Asus announces video cards for crypto-coin mining

Asus, which is one of the world's largest technology hardware manufacturers, has now announced new video cards (GPUs) targeting the crypto-coin mining market.

At the beginning of the month it was news here that Bitcoin generated a rise in the prices of video cards. Not long afterwards AMD and Nvidia announced that they would enter the mining market.

Now manufacturer Asus has unveiled its new Mining RX 470 and Mining P106 cards, which were designed to handle the intensive process of energy and heat from mining.

Mining RX 470

Although not expressly described as such, but the launch is undoubtedly aimed at the Ethereum mining market.

ASUS Mining P106

Bitcoin mining, by contrast, has never been so powerful and crowded. To start "playing" in this market of large players, you need ASIC type machine for mining, or profit (if any) will be minimal.

According to the Asus announcement, the new video cards are "specially designed for crypto-coin mining, placing Asus products as capable of delivering" maximum hashrate rates at minimal cost. "

Data from Ethereum's network suggests that greater hashrate is expected over time.

According to etherchain. Org, the difficulty of mining - which rises as more hashpower enters the network - nearly tripled from 27 April to 27 June:

etherchain.org

The RX 470 will be available worldwide in accordance with Asus, while the Mining P106 will be available only in China and Eastern Europe from July.