The GPU wallet made the news a few months after converting the $20 Nvidia Geforce GT 730 GPU into a $100 plastic handbag that appears to have come from Temu. Now I’m back with a more premium product, putting my Nvidia H100 AI GPU (or at least that part) in the same plastic casing and calling it the H100 wallet.
However, the wallet doesn’t appear to have a full graphics card. In Stead, a huge chip labeled GH100 is displayed in the center of the bag lined with several LR22 and LR33 inductors. The list shows only one photo, with the description saying “The wallet features a rare GPT-4 training GPU.” He also mentions that “this wallet is subject to export control.”
The list priced at $65,536, adding a significant premium to Nvidia’s Hopper GPU. The price has not risen by more than 50 times the price of the GT 730 GPU wallet, but it is now at around $25,000, and is more than twice the asking price of the Work H100 AI GPU. You may also be able to purchase the next generation of NVIDIA GB200 Blackwell GPUs if you tack $5,000 at the final price.
Luxury fashion items are known for their inflated prices, but at least they are usually classy or stylish. Although we don’t see the quality of these outrageous GPU wallets (it’s rarely buy them anyway), the photos of the items, their product pages, and the entire website do not inspire confidence.
Given its absurd price, I don’t know if the GPU wallet sells something or even a legitimate site. Nevertheless, it is pretty interesting how GPU technology has entered a popular culture.
However, these GPUs are not the first time they have seen PC components become fashion accessories. You can get your CPU keychain online immediately, and Etsy has a healthy “CPU jewelry” market. So, if you want to wear something from a computer, why not spend it on these $20 trinkets rather than grinding thousands of dollars on suspicious sites?
