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Five lowest power-hungry GPUs for Ethereum mining on a budget

If you are new to mining Ethereum, you will probably be looking for GPU options that are within budget but still worth your time and money. Everyone has been stressing how important it is to invest in the right GPU since it forms the heart of mining but when it comes to hashing and mining, cheap does not mean useless. In fact, after looking at all the GPUs in this list, you will probably agree that ‘good’ Ethereum mining GPUs are not as costly as you were thinking. Let us look at the options:

The Five Best Video Cards for Mining Ethereum on a Budget in 2017

Mining crypto currency like Ethereum is not only a question of technology but also a question of economics. In case you are yet to realize the importance of calculating and managing ROI in mining Ethereum or as a matter of fact any other crypto currency, let me ease your research and cut to the point. Mining depends on the capability of the hardware being used (what you already know) but the capability of the hardware has a direct impact on (what you do not know) the cost of mining in the form of electricity consumption and maintenance charges. Now that you know that there is more than just power of the machine to be considered, let us look at the 5 most budget-friendly video cards for efficient Ethereum mining.

AMD GPU Hash Rates

Default Hash Rate: 19 mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 30 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 1135-1150
Suggested memory clock speed: 2080-2100
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Optimized Hash Rate: 25 mh/s
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Default Hash Rate: 19 mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 27 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 1203-1240
Suggested memory clock speed: 2000-2170
Default Hash Rate: -- mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 28 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 1126
Suggested memory clock speed: 2000
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Optimized Hash Rate: 12 mh/s
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Optimized Hash Rate: 30 mh/s
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Optimized Hash Rate: 26 mh/s
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Optimized Hash Rate: 19 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 980
Suggested memory clock speed: 1375-1480
Default Hash Rate: 23 mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 30 mh/s
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Default Hash Rate: -- mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 11 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 950-1150
Suggested memory clock speed: 1500

AMD Mining Software

Nvidia GPU Hash Rates

Default Hash Rate: 11 mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 13 mh/s
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Default Hash Rate: -- mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 19 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 1506-1708
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Default Hash Rate: -- mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 25 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 1506-1683
Suggested memory clock speed: --
GeForce GTX 1080
Default Hash Rate: -- mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 21 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 1607-1733
Suggested memory clock speed: --
GeForce GTX 1080 Ti
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Optimized Hash Rate: -- mh/s
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GeForce Titan X
Default Hash Rate: -- mh/s
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GeForce GTX 970
Default Hash Rate: -- mh/s
Optimized Hash Rate: 22 mh/s
Suggested core clock speed: 1400
Suggested memory clock speed: 3004

Nvidia Mining Software

  • Claymore Dual Miner - supports Nvidia, can mine other currencies in addition to Ethereum. Free
  • ethminer - Supports Nvidia. Free
  • PiMP - turnkey distro. $30