This is my chart showing btc hashrate (in black, left side scale) and
USD/KWh rev (different colors, right side scale) for common mining equipment:
https://i.imgur.com/XqyMJqw.jpegSame chart, but showing
BTC/KWh rev:
https://i.imgur.com/2G7Rocq.jpeg1. Its significantly more efficient to mine eth, in
usd/kwh rev (data since 22th nov 2021):
min s19 | max s19 |
0.2064791667 | 0.4282730586 |
min 3080 | max 3080 |
0.5406816123 | 1.35386456 |
which shows between
2.6 - 3.2 times more efficient to mine with common gpu (nvidia 3080) than common asic (s19 pro).
2. The drop in rev is bigger for eth mining (data since 22th nov 2021):
Ratio in
usd/kwhmin s19 | max s19 | % drop |
0.2064791667 | 0.4282730586 | 51.78796272 |
min 3080 | max 3080 | % drop |
0.5406816123 | 1.35386456 | 60.06383294 |
And possibly more important ratio in
btc/kwhmin s19 | max s19 | % drop |
0.000006233333333 | 0.0000075178571436 | 17.08630245 |
min 3080 | max 3080 | % drop |
0.00001585144928 | 0.00002356702899 | 32.73887309 |
If we add up pros and cons we get that mining eth is cheaper gear, more profitable, less noisy, more reliable. While mining btc is more stable rev.
If I was a big player I would go eth all the way, but the problem we didn't mention is eth 2.0. I guess we can't know for sure when it will happen, but gpu mining rev is going down after this, no doubt. Yes, there are other coins to mine, but lets face it, none of it is even close to eth.
One scenario of eth 2.0 aftermath could be:
- gpu mining rev going 5-10x
- btc mining rev starting to tumble downwards much more than now, since now big players are going all in on btc
- near apocalyptic sell off of gpus
All this if prices stay relatively stable, or stable against each other. If eth 2.0 further delays for lets say a year, even the next halving will be near and comes in to play. Wild.