<p><strong>No you are not missing anything. <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/59/5406">CPU mining has been unprofitable since 2011</a>, <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/5608/5406">GPU mining just slightly later</a>.</strong> </p>

<p>Today, <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/12042/5406">ASICs</a> rule mining. The Bitcoin network has more than <a href="https://blockchain.info/charts/hash-rate" rel="nofollow noreferrer">300 Phash/s</a> by now, that is 300,000,000,000 Mhash/s.</p>

<p>The upcoming ASIC miner generation is <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison" rel="nofollow noreferrer">announced to provide more than 9,000 Mhash/s per Dollar</a>. Times for GPU/CPU mining are long gone.</p>

<p>The situation is largely the same for Litecoin with a slight delay.</p>

<p>Also see: <a href="https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/2154/5406">Why does mining profitability tend towards zero?</a></p>

<p>There might be some altcoins that can still profitably CPU/GPU mined and traded for Bitcoin thereafter, but I am not sure even they are worth when you factor in time investment.</p>

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<p>A Radeon HD 7950 has the following hash rates:</p>

<ul>
<li>Around 600 MH/s for Bitcoin</li>
<li>Around 600 KH/s for Litecoin</li>
</ul>

<p>I used the profitability calculator at <a href="https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty" rel="nofollow noreferrer">bitcoinwisdom</a> to estimate revenue:</p>

<ul>
<li>Bitcoin: 0.06148 USD / Month  </li>
<li>Litecoin: 0.6661 USD / Month</li>
</ul>

<p>Am I missing something? Less than 1 dollar per month? Is it because of the specialized mining hardware?</p>

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Can you make a profit mining with CPU/GPU?
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# Can you make a profit mining with CPU/GPU?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-10)

A Radeon HD 7950 has the following hash rates:

* Around 600 MH/s for Bitcoin
* Around 600 KH/s for Litecoin

I used the profitability calculator at [bitcoinwisdom](https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty) to estimate revenue:

* Bitcoin: 0.06148 USD / Month
* Litecoin: 0.6661 USD / Month

Am I missing something? Less than 1 dollar per month? Is it because of the specialized mining hardware?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-10. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

**No you are not missing anything. [CPU mining has been unprofitable since 2011](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/59/5406), [GPU mining just slightly later](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/5608/5406).**

Today, [ASICs](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/a/12042/5406) rule mining. The Bitcoin network has more than [300 Phash/s](https://blockchain.info/charts/hash-rate) by now, that is 300,000,000,000 Mhash/s.

The upcoming ASIC miner generation is [announced to provide more than 9,000 Mhash/s per Dollar](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison). Times for GPU/CPU mining are long gone.

The situation is largely the same for Litecoin with a slight delay.

Also see: [Why does mining profitability tend towards zero?](https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/2154/5406)

There might be some altcoins that can still profitably CPU/GPU mined and traded for Bitcoin thereafter, but I am not sure even they are worth when you factor in time investment.


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