The outcome of Nvidia's monopoly hold on AI/GPU computing is that consumer level devices that might otherwise be perfectly effective for this sort of stuff are prevented by Nvidia from being used for such purposes.
If there was real competition -like two or more other suppliers on par in terms of capability - then artificially constraining devices just to plump up prices would not be a thing.
If there was real competition -like two or more other suppliers on par in terms of capability - then artificially constraining devices just to plump up prices would not be a thing.