Boards · Tier C

Graphics cards ⚠

Including the heatsink, shroud and backplate halves or quarters the apparent grade. Strip first, then weigh.

Au 0.20–0.50 g/lbAg 0.5–2 g/lbCu 15–25%

eBay typical$8–14per lb

Refiner pays$8.5per lb

Metal in it$14.0per lb at 4 Aug 2026 spot

Confidencemedof the yield figures

How to spot it

PCIe or AGP card with a gold-fingered edge, dense BGA, high layer count.

Metal content

Metal	Quantity	Notes
Gold	0.20–0.50 g/lb	heatsink removed; fingers alone 0.05–0.15 g per card
Silver	0.5–2 g/lb
Copper	15–25%

At 4 Aug 2026 spot prices that works out to $14.0 per pound of contained metal — Gold 0.09 g = $11.7, Silver 0.7 g = $1.33, Copper 90 g = $0.96. A refiner paying $8.5 returns about 61% of that, which is normal: refining costs money and the buyer takes a margin.

Safe removal

Working temperature: Cold

Remove the cooler, shear the fingers, sell board and fingers separately.

Before you scrap it

The single worst category to scrap. A 2 lb RTX 3080 is about $12 of scrap and roughly $325 tested. Even a dead-common GTX 1650 beats its scrap weight by 30×. Never scrap a card that posts.

Questions

How much gold is in graphics cards ⚠?

Gold: 0.20–0.50 g/lb. Silver: 0.5–2 g/lb. Copper: 15–25%. At current spot that is about $14.0 of contained metal per pound.

How do you identify graphics cards ⚠?

Including the heatsink, shroud and backplate halves or quarters the apparent grade. Strip first, then weigh.

How do you remove graphics cards ⚠ safely?

Remove the cooler, shear the fingers, sell board and fingers separately.

Is graphics cards ⚠ worth more working than as scrap?

The single worst category to scrap. A 2 lb RTX 3080 is about $12 of scrap and roughly $325 tested. Even a dead-common GTX 1650 beats its scrap weight by 30×. Never scrap a card that posts.

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