New Radeon Launches Just in Time for No Miner to Care
12 April, 2014
Having launched its fastest graphics card to date on Tuesday, AMD will find few takers among scrypt miners, argues Nermin Hajdarbegovic.
AMD’s new card is pricey and designed with enthusiasts in mind, so few miners will be willing to pay the premium for an elaborate hybrid cooler. What’s more, an increasing number of scrypt miners are looking beyond Radeon graphics processing units (GPUs) for their mining needs.
With that in mind, the dual-GPU Radeon R9 295X2 is starting to sound like a swan song for GPU mining, at least as far as scrypt goes.