 min