Do you think AMD/Nvidia/XXX brand here will release mining "optimized cards?"

[precrime3]

Like it still does gaming, so its not an ASIC. Since certain algos use different things (for example, if x11 needed a wider bus width or scrypt was more about clock speeds or whatever) they're could be a "scrypt" optimized card with xxx shaders and xxx gbs of memory. Since it would be more primarily for mining, I'd imagine it be possible to lower TDP? Was just curious, as AMD and Nvidia im pretty sure about mining, and it just seems like another revunue stream for them. what do you think?

[ChuckBuck]

Sure, might as well spinoff a mining division.  Biostar already has a motherboard miner:


http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/news/news.php?S_ID=194


AMD is already the defacto cards for Scrypt mining, might as well make an ASIC.  I'd bet they'd be better at it than BFL too!

[jimmothy]

I doubt they will release mining cards. The only reason gpu coins exist is so miners can mine with gaming hardware.

A dedicated mining card would have little resale value.

I think what they will do is throw in a ton of cores and optimize them for mining.

[precrime3]

I doubt they will release mining cards. The only reason gpu coins exist is so miners can mine with gaming hardware.

A dedicated mining card would have little resale value.

I think what they will do is throw in a ton of cores and optimize them for mining.

Thats kinda what I said.... Is it not?

[jimmothy]

I doubt they will release mining cards. The only reason gpu coins exist is so miners can mine with gaming hardware.

A dedicated mining card would have little resale value.

I think what they will do is throw in a ton of cores and optimize them for mining.

Thats kinda what I said.... Is it not?

Somewhat. I just don't think they will modify hardware solely for mining but firmware wouldn't be too difficult/costly.

I could be wrong and we might see AMD go all out with a mining gpu but I just don't think they care enough.