<p>A GPU is general purpose and can do many types of computation.  An <strong>A</strong>pplication <strong>S</strong>pecific <strong>I</strong>ntegrated <strong>C</strong>ircuits is completely specific to one application, they don't have any ability to do any computation which they aren't not designed for. A mining ASIC made to perform <code>scrypt</code> hashing for example can't do any other type of hash.</p>

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Claris
<p>Different currencies have different mining algorithms. What you should do is to use <a href="https://www.coinwarz.com/calculators" rel="nofollow noreferrer">coinwarz.com</a> to calculate the most profitable one, by filling in the details of the mining hardware's specs of the miners you're thinking about buying.</p>

<p>Be sure to put cryptocurrencies' future values (predict them!) and when the next miner may be released (predict!) into account (which coinwarz can't)</p>

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MCCCS
<p>In particular, I was pool-mining with scrypt algorithm, using my GPU (was not bitcoin, but another coin named gamecredits, at gmc.acidpool.com).</p>

<p>I would like to purchase cheap mining hawdware (which would be useless with bitcoin but perhaps good with relatively "new" coins). Should I care whether a hardware supports "scrypt" in this case? Or does hardware care about a more "primitive" level without caring about the algorithm?</p>

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Is mining hardware particular to specific mining algorithm(s)?
Luis Masuelli
# Is mining hardware particular to specific mining algorithm(s)?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-11-27)

In particular, I was pool-mining with scrypt algorithm, using my GPU (was not bitcoin, but another coin named gamecredits, at gmc.acidpool.com).

I would like to purchase cheap mining hawdware (which would be useless with bitcoin but perhaps good with relatively "new" coins). Should I care whether a hardware supports "scrypt" in this case? Or does hardware care about a more "primitive" level without caring about the algorithm?

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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-11-27. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

A GPU is general purpose and can do many types of computation. An **A**pplication **S**pecific **I**ntegrated **C**ircuits is completely specific to one application, they don't have any ability to do any computation which they aren't not designed for. A mining ASIC made to perform `scrypt` hashing for example can't do any other type of hash.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2017-11-27. Score: 1

Different currencies have different mining algorithms. What you should do is to use [coinwarz.com](https://www.coinwarz.com/calculators) to calculate the most profitable one, by filling in the details of the mining hardware's specs of the miners you're thinking about buying.

Be sure to put cryptocurrencies' future values (predict them!) and when the next miner may be released (predict!) into account (which coinwarz can't)


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