We offer you to familiarize yourself with our annual analysis of the video card market and their application for cryptocurrency mining in 2020. In this analytical review, we will consider all currently relevant video card models for mining, consider their characteristics, prices and possible payback of equipment for 2020.
Over the past 2019, the video card market has undergone significant changes, as AMD released the RX5000 generation video cards based on the new RDNA architecture, and Nvidia in response released the updated RTX2000 line of video cards with the SUPER prefix while lowering the price of regular versions. Those. over the past year, the choice of video cards has become much larger, which can also complicate the choice of video cards for assembling mining rigs. Moreover, the choice between the lowest hash price and the best energy efficiency on the market is now the most relevant.
In terms of the choice of mining algorithm over the past year, no significant changes have occurred, because 80-90% of all video cards continue to mine Ethereum cryptocurrency or its forks on the Dagger-Hashimoto mining algorithm. As an alternative, now, like throughout 2019, the highest profitability in mining for the long term is shown by cryptocurrencies Beam, GRIN, Zcoin and their forks.
Last year, we predicted a gradual decrease in the mining of AMD video cards and a gradual advantage in the direction of Nvidia. but because Ethereum cryptocurrency continues to maintain high mining profitability on AMD video cards, and the new AMD RX5500, RX5600, RX5700 video cards based on the Ethash algorithm offer better performance parameters per watt, therefore AMD video cards among miners continue to be in great demand.
It is also worth noting that AMD video cards currently compete with Nvidia in the mining of GRIN cryptocurrency (optimization of miners, switching to the Cuckaroo29m mining algorithm). For comparison, at the beginning of 2019, the Geforce's in the mining of GRIN were almost twice as fast.
But in the summer of 2020 for AMD, everything can dramatically change when the DAG file does not have enough 4GB of video memory (restrictions on mining Ethereum cryptocurrency). Recall that 4Gb of video memory is on the popular models RX470/570, RX480/580, R9 Fury, etc., which account for almost 50% of all AMD video cards in mining, and this is roughly estimated at about 2,000,000 video cards. Another significant drawback of AMD video cards is the limitation in the drivers on the maximum file size loaded into video memory. If AMD does not correct this limitation, then by the end of the year all AMD graphics cards will fly out of Ethereum mining, regardless of their memory size (8Gb or 16Gb), towards the end of 2020.
What is going to happen with GPU mining when Ethereum “releases” 3-4 million video cards is difficult to predict, but at least it should be borne in mind when choosing a GPU for mining.
In our calculations, we will be guided by the current situation in mining, and we will give general recommendations on choosing video cards at the end of this article.
First, get acquainted with the available video cards and their characteristics.
Technical characteristics of AMD video cards:
| GPU: | Memory: | Type: |
ALU: |
Freg GPU: | Freg memory: | TP: | TDP: | Supply: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 560 | 2-4 Gb (128 bit) | GDDR5 | 1024 | 1275 Mhz | 1750 Mhz | 14 nm | 80W | 1x6Pin |
| Radeon RX 570 (470) | 4-8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR5 | 2048 | 1168 Mhz | 1650 Mhz | 14 nm. | 150W | 1x6Pin |
| Radeon RX 580 (480) | 4-8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR5 | 2304 | 1257 Mhz | 2000 Mhz | 14 nm. | 185W | 1x6Pin |
| Radeon RX 590 | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR5 | 2304 | 1469 Mhz | 2000 Mhz | 12 nm. | 225W | 1x8Pin |
| Radeon RX Vega 56 | 8 Gb (2048 bit) | HBM2 | 3584 | 1471 Mhz | 1600 Mhz | 14 nm. | 210W | 2x8Pin |
| Radeon RX Vega 64 | 8 Gb (2048 bit) | HBM2 | 4096 | 1546 Mhz | 1890 Mhz | 14 nm. | 295W | 2x8Pin |
| Radeon RX 5500XT | 6Gb (128 bit) | GDDR6 | 1408 | 1845 Mhz | 1750Mhz | 7 nm | 130W | 1х8pin |
| Radeon RX 5600XT | 4-8Gb (192 bit) | GDDR6 | 2304 | 1560 Mhz | 1750Mhz | 7 nm | 150W | 1x8pin |
| Radeon RX5700 | 8 GB (256 bit) | GDDR6 | 2304 | 1725 Mhz | 1750Mhz | 7 nm | 180W | 1x6Pin, 1x8Pin |
| Radeon RX5700XT | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR6 | 2560 | 1905 Mhz | 1750Mhz | 7 nm | 225W | 1x6Pin, 1x8Pin |
| Radeon RX Vega 7 | 16 Gb (4096 bit) | HBM2 | 3840 | 1700 Mhz | 2000MHz | 7 nm | 300W | 2x8Pin |
* The presented technical specifications are relevant for reference samples of video cards.
Nvidia Graphics Cards Specifications:
| GPU: | Memory: | Type: |
ALU: |
Freg GPU: | Freg memory: | TP: | TDP: | Supply: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX1050ti | 4 Gb (128 bit) | GDDR5 | 768 | 1392 Mhz | 1750 Mhz | 14 nm | 75W | 1x6Pin |
| GeForce GTX1060 | 3-6 Gb (192 bit) | GDDR5 | 1280 | 1708 Mhz | 2000 Mhz | 16 nm. | 120W | 1x6Pin |
| GeForce GTX1070 | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR5 | 1920 | 1683 Mhz | 2000 Mhz | 16 nm. | 150W | 1x8Pin |
| GeForce GTX1070ti | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR5 | 2432 | 1683 Mhz | 2000 Mhz | 16 nm. | 180W | 1x8Pin |
| GeForce GTX1080 | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR5x | 2560 | 1733 Mhz | 1375 Mhz | 16 nm. | 180W | 2x8Pin |
| GeForce GTX1080ti | 11 Gb (352 bit) | GDDR5x | 3584 | 1582 Mhz | 1375 Mhz | 16 nm | 250W | 2x8Pin |
| P106 (GTX1060) | 3-6 Gb (192 bit) | GDDR5 | 1280 | 1708 Mhz | 2000 Mhz | 16 nm | 120W | 1x6Pin |
| P104 (GTX1070) | 4 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR5x | 1920 | 1733 Mhz | 1250 Mhz | 16 nm | 180W | 1x8Pin |
| P102 (GTX1080ti) | 5 Gb (352 bit) | GDDR5x | 3200 | 1582 Mhz | 1375 Mhz | 16 nm | 250W | 2x8Pin |
| Geforce GTX1650 | 4 GB (128 bit) | GDDR5 | 896 | 1665MHz | 2000Mhz | 12 nm | 75W | 1x6Pin |
| Geforce GTX1650S | 4 Gb (128 bit) | GDDR6 | 1280 | 1725Mhz | 1750Mhz | 12 nm | 100W | 1x6pin |
| Geforce GTX1660 | 6 GB (192bit) | GDDR5 | 1408 | 1785MHz | 2000MHz | 12 nm | 120W | 1x6Pin |
| Geforce GTX1660S | 6 Gb (192bit) | GDDR6 | 1408 | 2000 Mhz | 2000Mhz | 12 nm | 125W | 1x8pin |
| Geforce GTX1660ti | 6 GB (192bit) | GDDR6 | 1536 | 1700MHz | 1750MHz | 12 nm | 120W | 1x6Pin |
| Geforce RTX2060 | 6 Gb (192 bit) | GDDR6 | 1920 | 1680Mhz | 2000Mhz | 12 nm | 160W | 1x8Pin |
| Geforce RTX2060S | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR6 | 2176 | 1650 Mhz | 2000Mhz | 12 nm | 175W | 1x8pin |
| Geforce RTX2070 | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR6 | 2304 | 1620Mhz | 2000Mhz | 12 нм | 175W | 1x8Pin |
| Geforce GTX2070S | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR6 | 2560 | 1770Mhz | 2000Mhz | 12 nm | 175W | 1x8pin |
| Geforce RTX2080 | 8 Gb (256 bit) | GDDR6 | 2944 | 1734Mhz | 2000Mhz | 12 nm | 215W | 1x6Pin, 1x8Pin |
| Geforce RTX2080S | 8Gb (256 bit) | GDDR6 | 3072 | 1815Mhz | 2215Mhz | 12 nm | 215W | 1x6Pin, 1x8Pin |
| Geforce RTX2080ti | 11 Gb (352 bit) | GDDR6 | 4352 | 1545Mhz | 2000Mhz | 12 nm | 250W | 2x8Pin |
P102, P104, P106 video cards are specialized mining cards with less memory, no video connectors, a simplified cooling system, a reduced warranty (usually 3 months) and, accordingly, at a lower price than full-fledged video cards with the same chip. These cards can use settings optimized for Ethereum mining (but not necessarily), which is why Ethereum mining shows such cards with a higher hashrate.
AMD also has Mining Edition RX470 / 570 and RX480 / RX580 video cards with a lower warranty, no video connectors and a simplified cooling system. In the BIOS of such cards, reduced timings for memory are usually flashed, which is why such cards have a higher hashrate when mining Ethereum. Unlike Nvidia, AMD cards can change memory timings on their own, getting the same or better results on regular video game cards.
In each table, you can see the tests in the mining of a specific video card at the time of its sale, as for some models, the time from their announcement has passed two years or more, therefore, for more accurate information on the hash of video cards, see here:
The current hashrate of video cards for 2020
The performance and price of video cards for cryptocurrency mining on 05.25.2020
| GPU: |
Price anounce
|
Price used
|
TDP mining
|
Hashrate Ethash
|
Eff. Mh/W |
TDP mining |
Hashrate KawPow
|
Eff. MH/W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 560 | 100USD | 50 USD | 65W | 11-15 Mh/s | 0,23 | |||
| Radeon RX 570 | 135USD | 60 USD | 95W | 24-31 Mh/s | 0,31 | 130W | 13Mh/s | 0,1 |
| Radeon RX 580 | 155USD | 70 USD | 120W | 25-32 Mh/s | 0,26 | 140W | 14Mh/s | 0,1 |
| Radeon RX 590 | 190USD | 90 USD | 180W | 25-33 Mh/s | 0,18 | 150W | 14Mh/s | 0,09 |
| Radeon RX Vega 56 | 320USD | 150 USD | 180W | 45-50 Mh/s | 0,27 | 250W | 25Mh/s | 0,1 |
| Radeon RX Vega 64 | 430USD | 200 USD | 180W | 45-50 Mh/s | 0,27 | 250W | 26Mh/s | 0,1 |
| Radeon RX 5500XT | 210USD | - | 65W | 24-26Mh/s | 0,4 | 70W | 9Mh/s | 0,13 |
| Radeon RX 5600XT | 275USD | - | 100W | 36-42Mh/s | 0,42 | |||
| Radeon RX 5700 | 300USD | - | 140W | 50-55Mh/s | 0,39 | 150W | 26Mh/s | 0,17 |
| Radeon RX5700XT | 340USD | - | 140W | 50-55Mh/s | 0,39 | 160W | 28Mh/s | 0,18 |
| Radeon RX Vega 7 | 740USD | 370 USD | 240W | 90Mh/s | 0,375 | 250W | 40Mh/s | 0,16 |
| Geforce GTX 1050ti | 120USD | 60 USD | 70W | 12-15 Mh/s | 0,25 | 80W | 7Mh/s | 0,09 |
| Geforce GTX 1060 | 175USD | 80 USD | 90W | 20-25 Mh/s | 0,25 | 90W | 11Mh/s | 0,12 |
| Geforce GTX 1070 | 350USD | 180 USD | 120W | 27-32 Mh/s | 0,26 | 130W | 14,5Mh/s | 0,11 |
| Geforce GTX 1070ti | 370USD | 200 USD | 130W | 28-33 Mh/s | 0,23 | 130W | 15Mh/s | 0,12 |
| Geforce GTX 1080 | 470USD | 240 USD | 150W | 23-35 Mh/s | 0,24 | 160W | 17Mh/s | 0,11 |
| Geforce GTX 1080ti | 800USD | 400 USD | 190W | 35-52 Mh/s | 0,26 | 200W | 25Mh/s | 0,13 |
| Gegorce GTX1650 | 130USD | - | 76W | 14-15Mh/s | 0,20 | 75W | 8,3Mh/s | 0,11 |
| Gegorce GTX1650S | 155USD | - | 70W | 15-20Mh/s | 0,28 | 100W | 12,3Mh/s | 0,12 |
| Geforce GTX1660 | 200USD | - | 96W | 20-25Mh/s | 0,26 | 90W | 12Mh/s | 0,13 |
| Geforce GTX1660S | 220USD | - | 100W | 24-30Mh/s | 0,3 | |||
| Geforce GTX1660ti | 265USD | - | 96W | 24-30Mh/s | 0,31 | 100W | 15Mh/s | 0,15 |
| Geforce RTX2060 | 310USD | - | 130W | 25-30 Mh/s | 0,23 | 130W | 19Mh/s | 0,15 |
| Geforce RTX2060S | 375USD | - | 140W | 36-42Mh/s | 0,3 | 135W | 21Mh/s | 0,16 |
| Geforce RTX2070 | 400USD | - | 140W | 36-42 Mh/s | 0,3 | 160W | 22Mh/s | 0,14 |
| Geforce RTX2070S | 495USD | - | 180W | 36-42Mh/s | 0,23 | 170W | 28Mh/s | 0,16 |
| Geforce RTX2080 | 660USD | - | 170W | 36-42 Mh/s | 0,24 | 190W | 28Mh/s | 0,15 |
| Geforce RTX2080S | 680USD | - | 200W | 36-44Mh/s | 0,22 | 200W | 29Mh/s | 0,15 |
| Geforce RTX2080ti | 1100USD | - | 200W | 50-57 Mh/s | 0,29 | 220W | 36Mh/s | 0,16 |
** The used price is taken for 50% of the price of new video cards in the store.
*** Power consumption and hashrate during cryptocurrency mining are taken from the Profit-mine.com website, from the Hashrate List table. May vary depending on the model of the video card, applied overclocking and downvolting.
AMD’s new generation of graphics cards based on the RDNA architecture (RX5000) shows its best side when mining on the Ethash algorithm. On the KawPow algorithm, Radeon video cards also look slightly better than competing solutions from Nvidia in terms of energy efficiency, plus the prices for AMD products are traditionally lower, which will positively affect the payback time of mining equipment.
Calculation of the payback of video cards when mining Ethereum on 05/28/2020 (Bitcoin $ 9,200, Ethereum $ 208, Ravencoin 0.02USD):
| GPU: |
Income USD/day |
Payback without electricity* |
electricity in day 0,1 USD/kW USD |
Payback with electricity USD |
Payback with electricity days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 560 | 0,23 | 434 (84% в год) | 0,15 | 0,08 | 1250 (29% в год) |
| Radeon RX 570 | 0,48 | 281 (130% в год) | 0,22 | 0,26 | 519 (70% в год) |
| Radeon RX 580 | 0,50 | 310 (117% в год) | 0,29 | 0,21 | 738 (49% в год) |
| Radeon RX 590 | 0,52 | 365 (100% в год) | 0,43 | 0,08 | 2375 (15% в год) |
| Radeon RX 5500XT | 0,41 | 512 (71% в год) | 0,16 | 0,25 | 840 (43% в год) |
| Radeon RX 5600XT | 0,66 | 416 (88% в год) | 0,24 | 0,42 | 654 (56% в год) |
| Radeon RX 5700 | 0,86 | 348 (105% в год) | 0,34 | 0,52 | 577 (63% в год) |
| Radeon RX 5700XT | 0,86 | 395 (92% в год) | 0,34 | 0,52 | 653 (56% в год) |
| Radeon RX Vega 56 | 0,78 | 410 (89% в год) | 0,43 | 0,35 | 914 (40% в год) |
| Radeon RX Vega 64 | 0,78 | 551 (66% в год) | 0,43 | 0,35 | 1228 (30% в год) |
| Radeon RX Vega 7 | 1,41 | 524 (70% в год) | 0,58 | 0,83 | 891 (41% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1050ti | 0,23 | 522 (70% в год) | 0,16 | 0,07 | 1714 (21% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1060 | 0,39 | 448 (81% в год) | 0,22 | 0,17 | 1029 (35% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1070 | 0,5 | 700 (52% в год) | 0,29 | 0,21 | 1666 (22% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1070ti | 0,52 | 711 (51% в год) | 0,32 | 0,20 | 1850 (20% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1080 | 0,55 | 854 (42% в год) | 0,36 | 0,19 | 2473(15% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1080ti | 0,81 | 987 (37% в год) | 0,45 | 0,36 | 2222 (16% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1650 | 0,23 | 565 (65% в год) | 0,18 | 0,05 | 2600 (16% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1650S | 0,31 | 500 (73% в год) | 0,17 | 0,14 | 1107 (33% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1660 | 0,39 | 512 (71% в год) | 0,23 | 0,16 | 1250(29% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1660S | 0,47 | 468 (78% в год) | 0,24 | 0,23 | 956 (38% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1660ti | 0,47 | 563 (65% в год) | 0,23 | 0,24 | 1104 (33% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2060 | 0,47 | 659 (55% в год) | 0,31 | 0,16 | 1937 (19% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2060S | 0,66 | 568 (64% в год) | 0,34 | 0,32 | 1171(31% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2070 | 0,66 | 606 (60% в год) | 0,34 | 0,32 | 1250 (29% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2070S | 0,66 | 750 (49% в год) | 0,44 | 0,22 | 2250 (16% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2080 | 0,66 | 1000 (37% в год) | 0,41 | 0,25 | 2640 (14% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2080S | 0,69 | 985 (37% в год) | 0,48 | 0,21 | 3238 (11% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2080ti | 0,89 | 1236 (30% в год) | 0,48 | 0,41 | 2682 (14% в год) |
The payback of Nvidia video cards during Ethereum mining is two times lower (30% per year) than AMD video cards - 60-70%, which is still small compared to the previous year. The calculation was made for new video cards and the price of electricity is 0.1USD per kWt. In order for the payback of the Ethereum video card to be in acceptable values, you need to consider cheaper electricity or the purchase of used video cards.
Owners of Nvidia graphics cards for mining should consider other algorithms, for example, Cuckaroo29, Cuckatoo31, BeamHash2, KawPow.
For example, a purchased RX570 video card for 70USD and an electric power of 0.05 USD per kWt will pay off in 189 days or will bring an income of 193% per annum.
The calculation of the payback of video cards when mining Ravencoin on 05/20/2020 (Bitcoin $ 9,200, Ethereum $ 208, Ravencoin 0.02USD:
| GPU: |
Income USD/day |
Payback without electricity* |
electricity in day 0,1 USD/kW USD |
Payback with electricity USD |
Payback with electricity days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radeon RX 560 | |||||
| Radeon RX 570 | 0,53 | 255 (143% в год) | 0,31 | 0,22 | 613 (60% в год) |
| Radeon RX 580 | 0,57 | 272 (134% в год) | 0,33 | 0,24 | 645 (57% в год) |
| Radeon RX 590 | 0,57 | 333 (110% в год) | 0,36 | 0,21 | 905 (40% в год) |
| Radeon RX Vega 56 | 1,03 | 311 (117% в год) | 0,60 | 0,43 | 744 (49% в год) |
| Radeon RX Vega 64 | 1,07 | 402 (91% в год) | 0,60 | 0,47 | 915 (40% в год) |
| Radeon RX 5500XT | 0,37 | 568 (64% в год) | 0,17 | 0,20 | 1050 (35% в год) |
| Radeon RX 5600XT | |||||
| Radeon RX 5700 | 1,07 | 280 (130% в год) | 0,36 | 0,71 | 422 (86% в год) |
| Radeon RX 5700XT | 1,15 | 296 (123% в год) | 0,39 | 0,76 | 447 (82% в год) |
| Radeon RX Vega 7 | 1,64 | 451 (81% в год) | 0,60 | 1,04 | 712 (51% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1050ti | 0,29 | 414 (88% в год) | 0,19 | 0,10 | 1200 (30% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1060 | 0,45 | 389 (94% в год) | 0,21 | 0,24 | 729 (50% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1070 | 0,59 | 593 (62% в год) | 0,31 | 0,28 | 1250 (29% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1070ti | 0,62 | 596 (61% в год) | 0,31 | 0,30 | 1233 (30% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1080 | 0,70 | 671 (54% в год) | 0,39 | 0,31 | 1516 (24% в год) |
| Geforce GTX 1080ti | 1,03 | 777 (47% в год) | 0,48 | 0,55 | 1455 (25% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1650 | 0,34 | 382 (96% в год) | 0,18 | 0,16 | 812 (45% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1650S | 0,5 | 310 (118% в год) | 0,24 | 0,26 | 596 (61% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1660 | 0,49 | 408 (89% в год) | 0,21 | 0,28 | 714 (51% в год) |
| Geforce GTX1660S | |||||
| Geforce GTX1660ti | 0,62 | 427 (85% в год) | 0,24 | 0,38 | 697 (52% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2060 | 0,78 | 397 (92% в год) | 0,31 | 0,47 | 660(55% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2060S | 0,86 | 436 (84% в год) | 0,32 | 0,54 | 694 (53% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2070 | 0.90 | 444 (82% в год) | 0,38 | 0,52 | 769 (47% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2070S | 1,15 | 430 (85% в год) | 0,41 | 0,74 | 669 (55% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2080 | 1,15 | 574 (64% в год) | 0,46 | 0,69 | 956 (38% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2080S | 1,19 | 571 (64% в год) | 0,48 | 0,71 | 958 (38% в год) |
| Geforce RTX 2080ti | 1,48 | 743 (49% в год) | 0,48 | 0,95 | 1158 (32% в год) |
* Payback calculation made for new video cards. When buying used video cards, the payback period is reduced by about 30-50%. Only video cards without other necessary components (motherboard, processor, memory, power supply) are included in the calculation. The calculation of the payback taking into account other components is given at the end of the article.
Please note that the cost of electricity in the calculation is 0.1USD per kWh , i.e. most likely your energy tariff will be below this value. If you have electricity at 0,05USD per kW or less, feel free to reduce the cost of electricity by half. Accordingly, the payback time with such a tariff is also reduced. And the lower the price for electricity, the better your equipment payback will be closer to the values that do not include electricity costs (3 column of the table).
Today's popular mining algorithms Ethash, KawPow, ProgPow, i.e. the algorithms are more dependent on the memory subsystem than on the performance of the GPU; they perform better on AMD video cards. For Nvidia graphics cards, the KawPow algorithm is more suitable than Ethash. Also, for Nvidia video cards, you can consider cryptocurrency mining GRIN and MWC, which are slightly more profitable than Ravencoin for Nvidia video cards.
Assembly mining rigs:
| Power Supply:* | Price rig:** |
Hashrate Ethash: |
Hashrate KawPow |
USD in day*** |
Payback days *** |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6*RX560 | 500-750W | 864 USD | 90 Mh/s | 1,38 (ETH) | 626 | |
| 6*RX570 | 700-1000W | 1000 USD | 180 Mh/s | 78Mh/s | 3,18 | 314 |
| 6*RX580 | 850-1000W | 1195 USD | 186 Mh/s | 84Mh/s | 3,42 | 349 |
| 6*RX590 | 1000-1200W | 1635 USD | 192 Mh/s | 84Mh/s | 3.42 | 478 |
| 6*RX Vega 56 | 1200-1500W | 2325 USD | 300 Mh/s | 150Mh/s | 6,18 | 376 |
| 6*RX Vega64 | 1600-2000W | 2880 USD | 300 Mh/s | 156Mh/s | 6,42 | 448 |
| 6*RX 5500XT | 600-900W | 1512 USD | 156Mh/s | 54Mh/s | 2,46 | 614 |
| 6*RX 5600XT | 700-1000W | 2145 USD | 252Mh/s | 3,96 (ETH) | 541 | |
| 6*RX 5700 | 850-1000W | 2340 USD | 330Mh/s | 156Mh/s | 6,42 | 364 |
| 6*RX 5700XT | 1000-1200W | 2652 USD | 330Mh/s | 168Mh/s | 6,9 | 384 |
| 6*RX Vega 7 | 1600-2000W | 5652 USD | 540 Mh/s | 240Mh/s | 9,84 | 574 |
| 6*GTX1050ti | 450-750W | 1051 USD | 90 Mh/s | 36Mh/s | 1,74 | 604 |
| 6*GTX1060 | 700-1000W | 1332 USD | 150 Mh/s | 60Mh/s | 2,7 | 493 |
| 6*GTX1070 | 900-1200W | 2433 USD | 190 Mh/s | 102Mh/s | 3,54 | 687 |
| 6*GTX1070ti | 1000-1500W | 2880 USD | 198 Mh/s | 108Mh/s | 3,72 | 774 |
| 6*GTX1080 | 1000-1500W | 3312 USD | 210 Mh/s | 132Mh/s | 4,2 | 788 |
| 6*GTX1080ti | 1500-2000W | 5200 USD | 312 Mh/s | 174Mh/s | 6,18 | 841 |
| 6*GTX1650 | 600-800W | 1100 USD | 90 MH/s | 50Mh/s | 2,04 | 539 |
| 6*GTX1650S | 600-900W | 1200 USD | 120Mh/s | 74Mh/s | 3,0 | 400 |
| 6*GTX1660 | 700-1000W | 1650 USD | 150 Mh/s | 72Mh/s | 2.94 | 561 |
| 6*GTX1660S | 700-1000W | 1716 USD | 180Mh/s | 2,82 (ETH) | 608 | |
| 6*GTX1660ti | 700-1000W | 1820 USD | 180 Mh/s | 90Mh/s | 3,72 | 489 |
| 6*RTX2060 | 900-1200W | 2325 USD | 180 Mh/s | 114Mh/s | 4,68 | 497 |
| 6*RTX2060S | 900-1200W | 2700 USD | 252Mh/s | 126Mh/s | 5,16 | 523 |
| 6*RTX2070 | 1000-1300W | 3120 USD | 252 Mh/s | 132Mh/s | 5,4 | 577 |
| 6*RTX2070S | 1000-1300W | 3564 USD | 252Mh/s | 168Mh/s | 6,9 | 516 |
| 6*RTX2080 | 1200-1500W | 4982 USD | 252 Mh/s | 168Mh/s | 6,9 | 722 |
| 6*RTX2080S | 1200-1500W | 5304 USD | 264Mh/s | 174Mh/s | 7,14 | 742 |
| 6*RTX2080ti | 1500-2000W | 7970 USD | 342 Mh/s | 216Mh/s | 8,88 | 897 |
* The power of the power supply is indicated from the minimum possible (taking into account the reference frequencies and downvolting) to the recommended one, it is advisable to choose a more powerful power supply.
** In the price of mining rig, we included the cost of 6 video cards plus 20% of their cost for components (motherboard, RAM, processor, power supplies, risers).
*** Excluding electricity
To calculate the profitability of mining, a cryptocurrency mining calculator for the GPU was used, which you can also use to calculate the actual payback of video cards.
You can take our calculation as an example to calculate the payback of your own mining rig or farm, plus in addition to this you can roughly understand which cards are the most energy-efficient and which are the most profitable and make your choice.
You can read more about the assembly of mining rigs in this article: Mining on GPU - detailed guide for beginners
An analysis of the payback of video cards for 2019 can be found in this material: Choosing a graphics card for mining cryptocurrency in 2019
Conclusion: For the summer of 2020, buying new video cards for mining if you have expensive electricity (0.1 USD per kWt) in our opinion is not advisable, because the payback of most video cards does not exceed 50% per year. The best payback now for AMD Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700XT video cards with RavenCoin mining is 86% and 82% per year, respectively. When the price for electricity is 0.1 USD, half of the profit will go to pay electric bills, so mining should now be considered if the cost of electricity is 0.05 USD or lower. But even in this case (0.05 USD), the payback of equipment will be reduced by only 30%, i.e. Most of the new video cards will not be able to reach a payback of 100% per year, which can be regarded as not a favorable scenario.
To get profit from mining 100% or more, you will have to consider used video cards for purchase at a price about two times lower than new ones, taking into account that your electricity price will be lower than 0.05 USD per kilowatt.
We also do not recommend buying video cards with 4Gb or less video memory for purchase, as by the end of 2020, the size of the DAG file for Ethash cryptocurrency will exceed this size and mining Ethash on video cards with 4Gb video memory will be impossible. There is still such a tendency that on new mining algorithms the video memory size also affects the generated hashrate of video cards and 4Gb video cards will be slower than similar video cards with 8Gb.
