sexy_peach@feddit.de to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoEthereum miners spent $15 billion on GPUs in the last two yearswww.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up124arrow-down10
arrow-up124arrow-down1external-linkEthereum miners spent $15 billion on GPUs in the last two yearswww.techradar.comsexy_peach@feddit.de to Technology@lemmy.ml · 2 years agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareblank_sl8@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoThe GPUs will probably mostly be resold, so aren’t completely wasted.
minus-squareRenardDesMers@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoWill they not be very used and not so good anymore?
minus-squareblank_sl8@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoMining on a GPU does tend to decrease its total lifespan but doesn’t significantly impact its performance in the meantime. But even a heavily used GPU will often last a long time.
The GPUs will probably mostly be resold, so aren’t completely wasted.
Will they not be very used and not so good anymore?
Mining on a GPU does tend to decrease its total lifespan but doesn’t significantly impact its performance in the meantime. But even a heavily used GPU will often last a long time.