Asus announces video cards for crypto-coin mining
The Asus is one of the world's largest technology hardware manufacturers now announced new video cards (GPUs) facing the mining market criptomoedas .
At the beginning of the month it was news here that the Bitcoin generated a rise in prices of the 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, on the other hand, has never Was so powerful and busy . 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 - almost tripled from 27 April to 27 June:
Etherchain.org
The RX 470 will be available around the world according to Asus, while The P106 Mining plate will be available only in China and Eastern Europe from July.