Cloud GPU vs Arc Pro: How Fast Does a Local AI Card Pay for Itself?

Renting cloud GPUs or paying per token? Enter what you spend in a typical month and see how quickly a one-off Arc Pro card pays for itself. Simple arithmetic, shown in full: card price divided by your monthly spend. No tricks.

Assumes your workload fits the card's VRAM (see model classes on each card). Add your own electricity cost; a B60 under inference load draws in the region of a desktop gaming PC. Savings figure is 3 years of your stated spend minus the card price.

Questions about whether your models fit? Email alex@destellotech.com and you will get the founder, not a ticket queue.

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Alex Overend is the founder of Destello Tech, a custom PC building company based in Harlow, Essex. Every build is hand-assembled, stress tested, and shipped with a full warranty.