Re:Radeon RX 6500 XT is bad at cryptocurrency mining on purp...
by dazeandconfuse on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @05:52PM
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> When you put it all together, that’s a projection of 135.12 TWh in the year, or about as much power as is used annually by the country of Sweden
I don't doubt that bitcoin miners use a lot of energy, but I hesitate to trust a source that doesn't know the difference between power and energy. Also, they're lying about the energy consumption of Sweden, which actually uses 645.7 TW/yr as of 2012 [0]. They number they quote is actually the electricity consumption of Sweden [1], which is like 5x lower.
I don't doubt that bitcoin miners use a lot of energy, but I hesitate to trust a source that doesn't know the difference between power and energy. Also, they're lying about the energy consumption of Sweden, which actually uses 645.7 TW/yr as of 2012 [0]. They number they quote is actually the electricity consumption of Sweden [1], which is like 5x lower.
[0]: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=energy+consumption+of+...
[1]: https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=energy+consumption+of+...