GeForce RTX 3060 on Aeternity — Mining Profit, Solo Odds & Cost of Production

7.00 H/s · CuckooCycle · network 2.72 KH/s. A GeForce RTX 3060 solo mining Aeternity (AE) has about 449 blocks per year, i.e. an expected block roughly every 19.5 hours for the full 37.0000 AE reward.

GeForce RTX 3060 on Aeternity — Mining Truth Benchmark & Specifications

Consolidated PoW oracle metrics for operating a GeForce RTX 3060 on Aeternity (AE) at live network difficulty and benchmark industrial electricity (0.069 USD/kWh):

Can you solo mine Aeternity with a GeForce RTX 3060?

Yes — a GeForce RTX 3060 (7.00 H/s) can solo mine Aeternity (AE) via a solo pool. At Aeternity's 2.72 KH/s CuckooCycle network that is about 449 blocks per year — expected one block roughly every 19.5 hours, for the full 37.0000 AE block. BackPoW computes this from live network difficulty using a Poisson block-discovery model. Realistically this is genuinely worth a patient solo run.

Hardware Tier & Ecosystem Ranking on Aeternity

The GeForce RTX 3060 is categorized in the Home / Solo Lottery Tier (Compact or low-power hardware optimized for decentralized solo lottery participation rather than commercial pool revenue.). Among all 8 tracked models on Aeternity, it ranks #4 in electrical efficiency (0.05 H/W) and #7 in raw hashrate (7.00 H/s).

Electricity Operating Costs & Breakeven

Running a GeForce RTX 3060 (140 W) pulls about 3.36 kWh per day (102.3 kWh per month). At the standard rate of 0.069 USD/kWh, electricity costs roughly 0.23 USD per day (7.06 USD/month or 85 USD/year). Statistically that year returns 448.83 blocks, worth about $96.90 — expected revenue covers the power bill about 1.1x over.

The operational breakeven threshold is 0.079 USD/kWh. Expected net operating margin at benchmark tariffs:

• At 0.040 USD/kWh (Hydro / Renewable): +0.13 USD / day
• At 0.069 USD/kWh (Standard Industrial): +0.03 USD / day
• At 0.120 USD/kWh (Residential Grid): -0.14 USD / day

Break-even Coin Price Target: For this hardware to break even on electricity, Aeternity must trade at or above 0.00510 USD at standard industrial power (0.069 USD/kWh), or 0.00887 USD at residential power (0.120 USD/kWh).

Bankroll & Variance Risk Simulator

Solo mining block discovery follows a memoryless Poisson distribution. While the average wait is 19.5 hours, real-world dispersion ranges across 5% and 50% quantiles:

• Lucky streak (5% Odds): Block within ~1.0 hours (1-in-20 fastest discovery, power cost: ~0 USD)
• Median expectation (50% Odds): Block within ~13.5 hours (Nominal median, power cost: ~0 USD)
• Bad luck streak (5% Odds): Can stretch up to ~2 days (1-in-20 extended dry spell, power cost: ~1 USD)

High Variance Alert: In a 1-in-20 severe drought (~2 days), cumulative electricity burned (~1 USD) will exceed the block reward value (0 USD). Pool mining is recommended for risk-averse operators.

GeForce RTX 3060 Price & Estimated ROI

Current market price: $521–$619 across 7 vendors (median $573). Mined against its most profitable coin instead of solo, it would pay itself back in about 2.3 years.

How other hardware compares on Aeternity

Devices in the same hashrate class, solo mining Aeternity at today's difficulty:

How the odds have moved

Aeternity's network hashrate fell 8% since 2026-09-08, from 2.94 KH/s to 2.72 KH/s — so the same rig is now 8% more likely to find a block.

Where to point a GeForce RTX 3060 at Aeternity

Solo mining still runs through a solo pool: it handles the block template and pays the full reward to whoever finds the block. BackPoW tracks 2 solo pools for Aeternity with their stratum endpoints, fees, and pool hashrates — see Aeternity solo mining pools:

• woolypooly.com (Fee: 0.9% · Hashrate: 592.67 H/s)
• 2miners.com (Fee: 1.5% · Hashrate: 214.80 H/s)

How the odds are calculated

Solo mining is memoryless: every hash is an independent lottery ticket, so the wait for a block follows an exponential distribution rather than a fixed schedule. On average a block takes T = network_hashrate ÷ your_hashrate × block_time, and the probability of finding at least one within a window t is P = 1 − e^(−t/T). BackPoW uses this Poisson relation instead of a naive linear estimate. For this pair: daily chance 70.74%, yearly chance 100.00%.

Frequently Asked Questions: GeForce RTX 3060 on Aeternity

Can you solo mine Aeternity with a GeForce RTX 3060?

Yes — a GeForce RTX 3060 (7.00 H/s) can solo mine Aeternity (AE) via a solo pool. At Aeternity's 2.72 KH/s CuckooCycle network that is about 449 blocks per year — expected one block roughly every 19.5 hours, for the full 37.0000 AE block. BackPoW computes this from live network difficulty using a Poisson block-discovery model.

Is CuckooCycle ASIC-resistant, and where does the GeForce RTX 3060 stand?

CuckooCycle is an ASIC-resistant GPU algorithm relying on memory bandwidth. The GeForce RTX 3060 ranks #7 of 8 GPUs on Aeternity. It belongs to the Home / Solo Lottery Tier, built for compact, decentralized solo attempts rather than commercial pool income.

What is the operating power cost and breakeven electricity rate for a GeForce RTX 3060 on Aeternity?

At 140 W, operating a GeForce RTX 3060 consumes 3.36 kWh/day (102.3 kWh/month). At standard electricity (0.069 USD/kWh), the power bill is 0.23 USD/day (7.06 USD/month). The operational breakeven threshold is 0.079 USD/kWh.

What happens if my GeForce RTX 3060 encounters a severe dry spell on Aeternity?

Block discovery is an independent Poisson process with no memory. In a 1-in-20 bad luck drought (5% worst luck), finding a block can stretch up to 2 days, accumulating roughly 1 USD in power costs.

Alternative Mining Options for GeForce RTX 3060

Comparing solo odds, jackpot block value, and daily pool revenue across other coins minable with this rig: