Mining hardware

New ASIC announced for Alephium Goldshell AL BOX II

Goldshell has announced a new ASIC AL BOX II for the Blake3 algorithm, which is used to mine the Alephium (ALPH) coin. The hashrate was increased by 2 times compared to its predecessor in the form of Goldshell AL BOX. The main characteristics of the new product: hashrate 720 Gh/s, consumption 360 Watt, noise level 35 dB, dimensions 198*150*95mm, weight 2.3 kg.

ElphaPex DG Home 1 - Dogecoin ASIC miner for home

Elphapex is a young company, although it has already released a fairly successful ASIC miner DG1 for the Scrypt algorithm for mining Litecoin and Dogecoin cryptocurrencies. Now, based on the same ASIC chips, the company has presented a home version of this ASIC called DG Home 1. A distinctive feature of the home version is its stylish design and quiet operation, for which DG Home 1 uses water cooling. The efficiency of a home ASIC is the same as that of its older brother at 0.31 J/MH, but the ASIC’s power has been reduced by almost 6 times to 2000MH, instead of 11000MH for the DG1.

The company promises to begin the first deliveries of the new product in the 4th quarter of 2024. The cost is not yet known at this time. You can follow the start of sales on the official website of the company elphapex.com

In early tests, the Ryzen 9 9950X is almost twice as fast as the Ryzen 9 7950X

The very first test where the new product was tested was the completely synthetic AIDA 64 benchmark, so these results cannot be directly taken into account as future superiority in games and mining. However, the gain that the new product from AMD achieved in this test is simply magnificent. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is almost twice as fast as Ryzen 9 7950X! Let us recall that according to official data from AMD, the IPC increase in the new ZEN5 architecture increased by an average of 16% compared to ZEN4.

In fact, the Ryzen 9000 series will be on the market without direct competitors on behalf of Intel for some time, since new products from the “blue” company are expected only at the end of October.

Bitmain Antminer S21 XP HYDRO is the new leader in energy efficiency of Bitcoin mining

Bitmain yesterday at the World Digital Mining Summit in Las Vegas presented two new ASIC models for the SHA-256 mining algorithm, i.e. for Bitcoin mining. The main feature of the new Bitmain Antminer S21 XP and Antminer S21 XP HYDRO models is a new level of energy efficiency that was not available before. So for the S21 XP this figure is 13.5 J/TH, and for the S21 XP Hydro it is 12 J/TH, which makes it currently the most energy-efficient ASIC for Bitcoin mining.

Avalon A15 - the new generation of Bitcoin ASICs from Canaan

On May 9th, at the Bitcoin Asia 2024 exhibition in Hong Kong, Canaan unveiled the new generation of its SHA-256 algorithm ASIC miners, named Avalon A15. The first model of the 15 series will be the Avalon A1566, which, in addition to an increased hash rate of 185Th/s, also offers improved energy efficiency at 18.5J/TH. For the previous model A1466, to remind you, the hash rate was 150Th/s with an energy efficiency of 21.5Th/s. Comparing the two generations of Canaan ASICs directly, the manufacturer managed to increase the main parameter of energy efficiency by 14%.

Bombax Miner EZ100 - ASIC for Ethash algorithm

A new company, BomBax Miner, has appeared on the Internet, offering its product for miners in the form of ASIC EZ100, focused on the ETHash (ETChash) mining algorithm. The hashrate of the new product is promised to be 12500MH/s with a power consumption of 2300W, which corresponds to an energy efficiency of 0.18W/MH. In addition to the standard version, a home version with reduced performance but with reduced noise is also offered. This model is called EZ100-C, with a hashrate of 3200Mh/s and 570W. And what is noteworthy is that the energy efficiency of the EZ100-C is the same as that of its older brother 0.18W/MH.

Bitmain Antminer L9 - ASIC for Litecoin and Doge

At the beginning of June 2024, Bitmain promises to begin sales of the next generation of ASIC miners Antminer L9 for the Scrypt algorithm. The following cryptocurrencies can be mined using the specified algorithm: Litecoin, Doge, DigiByte, WorldCoin. However, the most popular application is dual mining of Doge and Litecoin.

Canaan Avalon Nano 3 - Desktop Bitcoin ASIC Miner

Canaan, the company, has decided to support the trend of ASICs for residential spaces (apartments, houses) and has released its own solution called the Avalon Nano 3. Unlike its competitors, the Nano 3 is a SHA-256 ASIC, meaning it mines Bitcoin directly. As befits a home ASIC device, the Nano 3 has an attractive appearance, a display for information, and simple setup, which involves downloading an application and scanning a QR code. After these two simple steps, the ASIC will start working and mining the Bitcoin cryptocurrency for its owner.

Goldshell AL-BOX: The First ASIC for Alephium Cryptocurrency

Goldshell has announced the world's first ASIC miner for the Alephium cryptocurrency (Blake3 mining algorithm), named Goldshell AL-BOX. Compared to even the most powerful GPU, the RTX 4090, AL-BOX boasts unparalleled specifications: 360GH/s and 180W power consumption. For reference, the RTX 4090 has a hash rate of only 6GH/s and consumes 350W. Thus, in terms of energy efficiency, the ASIC for the Blake3 algorithm surpasses the most advanced GPU by a factor of 116.

Jasminer X44 ASIC Miner You'll Want to Buy

On April 2, 2024, Jasminer announced a new generation of their ASIC miners for the Ethash algorithm - the Jasminer X44-Q and X44-P, which didn't just improve; they significantly surpassed all known offerings in the market. The main distinguishing feature of these newcomers is their energy efficiency, which is 2.5-3 times better than the previous model, the Jasminer X16, or any other competing product.

IceRiver KAS KS5L - a new ASIC for Kaspa

On March 31, 2024, IceRiver company begins sales of its new ASIC miner for the cryptocurrency Kaspa under the name KAS KS5L. Compared to the previous generation IceRiver KS3M, the novelty turned out to be twice as energy efficient. However, even with such characteristics, IceRiver still lags behind Bitmain's products, whose flagship ASIC Antminer KS5 Pro is twice as energy efficient, but the cost of KS5 PRO is almost 3 times higher than that of KAS KS5L, making the choice not so straightforward anymore.

Bitmain Antminer S21 PRO is the most energy-efficient ASIC for Bitcoin mining

The company Bitmain has introduced a new model for the SHA-256 algorithm (Bitcoin) under the designation Antminer S21 PRO. Compared to last year's Antminer S21 model, with almost the same power consumption of 3500W, the S21 PRO boasts a hash rate of 234Th/s, instead of 200TH/s. Such results were achieved by improving energy efficiency from 17.5J/TH to 15J/TH.

Quiet ASICs for Home Use

In cryptocurrency mining, home ASIC mining is gaining increasing popularity due to the emergence of various ASIC models specifically designed for home use. The main distinctive feature of home ASICs is the moderate noise during operation, which is comparable to the noise from a regular home computer. A standard ASIC miner designed for use in data centers (mining hotels) emits noise of over 75dB, meaning you have to shout to be heard by someone if such a cryptocurrency mining device is working nearby. Even if you don't live in a space where the noise from several industrial ASIC miners is present, complaints about noise from neighbors are almost guaranteed, especially considering that cryptocurrency mining is now widely known from infants to the elderly.

Jasminer X16-Q PRO: The New Generation ASIC for Ethash

Jasminer Company releases ASICs for the Dagger Hashimoto mining algorithm, also known as Ethash (ETCHash) for short. Information about the new model designed for home use, the X16-Q PRO, has appeared on the company's website, Jasminer.com. This time, it's not just an improvement over last year's X16-Q model; it's an entirely new generation, as the energy efficiency of the PRO version has increased significantly by 22%.

ASIC Goldshell KA-BOX for Kaspa cryptocurrency

Kaspa cryptocurrency has long been considered a reliable alternative to Bitcoin for ASIC miners, as the value of the cryptocurrency has increased significantly over the past year, and there is a large number of different ASIC miner models available on the market for the kHeavyHash algorithm from various manufacturers. Recently, Goldshell company reported on its plans to release ASIC for Kaspa on its X.com account.

Bitmain Antminer KS5 - a new milestone of efficiency in Kaspa mining

Bitmain has officially introduced the next generation of its ASIC miners for the kHeavyHash algorithm (Kaspa cryptocurrency) on its X.com account. While ASICs for Bitcoin see energy efficiency improvements of 10-20% with each new generation, the new Antminer KS5 boasts energy efficiency two and a half times better than its predecessor, the Antminer KS3, which, I remind you, was introduced not so long ago - in August 2023. This entire situation with ASICs for Kaspa resembles the era of the first SHA-256 ASIC models, when the energy efficiency improvement of new mining devices was measured in hundreds of percent.

The First Graphics Card for Cryptocurrency Mining

This article won't help you choose your first graphics card for mining in 2024 because it's a story from the distant past of 2013, when I, just like you now, was choosing my first graphics card for Bitcoin cryptocurrency mining. Yes, you understood correctly; in early 2013, Bitcoin could still be mined with graphics cards, and quite successfully at that. The inspiration to write these memories came from that very first graphics card, which had been diligently working in a server for the past 4 years. However, due to replacing the regular processor with an APU (a processor with integrated graphics), it became unnecessary and now just sits on my desk, evoking memories of the past.

ASIC for Kaspa iBelink BM-KS Max

A new name has appeared in the list of ASIC miner manufacturers for the KheavyHash mining algorithm: iBelink with the model BM-KS MAX. The presented ASIC offers a hash rate of 10.4TH/s with a power consumption of 3400W. iBelink prices its novelty at $11,000 USD. The energy efficiency of BM-KS MAX is 320W/TH, which is 17% better than direct competitors such as Bitmain Antminer KS3 and IceRiver KS3.

Hashrate of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card in cryptocurrency mining

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card is the second new enhanced model introduced by Nvidia at the CES exhibition in January 2024. Of all three models, RTX 4070 Super, RTX 4070 Ti Super, and RTX 4080 Super, it is the 4070 Ti Super that has undergone the most significant technical changes compared to the original version of the RTX 4070 Ti. Besides the increase in CUDA cores, this model has also received a wider memory bus at 256-bit, instead of 192-bit in the RTX 4070 Ti, providing a significant advantage in mining cryptocurrencies like Ethereum Classic and Ravencoin, where hashrate depends not only on a powerful GPU but also on fast memory. We will further examine how such technical changes will affect cryptocurrency mining in this review of the RTX 4070 Ti Super graphics card.

Hashrate of RTX 4070 Super in cryptocurrency mining

At the beginning of 2024, Nvidia introduced enhanced versions of its GeForce RTX 4000 series graphics cards with the "Super" designation. The first updated graphics card to hit the market was the RTX 4070 Super, which we will compare to the base RTX 4070 and examine its capabilities in cryptocurrency mining. Especially considering that the cost has remained unchanged compared to the regular RTX 4070, remaining at $599.