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NVIDIA RTX 4090 Founders
NVIDIA · Electronics / GPUs
CANONICAL STAT
The estimated idiot index of the NVIDIA NVIDIA RTX 4090 Founders is 3.6x — it retails for $1,599 while its raw materials cost approximately $440.
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Retail price
$1,599
Raw materials
$440
All-in cost (materials + labor + shipping)
$533
3.6x
idiot index (price ÷ materials)
3.0x
vs all-in cost
28%
materials share of price
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