Mining Calculator for ASICs and GPUs

An ASIC miner costs as much as a decent car, and electricity ticks away on the meter every hour. Before buying mining equipment it is worth working out whether the money will come back. This calculator bot does that math for ASICs and graphics cards, with electricity costs included. ⚡

Below you will find what the bot calculates, what the result depends on, and why any mining calculator gives an estimate, not a promise.

What the bot can do

The bot calculates mining profitability on ASICs and graphics cards and accounts for the price of electricity. It is free, and the interface switches between Russian and English with the /lang command.

The /start command restarts the bot. If your ASIC is missing from the list, the description suggests contacting support, and the model will be added.

What goes into the calculation

• Hashrate. The computing speed of the device. The higher it is, the bigger the share of total output a miner gets.
• Power draw. Wattage determines how much electricity the work eats.
• Electricity price. Often this single number decides whether mining pays off.
• The coin and its price. Income is counted in coins and converted into money at the current price.
• Network difficulty. The more miners join, the less each one gets.

Why the result is no guarantee

Coin prices change daily, and network difficulty rises as new capacity appears. A calculation on today's numbers is a snapshot, not a one-year forecast.

There are also costs the calculator cannot see by itself: cooling, pool fees, breakdowns, noise and rent for the space. You have to add them by hand.

Using the calculator wisely

1. Enter your real electricity price, not a country average.
2. Compare several models: sometimes the second most powerful model pays off better than the first.
3. Recalculate for several coin prices: the current one, 30% lower and 50% lower.
4. Add the cost of the equipment and compute the payback period for the worst case.

The logic in plain numbers

Suppose a device brings a notional one hundred roubles a day, while the electricity for it costs seventy. Net profit is thirty, and the payback period is counted from that, not from gross income.

If the tariff rises or the coin gets cheaper, profit can drop to zero. These are the scenarios worth checking before a purchase. The figures here are notional and serve only as an illustration.

Graphics cards or ASICs

An ASIC is built for one algorithm and handles it most efficiently, but when the coin drops it is hard to resell. A graphics card can be used for games and work, or sold as a regular card.

The calculator lets you compare both schemes under equal conditions, and that is the main benefit: you can see where the payback difference is real and where it is an illusion.

Before you buy

• Check the seller and the warranty, since second-hand equipment may be worn.
• Find out whether mining is allowed in your region and under your electricity tariff.
• Do not put borrowed money into a bet on a future coin price.

The calculator is good for getting acquainted with the topic and making a cold estimate. Do not make a decision on it alone. 🧮