I had this idea today
PS4 are x86 processors running amd/radeon apu technology.
If a program was designed to use the full capability of either of these, both gpu and cpu and turn them towards mining, how much performance in KH/s would you see?
6600? more?To me, if the program was optimized I think you could potentially get upwards of 5000KH/s. Am I exagerating?
The PS4 is reported to have a slightly better graphics chip than the xbox one, on top of which it also uses the faster GDDR5 memory for everything, unlike the Xbox one that uses standard DDR3. However the xbox one also has the windows 8 kernel built in, which could possibly allow for easier programming?
I believe, of the two the PS4 would be the better option. If a program could be coded with an easy to use gui interface that allowed you to enter the url for the pool and the port, your workers username and pass, and it took care of the rest, optimized to use all of the hardware to its advantage. This may become the "FPGA" for Litecoin mining. A $400 box that you download an app for and enter your information and off you go.
(Of course the questions come up of, how much would the liscensing fee's cost? If sony would even allow such a thing to be done. How much of the system is dedicated solely to the dashboard and cant be used at all? How much performance would you get out of it? How long would the hardware last running 24/7 365 at full tilt?)
Or some hacker made a illegal mining app Also who would code such a beast?Discuss.
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