Even with the power of 25 3080s, this Ethereum mining ASIC will soon be useless

pcgamer.com:

Bitmain has released its Antminer E9 Ethereum miner(opens in new tab), which delivers performance that utterly destroys any GPU setup in terms of efficiency. Bitmain claims a single Antminer E9 can deliver the performance of up to 25 RTX 3080s. If I take the RTX 3060 Ti as another example, that number rises to around 40. It’s another nail in the coffin of GPU mining which is great news for gamers.

The Antminer E9 is capable of 2,400MH/s at 1,920W. When tuned properly, an RTX 3080 can produce 100MH/s or a bit more, meaning Bitmain's claim that the Antminer E9 produces the hash power of around 24 RTX 3080s is accurate. And when it comes to power consumption, the E9 pulls far ahead of 24 3080s. That many 3080s would consume over 5000W alone, before taking any of the other system components into consideration.

The E9 is clearly more efficient at mining when it comes to performance and power efficiency, but the key price of the puzzle is the price. At the time of writing, it had yet to be revealed. It’s the price that will determine the success or failure of the unit, but, even if it’s well priced, it’s basically dead on arrival.

So, why is Bitmain releasing the E9 now? Actually, the E9 was teased back in April of 2021(opens in new tab), so what’s been happening in the meantime? Bitmain operates its own mining farms and you’d be crazy to assume that it hasn’t been using E9s for some time. I believe that the late release is Bitmain’s attempt to recoup some of the cost of what will soon be useless equipment, not dissimilar to the way GPU miners are increasingly selling off cards in bulk, even via livestream(opens in new tab). 

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