Graphics cards for mining

Designed for mining

— graphics cards specially designed for mining cryptocurrencies (BitCoin, Ethereum, etc.). In this case, not just the theoretical possibility of using graphics card for mining is meant (many “regular” graphics cards have this capability), but rather an optimized design, initially developed taking into account the specifics of the process. Some of these models may be intended only for mining and may not have video outputs at all.

Mining is the process of “extracting” cryptocurrency by performing special calculations. The technical features of the process are such that to achieve maximum efficiency it is necessary to parallelize the calculations as much as possible. It is thanks to this that graphics cards have turned out to be very convenient for mining: the number of individual cores (and, accordingly, parallel calculations) in modern GPUs amounts to hundreds. Initially, this application was non-standard, and in order to switch the graphics card to mining mode it was necessary to resort to various tricks; however, in light of the growing popularity of cryptocurrencies, many manufacturers began to produce graphics adapters specifically designed for such applications.