If you try to track down the actual source for that Tom's Hardware link, it becomes pretty obvious that the claim is not credible. [0]

GPUs do not burn out in three years, H100 rentals are priced at the same level as two years ago, and are effectively sold out. [1]

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46203986#46208221

[1] https://newsletter.semianalysis.com/p/the-great-gpu-shortage...