{"id":15283,"date":"2022-02-20T13:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-02-20T13:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/20\/sapphires-dedicated-mining-gpus-plummet-down-to-msrp\/"},"modified":"2022-02-20T13:01:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-20T13:01:07","slug":"sapphires-dedicated-mining-gpus-plummet-down-to-msrp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/02\/20\/sapphires-dedicated-mining-gpus-plummet-down-to-msrp\/","title":{"rendered":"Sapphire’s dedicated mining GPUs plummet down to MSRP"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cutting corners:<\/strong> In November, Sapphire began rebranding AMD mobile GPUs as dedicated mining hardware. It was a successful endeavor and the two GPUs they released have been priced above others with similar capabilities. But this month, the prices of both have toppled down to about MSRP. <\/p>\n

On paper, the Sapphire GPro X080 and X060<\/a>, are only marginally different from AMD\u2019s Radeon RX 6700M and 6600M, respectively. All four are in the mid-range performance category.<\/p>\n

Sapphire launched the X080 with an inflated MSRP of \u20ac750 ($850) but it quickly jumped over the \u20ac1,000 hurdle. A month ago, it was around<\/a> \u20ac1,200, but it plummeted<\/a> down to \u20ac765 ($865) in early February and has stayed there since.<\/p>\n

Also read:<\/strong>\u00a0GPU Availability and Pricing Update: February 2022<\/a><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the X060 launched at \u20ac550 ($620) but was brushing up against \u20ac900 until recently, when it slipped down to \u20ac700 for a week, and then fell again<\/a> to \u20ac500 ($565), where it\u2019s held steady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u00a0<\/th>\nX080<\/th>\nX060<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Compute Units<\/td>\n36<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stream Processors<\/td>\n2304<\/td>\n1792<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clock Speed<\/td>\n2132 MHz<\/td>\n2044 MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory<\/td>\n10 GB of GDDR6<\/td>\n8 GB of GDDR6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Default Hash Rate*<\/td>\n38 MH\/s @ 165W<\/td>\n28 MH\/s @100W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ideal Hash Rate*<\/td>\n42 MH\/s @ 93W<\/td>\n29 MH\/s @ 60W<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

* According to Sapphire spec sheet.<\/p>\n

Part of the decline can be attributed to the general downwards trend in GPU prices<\/a>, but dedicated mining hardware appears to be falling faster than gaming hardware. It seems like interest in mining is beginning to wane as prices fall and Ethereum gets closer to transitioning to proof-of-stake.<\/p>\n

Nvidia\u2019s CMP series seems to be faring a little better, but they\u2019ve been falling in price, too. Quite a few second-hand CMP cards are being sold by miners scaling down their operations while they can still fetch a good sum for their hardware.<\/p>\n

With a little luck, that\u2019ll push more GPUs down to MSRP this year.<\/p>\n

Image credit: Vagelis Lnz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n