Hardware

GPU Mining

Mining with graphics cards — flexible across many algorithms and with strong resale value, but uncompetitive on coins where ASICs exist.

Graphics cards excel at memory-hard algorithms designed to resist ASICs: Etchash (Ethereum Classic), KAWPOW (Ravencoin), and Blake3 (Alephium) are the main GPU coins of 2026. A tuned RTX 4090 or RX 6800 XT can switch between them as profitability shifts.

GPU mining's structural advantage is downside protection: a card that stops mining profitably is still a gaming and AI accelerator worth real money, while an obsolete ASIC is scrap. The trade-off is lower absolute earnings and the constant need for undervolting and per-card tuning.

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Related Terms

ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit)
Undervolting
Dual Mining

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