AMD RX 560
AMD RX 560 loses $0.08 a day mining BeamHashIII at 6 Hh/s and pulling 40.0 W from the wall. That's after subtracting power at $0.1/kWh — not quite breaking even at today's rates.
Daily projection
| Period | /Day | /Month |
|---|---|---|
| Income | $0.02 | $0.60 |
|
Cost
$0.1/kWh
|
$0.10 | $3.00 |
| Profit | $-0.08 | $-2.40 |
| Coin | Algorithm | Income | Cost | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
—
|
CryptoNightR
271Hh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
BEAM
⚠
Beam
|
BeamHashIII
6Hh · 40.0W
|
$0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
BeamHashIII · rent | $0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
ETHW
⚠
EthereumPoW
|
Ethash
10.272Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Ethash · rent | $0.02 | $0.11 | $-0.09 |
RVN
Ravencoin
|
KAWPOW
4.480744Mh · 43.0W
|
$0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
KAWPOW · rent | $0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
ERG
⚠
Ergo
|
Autolykos2
25.59Mh · 44.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Autolykos2 · rent | $0.01 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
NEXA
⚠
Nexa
|
NexaPoW
6.4392Mh · 46.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
NexaPoW · rent | $0.0091 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
LTZ
⚠
Litecoinz
|
Zhash
9Hh · 43.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Zhash · rent | $0.0071 | $0.10 | $-0.09 |
ETC
Ethereum Classic
|
Etchash
12.53Mh · 41.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.10 | $-0.09 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Etchash · rent | $0.0050 | $0.10 | $-0.10 |
XMR
Monero
|
RandomX
213Hh · 80.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.19 | $-0.18 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
RandomX · rent | $0.0057 | $0.19 | $-0.18 |
ZEC
Zcash
|
Equihash
112Hh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Equihash · rent | $0.0047 | $0.10 | $-0.10 |
VRSC
⚠
Verus
|
VerusHash
1.903123Mh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
VerusHash · rent | $0.0032 | $0.19 | $-0.19 |
MONA
⚠
Monacoin
|
Lyra2REv2
15.215391Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
X16R
3.835931Mh · 48.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
HNS
⚠
Handshake
|
Handshake
64.486666Mh · 48.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
KAS
Kaspa
|
KHeavyHash
82.5Mh · 49.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
KHeavyHash · rent | $0.0000 | $0.12 | $-0.12 |
|
—
|
Blake (2s)
1.162195086Gh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
CKB
Nervos
|
Eaglesong
149.21895Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Eaglesong · rent | $0.0000 | $0.11 | $-0.11 |
|
—
|
Cuckatoo31
0Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
ACM
⚠
Actinium
|
Lyra2z
1.126Mh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X16Rv2
3.343447Mh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Equihash(150,5)
4Hh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Cuckarood29
0Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
Padihash
2.98517Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X16RTVEIL
3.482212Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Tellor
104.414728Mh · 48.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
|
—
|
Jeonghash
2.849832Mh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
KangarooTwelve
363.23755Mh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
ProgPowZ
4.217035Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
ProgPowSERO
4.232Mh · 43.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Skein2
125.855042Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Blake2B
539.066644Mh · 46.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X18
2.642579Mh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightUPX2
11.565Kh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
Radiant
108.8752Mh · 49.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
|
—
|
SHA256DT
273.7092Mh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
GhostRider
408Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
HeavyHash
69.8792Mh · 49.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightSaber
331Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
Equihash(210,9)
44Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightZLS
355Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNight
308Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightStelliteV5
643Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightFast
657Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightHeavy
328Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightLiteV7
712Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
Globalhash
15.002865Mh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
FIRO
Firo
|
FiroPoW
51.1188Kh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
Pawelhash
2.704011Mh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightTurtle
2.207Kh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Blake (2s-Kadena)
205.573333Mh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Dedal
3.543366Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
vProgPow
2.132085Mh · 44.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Astralhash
5.83013Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
X11k
633.813Kh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
SonoA
451.461Kh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Equihash(96,5)
5.261Kh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
HMQ1725
1.872332Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
VTC
⚠
Vertcoin
|
Lyra2REv3
16.882325Mh · 43.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
PHI2
1.909Mh · 46.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
TimeTravel10
6.155898Mh · 46.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Tribus
16.093971Mh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X16RT
4.553529Mh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X16S
3.339311Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X17
3.054915Mh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X22i
1.573867Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
EPIC
⚠
Epic Cash
|
ProgPow
3.466Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Skunkhash
10.006851Mh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
BCD
4.088597Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Xevan
1.01426Mh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Chukwa
19.149Kh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Chukwa2
7.062Kh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
X25X
364.14Kh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
HoneyComb
8.240144Mh · 44.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
PHI1612
5.538377Mh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Ubqhash
9.97Mh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
X21S
2.297458Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
C11
4.906998Mh · 44.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
BMW512
182.115994Mh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
X17R
3.458959Mh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Argon2d-ninja
26.797Kh · 44.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightHeavyX
150Hh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Lyra2vc0ban
15.347765Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Equihash(125,4)
6Hh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightV8
385Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightAlloy
184Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightArto
350Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
BeamHashII
3Hh · 44.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightGPU
271Hh · 47.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightWOW
284Hh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Equihash(192,7)
6Hh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
Cuckaroo29S
0Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CuckooBFC
1Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightV7
362Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightStelliteV4
446Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
RandomSFX
213Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightFastV2
554Hh · 44.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Equihash(144,5)
11Hh · 44.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
Blake (2b-BTCC)
0Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightHaven
329Hh · 46.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
—
|
CryptoNightConceal
711Hh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
—
|
CNReverseWaltz
444Hh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
| Pool | Algos supported | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
2Miners
|
BeamHashIII (BEAM) · Eaglesong (CKB) · Autolykos2 (ERG) | 1.0% | Visit → |
HeroMiners
|
BeamHashIII (BEAM) · Autolykos2 (ERG) · Etchash (ETC) | 0.9% | Visit → |
Rplant
|
FiroPoW (FIRO) · NexaPoW (NEXA) · RandomX (XMR) | 1.0% | Visit → |
|
★
SupportXMR
|
RandomX (XMR) | 0.6% | Visit → |
|
Marketplace
|
Algos supported | Fee | Income |
|---|---|---|---|
|
NiceHash
|
BeamHashIII (BEAM) | ~3% | $0.02/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
Ethash (ETHW) | ~3% | $0.02/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
KAWPOW (RVN) | ~3% | $0.02/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
Autolykos2 (ERG) | ~3% | $0.01/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
NexaPoW (NEXA) | ~3% | $0.0091/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
Zhash (LTZ) | ~3% | $0.0071/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
Etchash (ETC) | ~3% | $0.0050/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
RandomX (XMR) | ~3% | $0.0057/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
Equihash (ZEC) | ~3% | $0.0047/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
VerusHash (VRSC) | ~3% | $0.0032/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
KHeavyHash (KAS) | ~3% | $0.0000/d visit → |
|
NiceHash
|
Eaglesong (CKB) | ~3% | $0.0000/d visit → |
- Architecture
- Polaris
- Base Frequency
- 1175 MHz
- Boost Frequency
- 1275 MHz
- Max Memory Bandwidth
- 112 GB/s
- Max Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- OpenCL
- 2
- OpenGL
- 4.5
- Process
- 14 nm
- Release
- April 2017
- TDP
- 80 W
- Typical Board Power (Desktop)
- 60-80 W
| Rigs × Qty | Share | Rev /rig/day | Cost /rig/day | Profit /rig/day | Total profit /day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
ROI calculator for AMD RX 560
Model payback, electricity, and first-year return for this rig.
The line crosses $0 on the day you break even. Everything above is pure profit.
| Month | Earned (mo) | Cost burned (mo) | Cumulative earned | Cumulative cost | Net | % ROI |
|---|
Yearly emissions by energy source
Based on the rig's annual power draw and the carbon intensity of common grid mixes.
| Energy source | CO₂e / yr |
|---|---|
| Wind | 3.8 kg |
| Nuclear | 4.15 kg |
| Hydroelectric | 8.29 kg |
| Geothermal | 13.13 kg |
| Solar | 15.55 kg |
| Biofuels | 79.49 kg |
| Gas | 169.34 kg |
| Coal | 283.39 kg |
Estimates only — actual emissions vary by hardware, cooling, and grid mix.
What does that actually mean?
At the world-average grid intensity of about 475 g CO₂e/kWh, AMD RX 560 running 24/7 for a year releases about 164 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent. Here's what that looks like in everyday terms:
Where you plug in matters
Electricity is not one thing. A kilowatt-hour from a coal plant carries roughly 820 g of CO₂; the same kilowatt-hour from a hydro reservoir carries about 24 g. That's a 34× difference — large enough that AMD RX 560's annual footprint swings from roughly 283 kg on coal-heavy grids down to about 8 kg on hydro-dominated grids. The single biggest lever a miner has on their carbon footprint is choosing where to plug in.
Regions commonly used for low-carbon crypto mining include Quebec and British Columbia (hydro-dominated, typically <50 g CO₂/kWh), Iceland and Norway (geothermal + hydro, often <30 g), Paraguay (Itaipú hydro), and parts of the US Pacific Northwest. Coal-heavy grids — Kazakhstan, Inner Mongolia, Poland, parts of Australia — sit at the opposite end, often above 700 g CO₂/kWh.
Some operators also reduce their net impact by using otherwise-wasted energy: flare gas at oil wells (burning methane that would be vented anyway), curtailed renewables (wind or solar that the grid can't absorb), or behind-the-meter hydro during off-peak hours. These arrangements can drop effective emissions below the local grid average because the energy would have been wasted or flared without the mining load.
How to reduce this rig's footprint
- Pick a greener ASIC. The efficiency column above matters as much as the grid: a 15 J/TH rig emits roughly half the CO₂ of a 30 J/TH rig for the same hashrate.
- Choose a low-carbon host. Data centres advertising hydro, geothermal, or nuclear power typically sit at <100 g CO₂/kWh.
- Look for stranded or curtailed energy. Flare-gas miners, wind-curtailment co-location, and off-peak hydro arrangements use energy that would otherwise be wasted.
- Use heat recovery. Capturing the heat for greenhouse agriculture, pool heating, or district warmth offsets fossil-fuel heating that would have been burned anyway.
- Time-shift your uptime. In grids with high daytime solar, running more during the day and less at night lowers your effective intensity even if you don't switch providers.
- Purchase verifiable offsets. Treat this as a last resort, not a substitute — and favour additional, permanent, third-party-verified projects (Gold Standard, Verra VCS).
Frequently asked questions
Yearly electricity use = rig power (W) × 24 × 365 ÷ 1000. We multiply that by each row's grid intensity in grams CO₂-equivalent per kWh and convert to kilograms. Intensities are representative averages — real emissions depend on your specific utility mix, time of day, and local transmission losses.
It depends almost entirely on where the electricity comes from. A single rig plugged into hydro in Quebec emits less over a year than an average family's two cars in a month. The same rig on a coal-dominated grid can exceed that in a few days. The hardware is the same — the grid is what changes the answer.
Network-wide estimates vary by methodology; the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance's Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index is the most widely cited reference. As of recent reporting, the network's sustainable-energy share has grown as more hashrate migrates to hydro, wind, solar, and stranded-gas sites. This page just estimates a single rig — for the big picture, CCAF's dashboard is the best source.
Not directly. The rig draws the same wattage regardless of which pool it joins or how difficulty trends — so its electricity use, and therefore its emissions, stay constant. Those factors change revenue, not power consumption.
2017 AMD Polaris GPU — 40 W. Low-end mining-capable card from the post-470 era.
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Where it fits Tiny home rigs and educational builds where absolute power draw matters more than throughput.
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Watch out Throughput is unremarkable. Payback on any mainline chain is implausible at current difficulties.
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Bottom line Hobbyist-scale card only. Don't try to build economics around it.
Daily projection
| Period | /Day | /Month |
|---|---|---|
| Income | $0.02 | $0.60 |
|
Cost
$0.1/kWh
|
$0.10 | $3.00 |
| Profit | $-0.08 | $-2.40 |
| Coin | Algorithm | Income | Cost | Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
—
|
CryptoNightR
271Hh · 40.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
BEAM
⚠
Beam
|
BeamHashIII
6Hh · 40.0W
|
$0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
BeamHashIII · rent | $0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
|
ETHW
⚠
EthereumPoW
|
Ethash
10.272Mh · 45.0W
|
— | $0.11 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Ethash · rent | $0.02 | $0.11 | $-0.09 |
|
RVN
Ravencoin
|
KAWPOW
4.480744Mh · 43.0W
|
$0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
KAWPOW · rent | $0.02 | $0.10 | $-0.08 |
|
ERG
⚠
Ergo
|
Autolykos2
25.59Mh · 44.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Autolykos2 · rent | $0.01 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
|
NEXA
⚠
Nexa
|
NexaPoW
6.4392Mh · 46.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
NexaPoW · rent | $0.0091 | $0.11 | $-0.10 |
|
LTZ
⚠
Litecoinz
|
Zhash
9Hh · 43.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Zhash · rent | $0.0071 | $0.10 | $-0.09 |
|
ETC
Ethereum Classic
|
Etchash
12.53Mh · 41.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.10 | $-0.09 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Etchash · rent | $0.0050 | $0.10 | $-0.10 |
|
XMR
Monero
|
RandomX
213Hh · 80.0W
|
$0.01 | $0.19 | $-0.18 |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
RandomX · rent | $0.0057 | $0.19 | $-0.18 |
|
ZEC
Zcash
|
Equihash
112Hh · 41.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
Equihash · rent | $0.0047 | $0.10 | $-0.10 |
|
VRSC
⚠
Verus
|
VerusHash
1.903123Mh · 80.0W
|
— | $0.19 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
VerusHash · rent | $0.0032 | $0.19 | $-0.19 |
|
MONA
⚠
Monacoin
|
Lyra2REv2
15.215391Mh · 42.0W
|
— | $0.10 | — |
|
—
|
X16R
3.835931Mh · 48.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
|
HNS
⚠
Handshake
|
Handshake
64.486666Mh · 48.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
|
KAS
Kaspa
|
KHeavyHash
82.5Mh · 49.0W
|
— | $0.12 | — |
|
NiceHash
Marketplace
|
KHeavyHash · rent | $0.0000 | $0.12 | $-0.12 |
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Blake (2s)
1.162195086Gh · 45.0W
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CKB
Nervos
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Eaglesong
149.21895Mh · 45.0W
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NiceHash
Marketplace
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Eaglesong · rent | $0.0000 | $0.11 | $-0.11 |
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Cuckatoo31
0Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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ACM
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Actinium
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Lyra2z
1.126Mh · 47.0W
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X16Rv2
3.343447Mh · 41.0W
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Equihash(150,5)
4Hh · 41.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Cuckarood29
0Hh · 80.0W
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Padihash
2.98517Mh · 45.0W
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X16RTVEIL
3.482212Mh · 42.0W
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Tellor
104.414728Mh · 48.0W
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— | $0.12 | — |
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Jeonghash
2.849832Mh · 80.0W
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KangarooTwelve
363.23755Mh · 40.0W
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ProgPowZ
4.217035Mh · 42.0W
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ProgPowSERO
4.232Mh · 43.0W
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Skein2
125.855042Mh · 42.0W
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Blake2B
539.066644Mh · 46.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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X18
2.642579Mh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightUPX2
11.565Kh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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Radiant
108.8752Mh · 49.0W
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— | $0.12 | — |
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SHA256DT
273.7092Mh · 47.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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GhostRider
408Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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HeavyHash
69.8792Mh · 49.0W
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— | $0.12 | — |
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CryptoNightSaber
331Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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Equihash(210,9)
44Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightZLS
355Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNight
308Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightStelliteV5
643Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightFast
657Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightHeavy
328Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightLiteV7
712Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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Globalhash
15.002865Mh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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FIRO
Firo
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FiroPoW
51.1188Kh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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Pawelhash
2.704011Mh · 40.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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CryptoNightTurtle
2.207Kh · 40.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Blake (2s-Kadena)
205.573333Mh · 41.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Dedal
3.543366Mh · 42.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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vProgPow
2.132085Mh · 44.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Astralhash
5.83013Mh · 42.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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X11k
633.813Kh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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SonoA
451.461Kh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Equihash(96,5)
5.261Kh · 42.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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HMQ1725
1.872332Mh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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VTC
⚠
Vertcoin
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Lyra2REv3
16.882325Mh · 43.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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PHI2
1.909Mh · 46.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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TimeTravel10
6.155898Mh · 46.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Tribus
16.093971Mh · 47.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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X16RT
4.553529Mh · 47.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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X16S
3.339311Mh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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X17
3.054915Mh · 47.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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X22i
1.573867Mh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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EPIC
⚠
Epic Cash
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ProgPow
3.466Mh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Skunkhash
10.006851Mh · 41.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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BCD
4.088597Mh · 42.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Xevan
1.01426Mh · 47.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Chukwa
19.149Kh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Chukwa2
7.062Kh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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X25X
364.14Kh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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HoneyComb
8.240144Mh · 44.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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PHI1612
5.538377Mh · 47.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Ubqhash
9.97Mh · 40.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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X21S
2.297458Mh · 45.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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C11
4.906998Mh · 44.0W
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BMW512
182.115994Mh · 41.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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X17R
3.458959Mh · 41.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Argon2d-ninja
26.797Kh · 44.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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CryptoNightHeavyX
150Hh · 40.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Lyra2vc0ban
15.347765Mh · 42.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Equihash(125,4)
6Hh · 41.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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CryptoNightV8
385Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightAlloy
184Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightArto
350Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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BeamHashII
3Hh · 44.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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CryptoNightGPU
271Hh · 47.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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CryptoNightWOW
284Hh · 40.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Equihash(192,7)
6Hh · 41.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
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Cuckaroo29S
0Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CuckooBFC
1Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightV7
362Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightStelliteV4
446Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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RandomSFX
213Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightFastV2
554Hh · 44.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Equihash(144,5)
11Hh · 44.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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Blake (2b-BTCC)
0Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CryptoNightHaven
329Hh · 46.0W
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— | $0.11 | — |
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CryptoNightConceal
711Hh · 80.0W
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— | $0.19 | — |
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CNReverseWaltz
444Hh · 40.0W
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— | $0.10 | — |
| Pool | Algos supported | Fee | |
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2Miners
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BeamHashIII (BEAM) · Eaglesong (CKB) · Autolykos2 (ERG) | 1.0% | Visit → |
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HeroMiners
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BeamHashIII (BEAM) · Autolykos2 (ERG) · Etchash (ETC) | 0.9% | Visit → |
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Rplant
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FiroPoW (FIRO) · NexaPoW (NEXA) · RandomX (XMR) | 1.0% | Visit → |
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SupportXMR
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RandomX (XMR) | 0.6% | Visit → |
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Marketplace
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Algos supported | Fee | Income |
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NiceHash
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BeamHashIII (BEAM) | ~3% | $0.02/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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Ethash (ETHW) | ~3% | $0.02/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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KAWPOW (RVN) | ~3% | $0.02/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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Autolykos2 (ERG) | ~3% | $0.01/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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NexaPoW (NEXA) | ~3% | $0.0091/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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Zhash (LTZ) | ~3% | $0.0071/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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Etchash (ETC) | ~3% | $0.0050/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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RandomX (XMR) | ~3% | $0.0057/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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Equihash (ZEC) | ~3% | $0.0047/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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VerusHash (VRSC) | ~3% | $0.0032/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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KHeavyHash (KAS) | ~3% | $0.0000/d visit → |
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NiceHash
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Eaglesong (CKB) | ~3% | $0.0000/d visit → |
- Architecture
- Polaris
- Base Frequency
- 1175 MHz
- Boost Frequency
- 1275 MHz
- Max Memory Bandwidth
- 112 GB/s
- Max Memory Size
- 4 GB
- Memory Type
- GDDR5
- OpenCL
- 2
- OpenGL
- 4.5
- Process
- 14 nm
- Release
- April 2017
- TDP
- 80 W
- Typical Board Power (Desktop)
- 60-80 W
| Rigs × Qty | Share | Rev /rig/day | Cost /rig/day | Profit /rig/day | Total profit /day |
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ROI calculator for AMD RX 560
Model payback, electricity, and first-year return for this rig.
The line crosses $0 on the day you break even. Everything above is pure profit.
| Month | Earned (mo) | Cost burned (mo) | Cumulative earned | Cumulative cost | Net | % ROI |
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Yearly emissions by energy source
Based on the rig's annual power draw and the carbon intensity of common grid mixes.
| Energy source | CO₂e / yr |
|---|---|
| Wind | 3.8 kg |
| Nuclear | 4.15 kg |
| Hydroelectric | 8.29 kg |
| Geothermal | 13.13 kg |
| Solar | 15.55 kg |
| Biofuels | 79.49 kg |
| Gas | 169.34 kg |
| Coal | 283.39 kg |
Estimates only — actual emissions vary by hardware, cooling, and grid mix.
What does that actually mean?
At the world-average grid intensity of about 475 g CO₂e/kWh, AMD RX 560 running 24/7 for a year releases about 164 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent. Here's what that looks like in everyday terms:
Where you plug in matters
Electricity is not one thing. A kilowatt-hour from a coal plant carries roughly 820 g of CO₂; the same kilowatt-hour from a hydro reservoir carries about 24 g. That's a 34× difference — large enough that AMD RX 560's annual footprint swings from roughly 283 kg on coal-heavy grids down to about 8 kg on hydro-dominated grids. The single biggest lever a miner has on their carbon footprint is choosing where to plug in.
Regions commonly used for low-carbon crypto mining include Quebec and British Columbia (hydro-dominated, typically <50 g CO₂/kWh), Iceland and Norway (geothermal + hydro, often <30 g), Paraguay (Itaipú hydro), and parts of the US Pacific Northwest. Coal-heavy grids — Kazakhstan, Inner Mongolia, Poland, parts of Australia — sit at the opposite end, often above 700 g CO₂/kWh.
Some operators also reduce their net impact by using otherwise-wasted energy: flare gas at oil wells (burning methane that would be vented anyway), curtailed renewables (wind or solar that the grid can't absorb), or behind-the-meter hydro during off-peak hours. These arrangements can drop effective emissions below the local grid average because the energy would have been wasted or flared without the mining load.
How to reduce this rig's footprint
- Pick a greener ASIC. The efficiency column above matters as much as the grid: a 15 J/TH rig emits roughly half the CO₂ of a 30 J/TH rig for the same hashrate.
- Choose a low-carbon host. Data centres advertising hydro, geothermal, or nuclear power typically sit at <100 g CO₂/kWh.
- Look for stranded or curtailed energy. Flare-gas miners, wind-curtailment co-location, and off-peak hydro arrangements use energy that would otherwise be wasted.
- Use heat recovery. Capturing the heat for greenhouse agriculture, pool heating, or district warmth offsets fossil-fuel heating that would have been burned anyway.
- Time-shift your uptime. In grids with high daytime solar, running more during the day and less at night lowers your effective intensity even if you don't switch providers.
- Purchase verifiable offsets. Treat this as a last resort, not a substitute — and favour additional, permanent, third-party-verified projects (Gold Standard, Verra VCS).
Frequently asked questions
Yearly electricity use = rig power (W) × 24 × 365 ÷ 1000. We multiply that by each row's grid intensity in grams CO₂-equivalent per kWh and convert to kilograms. Intensities are representative averages — real emissions depend on your specific utility mix, time of day, and local transmission losses.
It depends almost entirely on where the electricity comes from. A single rig plugged into hydro in Quebec emits less over a year than an average family's two cars in a month. The same rig on a coal-dominated grid can exceed that in a few days. The hardware is the same — the grid is what changes the answer.
Network-wide estimates vary by methodology; the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance's Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index is the most widely cited reference. As of recent reporting, the network's sustainable-energy share has grown as more hashrate migrates to hydro, wind, solar, and stranded-gas sites. This page just estimates a single rig — for the big picture, CCAF's dashboard is the best source.
Not directly. The rig draws the same wattage regardless of which pool it joins or how difficulty trends — so its electricity use, and therefore its emissions, stay constant. Those factors change revenue, not power consumption.
2017 AMD Polaris GPU — 40 W. Low-end mining-capable card from the post-470 era.
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Where it fits Tiny home rigs and educational builds where absolute power draw matters more than throughput.
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Watch out Throughput is unremarkable. Payback on any mainline chain is implausible at current difficulties.
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Bottom line Hobbyist-scale card only. Don't try to build economics around it.