@astorinvest: A $249 graphics card in 1999. Or $1.2 million today. One gamer bought every flagship Nvidia graphics card since 1999. Another put the same money into Nvidia stock on each launch day instead. From October 1999 to October 2026: Gamer: 19 cards, from the GeForce 256 for $249 to the RTX 5090 for $1,999 About $14,000 spent Investor: Same money into Nvidia (NVDA) on each launch day Worth about $6.93 million That first $249 GeForce 256 alone would be worth over $1.2 million today. It was not a smooth ride. The stock fell about 90% in 2002 and was cut roughly in half again in 2008 and 2018. Along the way came CUDA, AlexNet, the first AI supercomputer for OpenAI, ChatGPT, and the first $5 trillion valuation. This chart only shows what happened, chosen with hindsight. Most single stocks never come close to Nvidia's run, and many lose money. Holding one stock carries far more risk than owning a diversified portfolio, and past performance does not guarantee future results. Would you have bought the cards, or the company? 💬 Comment PROMPT and I'll DM you the Nvidia GPU vs Stock Master Prompt to run this comparison yourself in Astor. Hypothetical example. Methodology: simulation using Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closing prices for NVDA, October 11, 1999 to October 15, 2026. Each card's approximate US launch price invested in NVDA on its launch day (next trading day's close if markets were closed), dividends reinvested. Card prices are approximate launch MSRPs. Taxes, fees and trading costs excluded. Not a forecast. Gaus, Inc. DBA Astor, SEC-registered investment adviser. Not investment advice. All investing involves risk. See astor.app/legal for disclosures. #nvidia #stocks #investing #aistocks #trades

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