# Solo Mining GeForce RTX 3060 on Aeternity (AE)

Machine-readable solo mining datasheet for running **GeForce RTX 3060** on the **Aeternity (AE)** CuckooCycle network. Evaluates hashrate output, electrical operational expenditure, Poisson block-finding probabilities, and mining economics tracked by BackPoW.

## Executive Summary

- Target Rig: GeForce RTX 3060 (GPU)
- Target Network: Aeternity (AE) — Algorithm: CuckooCycle
- Rig Hashrate: 7.00 H/s (7.000000e+00 H/s)
- Power Consumption: 140 W (3.36 kWh/day)
- Energy Efficiency: 20000000.00 W/MH/s (J/MH)
- Network Hashrate: 2.72 KH/s (2.721732e+03 H/s)
- Network Hash Share: 2.571891e-03 (0.257189%)
- Expected Block Discovery: about 448.8 blocks per year (mean time: ~19.5 hours)
- Operational Breakeven Electricity: 0.0790 USD/kWh

## Solo Mining Metrics Table

| Metric | Value | Unit | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mining Device | GeForce RTX 3060 | text | Hardware model name |
| Device Class | GPU | text | ASIC, GPU, or CPU architecture |
| Device Hashrate | 7.00 H/s | H/s | Nominal hashrate on CuckooCycle |
| Device Power Draw | 140 | Watts | Power consumption at wall |
| Energy Efficiency | 20000000.00 W/MH/s (J/MH) | unit | Energy per unit hash computation |
| Network Hashrate | 2.72 KH/s | H/s | Total active network hash power |
| Network Difficulty | 610697.0274234399 | number | Current consensus target difficulty |
| Block Time (Observed) | 180.8 | seconds | Average interval between blocks |
| Block Reward | 37.0000 | AE | Full coinbase block reward + fees |
| Coin Spot Price | 0.0058 | USD | Current market exchange rate |
| Single Block Value | 0.22 | USD | Gross fiat value of one block |
| Mean Time to Block | 19.5 hours | time | T = (Nethash / Hashrate) * BlockTime |
| Daily Block Probability | 70.74% | percent | 24-hour Poisson chance |
| Monthly Block Probability | 99.99% | percent | 30-day Poisson chance |
| 1-Year Block Probability | 99.99% | percent | 365-day Poisson chance |
| 3-Year Block Probability | 99.99% | percent | 3-year cumulative chance |
| Expected Blocks / Year | 448.8294 | count | Average over 365.25 days |
| Daily Gross Output | 45.466636 | AE | Expected daily coin yield |
| Daily Gross Value | 0.27 | USD | Revenue before power costs |
| Daily Energy Consumed | 3.36 | kWh/day | Kilowatt-hours consumed |
| Power Cost @ 0.05 USD/kWh | 0.17 | USD/day | Low industrial tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.08 USD/kWh | 0.27 | USD/day | Standard mining tariff |
| Power Cost @ 0.10 USD/kWh | 0.34 | USD/day | Residential tariff |
| Breakeven Electricity | 0.0790 | USD/kWh | Max rate before loss |
| Hardware Price | 521 / 573 / 619 USD | USD | Market range (min / med / max) |

## Poisson Block Discovery Model & Variance

Solo mining block discovery follows a memoryless Poisson process where every hash attempt has an identical, independent success probability.

- Formula: `P(X >= 1) = 1 - exp(-t / T)`
- `t` is mining duration in seconds
- `T` is mean time between blocks: `T = (Network Hashrate / Miner Hashrate) * Block Time`

Luck percentile table (reference electricity rate 0.08 USD/kWh):

| Luck Scenario | Percentile | Duration | Power (kWh) | Cost @ 0.08 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10% Lucky Hit | 10th | 2.1 hours | 0.3 | 0.02 USD |
| 50% Median | 50th | 13.5 hours | 1.9 | 0.15 USD |
| 90% Bad Luck | 90th | 45.0 hours | 6.3 | 0.50 USD |
| 95% Extreme Drought | 95th | 2.4 days | 8.2 | 0.66 USD |

## Hardware Benchmark Profile

- Device: GeForce RTX 3060
- Slug: geforce-rtx-3060
- Architecture: GPU
- Algorithm: CuckooCycle
- Hashrate: 7.00 H/s
- Power: 140 W
- Efficiency: 20000000.00 W/MH/s (J/MH)
- Market Cost: 521 / 573 / 619 USD

## Blockchain Network Overview

- Blockchain: Aeternity (AE)
- Consensus: CuckooCycle
- Network Hashrate: 2.72 KH/s (2.721732e+03 H/s)
- Difficulty: 610697.0274234399
- Block Time: 180.8 seconds
- Block Reward: 37.0000 AE (approx 0.22 USD)
- Spot Price: 0.0058 USD
- Cost of Production (Flagship): 0.01 USD (GeForce RTX 4090)

## Tracked Solo Mining Pools

Solo pools for Aeternity (AE) routing 100% of block rewards to the miner address:

| Pool Name | Fee | Link | Low Hashrate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| woolypooly.com | 0.9% | [woolypooly.com](https://woolypooly.com) | No |
| 2miners.com | 1.5% | [2miners.com](https://solo-ae.2miners.com) | No |

## Machine-Readable JSON Summary

```json
{
  "coin_id": "Aeternity",
  "coin_name": "Aeternity",
  "ticker": "AE",
  "algorithm": "CuckooCycle",
  "hardware_name": "GeForce RTX 3060",
  "hardware_slug": "geforce-rtx-3060",
  "hardware_type": "GPU",
  "miner_hashrate_h_s": 7.0,
  "power_watts": 140.0,
  "efficiency": "20000000.00 W/MH/s (J/MH)",
  "network_hashrate_h_s": 2721.732270880171,
  "difficulty": 610697.0274234399,
  "block_time_seconds": 180.832,
  "block_reward_coins": 37.0,
  "spot_price_usd": 0.0058347,
  "single_block_value_usd": 0.2158839,
  "mean_time_to_block_seconds": 70310.8985725433,
  "daily_block_probability": 0.707364650969907,
  "monthly_block_probability": 0.9999999999999999,
  "yearly_block_probability": 1.0,
  "expected_blocks_per_year": 448.82942247481634,
  "daily_gross_usd": 0.2652841783945544,
  "daily_kwh": 3.3600000000000003,
  "breakeven_electricity_usd_per_kwh": 0.0789536245221888,
  "hardware_price_usd": {
    "min": 520.96,
    "median": 572.72,
    "max": 618.85
  },
  "retrieved_utc": "2026-10-07T20:25:28Z"
}
```

## Provenance & Integration Links

- Retrieved: 2026-10-07T20:25:28Z
- Canonical HTML page: https://backpow.com/Aeternity/geforce-rtx-3060
- Coin datasheet: https://backpow.com/Aeternity.md
- Hardware datasheet: https://backpow.com/hardware/geforce-rtx-3060.md
- Solo pools directory: https://backpow.com/solo-pools.md
- Live queries over MCP: https://mcp.backpow.com/mcp (tools `calculate_solo_mining_odds`, `get_hardware_benchmarks`)
- Licence: CC BY 4.0 — https://backpow.com/llms.txt