{"id":118387,"date":"2017-06-17T12:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T10:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=118387"},"modified":"2017-06-17T08:27:12","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:27:12","slug":"best-graphics-cards-for-ethereum-mining-south-african-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/118387-best-graphics-cards-for-ethereum-mining-south-african-pricing","title":{"rendered":"Best graphics cards for Ethereum mining – South African pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the massive growth of Ethereum in 2017, many consumers have purchased or built mining rigs.<\/p>\n

While Bitcoin is prohibitively expensive for casual miners, cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, ZCash, and Dash are more accessible to those with a budget.<\/p>\n

Ethereum\u2019s price has increased dramatically this year, making it one of the favourite cryptocurrencies among miners due to the high returns.<\/p>\n

How much Ethereum your mining rig brings in each month is based on the power of its graphics cards, measured in hashes-per-second. A higher hash rate means your set-up will be better at mining Ethereum.<\/p>\n

Hardware and Performance<\/h3>\n

If you plan to build an Ethereum mining rig, you will need to purchase graphics cards to drive the device.<\/p>\n

Both AMD and Nvidia graphics cards can be used to mine Ethereum, and the latest GPU generation is more cost-efficient than older cards.<\/p>\n

We used mining performance benchmark data collected by BuriedOne<\/strong><\/a> to compare the latest generation of graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia.<\/p>\n

The reported hash rates and South African pricing for AMD\u2019s Radeon RX series and Nvidia\u2019s GTX 10-series graphics cards are below.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Card<\/th>\nHash Rate<\/th>\nPrice<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
AMD<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon RX 580 8GB<\/strong><\/td>\n26.8MH\/s<\/td>\nR4,692<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon RX 570 8GB<\/strong><\/td>\n26.5MH\/s<\/td>\nR4,445<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon RX 480 8GB<\/strong><\/td>\n26.9MH\/s<\/td>\nR4,847<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon RX 480 4GB<\/strong><\/td>\n26.4MH\/s<\/td>\nR4,367<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon RX 470 8GB<\/strong><\/td>\n25MH\/s<\/td>\nR4,098<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radeon RX 470 4GB<\/strong><\/td>\n24.5MH\/s<\/td>\nR3,267<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nvidia<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti<\/strong><\/td>\n28-32MH\/s<\/td>\nR12,399<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GeForce GTX 1080<\/strong><\/td>\n23MH\/s<\/td>\nR8,999<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GeForce GTX 1070<\/strong><\/td>\n25-30MH\/s<\/td>\nR6,799<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
GeForce GTX 1060<\/strong><\/td>\n17-19MH\/s<\/td>\nR4,445<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

AMD vs Nvidia<\/h3>\n

AMD graphics cards are generally more efficient at mining Ethereum than similarly-priced Nvidia products, but Nvidia cards are currently easier to obtain<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

BuriedOne also recorded the hash rate of Nvidia\u2019s upcoming dedicated mining graphics card, the GTX 1060 GP106-100.<\/p>\n

This card is not yet available, but is set to launch in the near future to meet the demand for mining GPUs.<\/p>\n

AMD will also launch cost-efficient graphics cards aimed at cryptocurrency miners soon, according to reports.<\/p>\n

While the performance metrics reported above serve as a useful guideline for hash rates, actual performance may vary per product depending on stock overclocking settings, video memory, and numerous other factors.<\/p>\n

This article first appeared on MyBroadband <\/a><\/strong>and is republished with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now read:\u00a0Graphics cards designed for cryptocurrency mining coming soon \u2013 Report<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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