Giant A900 vs Antminer S3
Side-by-side mining comparison: specs, per-algorithm benchmarks, efficiency and current profitability.
| Type | ASIC | ASIC | |
| Power | 217 W | 366 W | |
| Release | 2016-10 | 2014-07 | |
| Best opportunity |  DASHNetwork |  BCHNetwork | |
| Profit/day | $-0.41 | $-0.68 | |
| Score | 49/100 | 49/100 | |
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Benchmarks by algorithm
Best available benchmark per device; efficiency = hashrate per watt.
| Algorithm | Giant A900 | Antminer S3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quark | 900 MH/s132 W · 6.818 MH/s/W | not supported | |
| Qubit | 900 MH/s146 W · 6.164 MH/s/W | not supported | |
| SHA-256 | not supported | 478 GH/s366 W · 1.306 GH/s/W | |
| X11 | 900 MH/s217 W · 4.147 MH/s/W | not supported | |
| X13 | 900 MH/s255 W · 3.529 MH/s/W | not supported | |
| X14 | 900 MH/s263 W · 3.422 MH/s/W | not supported | |
| X15 | 900 MH/s270 W · 3.333 MH/s/W | not supported | |
| X17 | 900 MH/s263 W · 3.422 MH/s/W | not supported |