Bitcoin vs Nvidia: $1,000 invested since 2020
BTC-USD vs NVDA · Data through 2026-07-01
$1,000 invested in 2020 would be worth
Bitcoin
$6,239+523.9%
NvidiaWinner
$33,990+3299.0%
The same $1,000 in the S&P 500 would be worth $2,540(+154%)
Growth of $1,000
Bitcoin vs. Nvidia vs. S&P 500, 2020 to present
Year-by-year comparison
Bitcoin vs. Nvidia, 2020 to present
| Year | Bitcoin | Nvidia |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | $3,541 | $2,201 |
| 2022 | $4,116 | $4,153 |
| 2023 | $2,475 | $3,317 |
| 2024 | $4,554 | $10,450 |
| 2025 | $10,952 | $20,399 |
| 2026 | $8,408 | $32,480 |
Which came out ahead
From a $1,000 stake at the start of 2020, Nvidia (NVDA) came out ahead of Bitcoin (BTC-USD). That $1,000 grew to $34,005 in NVDA versus $6,239 in BTC-USD as of 2026-07-01, about 5.5x the ending value.
The headline returns line up with the dollar figures. Nvidia returned +3300.5% against Bitcoin at +523.9%, a gap of about 2776.6 percentage points over the 6.6-year window. Compounded, that is about 70.9% a year for NVDA against 32.1% for BTC-USD.
Both holdings beat a plain S&P 500 fund over the same span, which would have turned that $1,000 into about $2,540 at roughly 15.2% a year. Volatility was not shared evenly. Bitcoin moved across a far wider band of yearly returns than Nvidia did. All figures use split-adjusted closing prices and exclude dividends, taxes, fees, and inflation, so a real after-tax result would differ.
None of this recommends one holding over the other. It is historical math, and past performance does not guarantee future results.
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