Review | Which graphics card is the best for mining? A comprehensive review of RTX2080 SUPER, GTX1660 SUPER, and RX5600XT

With the popularization of blockchain technology, more and more players have joined the mining industry, and new types of graphics cards are emerging in the market.

If you want to choose a cost-effective graphics card for mining, then follow the editor's footsteps to see the evaluation results of Russian god Seryoga Solyony on RTX2080 SUPER, GTX1660 SUPER, and RX5600XT.

①RTX2080 SUPER

First, let’s take a look at his review of RTX2080 SUPER mining Ethereum.

As shown in the figure above, the current total power consumption is 168w, minus the power consumption of the graphics card itself, the computer motherboard and other accessories is 40w, then the power consumption of the graphics card is about 128w, and the computing power is 45MH/s.

So according to this test result, let's calculate the energy efficiency ratio of the graphics card.

The power consumption of the graphics card during operation is about 128w, divided by the current computing power of 45MH/s, that is to say, the power consumed by the computing power is about 2.84w/m, and the performance is still good;

Now let's calculate the benefits: the computing power of the graphics card is 45.5MH/s when overclocked, the power is 130w, and the electricity cost is 0.04 US dollars/kwh.

Then the miners’ daily mining income is about $1.27, so the net income per month is about $38.

According to the official selling price of RTX2080 SUPER at $699, it will take miners about 18 months to get their investment back. The payback period is long and the risk is uncontrollable. Therefore, I do not recommend using RTX2080 SUPER for mining.

So let’s take a look at the mining performance of GTX1660 SUPER .

②GTX1660 SUPER

According to official data, the performance of GeForce GTX1660 SUPER can be improved by up to 20% compared with the first-generation GTX 1660, and by up to 1.5 times compared with the previous-generation GTX10606GB.

Currently, the price of GTX1660 SUPER on Russian websites is 17,690 rubles, which is about 1,600 yuan.

According to the test of Russian mining experts using mining software, the mining power of GTX1660 SUPER is 32.6MH/s and the power consumption is 69w;

Then the total mining power of two GTX1660 SUPER graphics cards is of course higher, about 65MH/s, and the monthly income is about US$55.

Compared to RTX2080 SUPER, the cost is similar, but only half of it is needed in this cycle.

So how does GTX1660 SUPER compare to RX5600XT?

③RX5600XT

The price of RX5600XT on Amazon is 24,355 rubles per piece, which is about 315 US dollars per piece, which is a relatively advantageous price.

In terms of mining performance, the computing power of Ethereum mining is about 42MH/s, and the power consumption of the graphics card is about 180w. It is not difficult to see that the power consumption is much higher than GTX1660 SUPER and RTX2080 SUPER. Adding the electricity cost, let's calculate the mining income of RX5600XT:

The above picture shows the mining power, power consumption and income of two RX5600XT graphics cards. The total mining power of the two graphics cards can reach 84MH/s, and the monthly income is about 71 US dollars . We have completed the evaluation of three graphics cards, so now let's compare the differences between these three graphics cards. Please see the table:

Overall, the two RX5600XT graphics cards have the highest computing power and revenue, but their power consumption is also very high, and their payback period is about half of that of the RTX2080 SUPER.

So the two GTX1660 SUPER graphics cards, except for the slightly higher power consumption than the RTX2080 SUPER, have advantages over the RTX2080 SUPER in other aspects, and the price is also lower.

In terms of mining, the performance of GTX1660 SUPER can be said to be a complete victory! The above is all the evaluation content of this issue. I wonder if it helps you?