Nvidia: Ethereum’s PoS Upgrade Will Set Back Graphics Card Demand
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Nvidia: Ethereum’s PoS Upgrade Will Set Back Graphics Card Demand

THELOGICALINDIAN - As Ethereums alteration to EIP1559 and Ethereum 20 approach anytime afterpiece discussions over the approaching of GPU mining accept swept over the crypto mining association

If EIP-1559 fails to accompany bottomward Ethereum’s obscenely aerial transaction costs and appropriately drive Ethereum mining obsolete, the about-face to proof-of-stake absolutely will. While these thoughts are a dime a dozen these days, cartoon agenda manufacturers like Nvidia accept yet to abode such apropos — at atomic up until now. 

Nvidia Posts Record Yearly Growth, Surpassing Analyst Expectations

In its balance alarm this Wednesday, Nvidia warned investors that Ethereum 2.0 could aftereffect in bargain appeal for their signature cartoon cards. As for the results, the architect appear a massive balance beat, announcement an 84% annual advance in acquirement and 106% advance in the gaming articulation — which includes cartoon cards sales.

Nvidia anon accustomed that its gaming revenues — which totaled $2.76 billion for the division — was acknowledgment to the appeal for its GPUs by crypto miners. 

“Gaming acquirement was up 106 percent from a year ago and up 11 percent sequentially, absorption college sales in GeForce GPUs, with both desktop and laptop ambience records, as able-bodied as in game-console SOCs We connected to account from able sales of our GeForce RTXTM 30 Series based on the NVIDIA Ampere architecture. We accept Gaming additionally benefited from cryptocurrency mining demand,” said Nvidia CFO Colette Kress. 

More importantly, Nvidia acclaimed through its recent SEC filing that its GPU appeal may alter based on the changes to the cryptocurrency mining landscape:

Why Ethereum Mining’s Demise May Cause Massive Implications for GPU Demand

Nvidia additionally addressed how the bargain advantage of GPU mining from Ethereum 2.0 may account a flood of aftermarket resales. 

With the advancing semiconductor shortage, Nvidia’s latest 3000 alternation accept been awash out at about all retailers about the world. This has led to prices for its signature 3070, 3080, and 3090 models to command about bifold the MSRP from clandestine vendors. During May’s beam crash, Ethereum mining profitability skyrocketed to its accomplished point in 3 years, which led to GPU prices surging alike higher. 

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As miners will attending to compensate their ample investments, it seems about assertive that there will be a accumulation arrival of discounted cards accessible on the accessory market.