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GPUs are not used for Bitcoin mining
by abrkn 5y ago
GPUs are not used for Bitcoin mining
- chmod775 5y agoOn Ebay I can find around a dozen people just in my local area trying to sell their mining rigs with stuff like 5 x 3070 cards: https://i.imgur.com/nI8GYsG.png https://i.imgur.com/nI8GYsG.png Graphics cards were definitely bought in stupid amounts for this purpose. Maybe not for Bitcoin anymore, since there is specialized hardware now, but it doesn't really matter which proof-of-watts-per-hour cryptocurrency we're talking about. They're all shit and the planet would be better off without them.
- webinvest 5y agoThey’re not for Bitcoin. ASICS are used for mining Bitcoin, not GPUs. Notice which cryptocurrency they’re for.
- cwkoss 5y agoGPUs haven't been profitable for bitcoin mining for ~8 years. Only people who are rationally mining bitcoin with GPUs are those who don't pay for their own power. Hashes per watt efficiency has risen very fast.
- thr0waw4yz 5y agoWithout bitcoin, there wouldn't be cryptocurrencies mined with GPUs.