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Understanding Hashrate, Power Draw & Efficiency

Learn what hashrate means, how power draw affects profits, and why efficiency matters most.

Hashrate measures how fast your GPU can mine β€” higher is better. For PearlHash, it's in TH/s (terahashes per second).

Power draw is how much electricity your GPU uses (watts). Lower power = lower electricity bill.

Efficiency (H/W) = hashrate / power. A higher number means more mining per dollar spent on electricity.

Example:

RTX 5080: 200 TH/s @ 260W = 769 H/W
RTX 5060 Ti: 93 TH/s @ 150W = 620 H/W