Flop Labs Tests Cryptocurrency Mining on Gaming GPUs

Co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, Arthur Hayes, demonstrated the potential use of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 gaming graphics card for mining FLOP – a project that plans to reward users for providing computing power to artificial intelligence systems. On November 8, 2026, Hayes shared the results of an experiment by an independent developer who managed to run the network's software on a regular Windows computer.

According to the experiment's author, he successfully completed 12 computational sessions without errors. To launch the process, he prepared a free toolkit published on GitHub under the name flop-pc-miner. However, this development is not an official product of Flop Labs, and the test results have so far only been confirmed by the author himself. The project's description on GitHub also includes data on a separate series of 13 sessions, 11 of which were successful.

How FLOP Mining Works on a Gaming Graphics Card

Flop Labs, a project by Arthur Hayes, is developing a decentralized computing network for artificial intelligence. Participants will be able to provide GPU power for processing AI model requests, and the system will verify the completed work and distribute rewards. Unlike traditional Bitcoin mining, here the computational power is intended for solving applied tasks, not just for block confirmation.

The experiment used an RTX 5080 with 16 GB of video memory. According to the developer, the program occupied about 13 GB of VRAM, and computations were performed through FLOP software components. A shell was prepared for Windows using WSL2 and Docker containers, allowing management of the test miner without constant command line work.

Official FLOP requirements stipulate the use of graphics cards with at least 16 GB of video memory, so not all gaming computers are suitable for participation. The author of the unofficial program allows for the possibility of running on devices with less VRAM, but such configurations have not yet undergone comparable testing. The presented experiment confirms the possibility of operation on a single consumer graphics card but does not prove the technology's efficiency on a large number of devices.

When FLOP Mining Will Start Generating Income

Currently, the FLOP network is in the development and testing phase. The devnet currently in use is intended for software and hardware testing, and the tokens obtained in it have no monetary value. Participation in this network also does not grant rights to future airdrops or real FLOP acquisition.

The next stage should be a full-fledged testnet lasting about 90 days. According to the published documentation, participants' work during this period will be considered when determining future token distribution, but the specific launch date for the testnet has not yet been announced. The main network and FLOP release are tentatively planned for Q1 2027.

Even after the main network launch, the actual profitability of home mining will remain uncertain. It will depend on the demand for AI computations, the power of the graphics card, electricity costs, and the market value of FLOP. So far, the experiment only shows the technical possibility of participating in the network using gaming equipment, but does not confirm that this method of using a PC will be profitable.