GPU Cryptocurrency Mining Profitability Calculator
Considering mining crypto with your GPU(s)? Use our calculator to estimate potential profits by factoring in your hardware's hashrate, power consumption, electricity costs, and current cryptocurrency prices/difficulty.
Estimation Tool: Mining profitability is highly dynamic due to changing coin prices, network difficulty, and pool luck. Results are estimates only and not financial advice.
Network & Market Data
Find this data from sources like WhatToMine, 2CryptoCalc, or mining pool stats.
Optional Costs
How to Use the GPU Mining Calculator
Estimate your potential mining earnings:
- Your Setup: Enter your GPU rig's total hashrate (and unit), the mining algorithm/coin, total power consumption in Watts, and your electricity cost per kWh.
- Network Data: Find and input the current total network hashrate (ensure unit compatibility - see note below input), block reward for the coin, average block time in seconds, and the current price of the coin. Sites like WhatToMine, 2CryptoCalc, or mining pool statistics pages are good sources.
- Optional Costs: Add any mining pool fees and your initial hardware cost if you want to see breakeven time.
- Calculate: See your estimated daily, weekly, and monthly profit (or loss).
Important: Network hashrate and coin difficulty change frequently, impacting actual rewards. This calculator provides a snapshot based on the data YOU provide.
Understanding Key Mining Terms
- Hashrate: The speed at which your GPU(s) can perform mining calculations (hashes per second). Higher is better.
- Algorithm: The specific cryptographic hashing function a cryptocurrency uses (e.g., Ethash for Ethereum Classic, KawPoW for Ravencoin). Your GPU must be efficient at this algorithm.
- Power Consumption: How much electricity your mining rig uses, measured in Watts.
- Network Hashrate/Difficulty: The total combined hashing power of all miners on a specific coin's network. As more miners join (network hashrate increases), the difficulty of finding a block also increases, meaning your share of rewards typically decreases unless you also increase your hashrate.
- Block Reward: The number of new coins (plus transaction fees, sometimes) awarded to the miner or pool that successfully finds a block.
- Pool Fee: If you mine in a pool (recommended for most GPU miners), the pool takes a small percentage of your earned rewards.
Factors Affecting GPU Mining Profitability:
- Your GPU Hashrate (hardware choice, overclocking)
- Power Efficiency (undervolting, rig setup)
- Electricity Cost (location dependent)
- Choice of Coin to Mine
- Mining Pool Choice (fees, payout structure)
- Cryptocurrency Price
- Network Difficulty / Total Network Hashrate
- Block Reward Halvings (for some coins)
- Changes in Mining Algorithms
Profitability can change daily, so frequent re-evaluation is needed if you are actively mining.
Is GPU Mining Still Worth It?
The profitability of GPU mining depends heavily on the factors listed above. While major coins like Bitcoin are now primarily mined with ASICs, and Ethereum has moved to Proof-of-Stake, niche Proof-of-Work coins can still be mined with GPUs. Success often requires:
- Access to cheap electricity.
- Efficient GPUs with good hashrate-to-power consumption ratios.
- Mining the "right" coin at the "right" time (which involves research and speculation).
- Patience and a long-term perspective, as profits may not be immediate.
Use this calculator to run scenarios with current data to make an informed decision.
Mining Profitability Disclaimer
This GPU Mining Profitability Calculator provides estimates based on the data you input. Actual mining rewards can vary significantly due to fluctuations in cryptocurrency prices, network difficulty, mining pool luck, hardware performance, and other factors. Electricity costs also vary. This tool is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice or a guarantee of profit. Investing in mining hardware carries financial risk.