Intel has already revealed that the Arc A380 discrete graphics card is optimized for the latest and most popular games. This will please everyone except one group.
As reported by Tom’s hardware (Opens in a new tab), YouTuber DJ Mines says he ran some popular Ethereum mining software such as NiceHashMining, trex miner, lolminer and teamreeminer, but none of them worked. ArcA380 doesn’t seem to support crypto mining at all.
And Ethereum 70% of its value in 2022, This is another blow to the cryptocurrency industry. This is not the only graphics card that tries to thwart crypto mining. Nvidia Light hash rate That change Best graphics card This slows down the hash rate and prevents mining. However, miners have managed to thwart much of this work in the months since it was released.
Analysis: It’s too early to judge
With the recent slight increase in the value of both Bitcoin and Ethereum, there are concerns that cryptocurrency mining will come back and the cost of graphics cards will rise again, but it is far from the highest level.
But that is not a guarantee either. Ethereum has recently received a significant 20% rise and Bitcoin has regained a more modest 5%, but it is not yet known if this revival will continue or if these prices will continue to plummet.
And considering what the writing has Was on the wall For a while after the currency started to become Slower and more expensive.. And for the benefit of both the GPU market and the environment itself, it may be best to accelerate as well as continue the decline in cryptocurrencies.