Bloomberg analysts have taken a look at the graphics card market and more specifically on the impact of cryptominers on the sale of these cards.
According to them, over the past 18 months, 15 billion dollars have been spent solely for the purchase of graphics cards dedicated to Ethereum mining.
A record investment, which only takes into account the price of the graphics cards and not the energy consumed, nor even the rigs, cables, power supplies and other motherboards or cooling systems.
The figure is consistent with previous estimates from Jon Peddie Research which indicated that more than 25% of graphics cards were purchased for cryptomining. The graphics card market is estimated to be worth $52 billion overall by 2021.
Moreover, one only has to note the current collapse in the price of cryptocurrencies: the latter not only leads to greater availability of graphics cards on the market, but also to a drastic drop in price, including on the most popular models. more upscale.
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