Apollo III Standard — Flexible standalone Bitcoin miner with 10–18 TH/s (Hash Core 3)
The Apollo III Standard is the lean, standalone miner variant of the Apollo III: the same 3 nm Hash Core 3 delivering 10–18 TH/s as the bigger sibling, but without the full node controller and NVMe slots. Instead of an 8-core ARM A76, the Standard ships with a quad-core ARM A53 and 1 GB LPDDR4 — just enough to run Apollo OS 2.1 in its miner edition and operate the device fully independently via Wi-Fi 5 or Gigabit Ethernet.
bitshopper.de has been a manufacturer and specialised online shop for small, quiet, energy-efficient Bitcoin home miners since 2014, and the exclusive European distributor for Futurebit LLC (entire EU) since 2017. The Apollo III Standard ships from Erlangen, Germany, with EU-compliant warranty and German-speaking support.
Same Hash Core 3 — lower entry price
Efficiency and hashrate range are identical to the Apollo Full Node:
- Ultra-ECO: ~6 TH/s at ~70 W (~11 W/TH)
- ECO: 10–12 TH/s at ~150 W (~13–15 W/TH)
- Turbo: up to 18 TH/s at ~375 W (~21 W/TH)
The Standard also benefits from the free ASIC upgrade for pre-order customers of May 2026 (blog post at bitshopper.de). The difference is not in the mining core, but in the controller: the Standard is not a full Bitcoin node — it relies on a smaller ARM controller and needs either an external node or the built-in solo stratum pool of an Apollo III Full Node for solo mining.
What the Standard leaves out (and why that often makes sense)
If you already run a Bitcoin node — Umbrel, Start9, Raspiblitz, Bitcoin Knots or an Apollo III Full Node — you don’t need a second node controller in your miner. That’s exactly who the Standard is built for. What it leaves out:
- No 8-core ARM A76 (instead, quad-core ARM A53)
- No 8 GB LPDDR5 (instead, 1 GB LPDDR4)
- No NVMe SSD slots (mining data is sent straight to the external node)
- No full Linux desktop (Apollo OS miner edition rather than the Ubuntu desktop build)
- No 2.5 G Ethernet (Gigabit instead), no Wi-Fi 6 (Wi-Fi 5), no 8K HDMI (Micro-HDMI)
What it keeps:
- The same Hash Core 3 delivering 10–18 TH/s and identical efficiency range
- Standalone controller with Apollo OS 2.1 (miner edition) — plug & play over Wi-Fi
- Identical thermals: 92 mm fan, < 35 dB(A) in ECO mode, same cooling design as the Full Node
- Identical case: 16.5 × 16.5 × 15 cm, 3 kg
Multi-room scaling without cable clutter
The Apollo III Standard is purpose-built for multi-room setups: one Standard in the living room (Ultra-ECO as a quiet hash heater), one in the hobby room (ECO for 24/7 mining), one in the office (Turbo when it’s cold outside). Each unit is configured individually via its own Wi-Fi or Ethernet interface — mining target, pool address and mode per device.
Combined with an Apollo III Full Node you get a personal mining swarm: all Standards mine through the Full Node’s built-in solo stratum pool on your own block templates, pooling hashpower for your own lottery attempts.
Technical Specifications
| Hash Core | Hash Core 3 (3 nm, American Designed ASICs) |
|---|---|
| Hashrate | 10–18 TH/s SHA-256 |
| Power consumption | 150 W (ECO) to 375 W (Turbo); Ultra-ECO from ~70 W at 6 TH/s |
| Efficiency | ~11 W/TH (Ultra-ECO), ~13–15 W/TH (ECO), ~21 W/TH (Turbo) |
| Controller | Built-in standalone controller |
| CPU | Quad-Core ARM Cortex-A53 |
| RAM | 1 GB LPDDR4 |
| Operating system | Apollo OS 2.1 (miner edition) |
| Solo /pool mining | Pool configuration via Apollo OS; solo mining via external node or via the Apollo III Full Node solo stratum pool |
| Network | Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ports | 1× USB-A, 1× USB-C, 1× Micro-HDMI |
| Power supply | 90–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz, max. 450 W, C13 connector |
| Noise level | < 35 dB(A) in ECO mode, ~50 dB(A) in Turbo mode |
| Fan | 92 mm dual ball bearing, 1.000–6.000 RPM, PWM |
| Dimensions | 16,5 × 16,5 × 15 cm |
| Weight | 3 kg (6,5 lbs) |
| Manufacturer | Futurebit LLC, Brooklyn (NY), USA |
| European distribution | bitshopper.de (exclusive European distributor since 2017) |
| SKU | FB-AP3-ST |
Apollo III Standard vs. Apollo III Full Node
| Property | Apollo III Standard | Apollo III Full Node |
|---|---|---|
| Hash Core 3 (10–18 TH/s) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Apollo OS 2.1 | ✓ (miner edition) | ✓ (full Linux desktop) |
| Built-in Bitcoin Full Node | – | ✓ (Bitcoin Core on 8-core ARM A76, 8 GB RAM) |
| NVMe SSD slots | – | 2× M.2 PCIe Gen 3 |
| Solo stratum pool server | usable as a client | ✓ (server role) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit | 2.5 G |
| HDMI | 1× Micro-HDMI | 2× HDMI (up to 8 K) |
| Price (incl. VAT) | 899 € | 1.099–1.399 € |
Rule of thumb: Already running a Bitcoin node or Apollo III Full Node? Choose the Standard. Want node and miner in one device? Choose the Full Node.
Who is the Apollo III Standard for?
- Bitcoiners with an existing node (Umbrel, Start9, Raspiblitz, Bitcoin Knots, Apollo III Full Node) who want to add a powerful standalone solo or pool miner.
- Hashrate scalers: anyone who runs the Full Node and wants to expand hashpower modularly without paying for a second node controller.
- Multi-room miners running several independent units per room — each with its own mode configuration.
- Home mining starters looking for a quiet 3 nm solo miner for 24/7 operation, without USB hubs, Bitaxe clusters or Raspberry-Pi tinkering.
Package contents
- 1× Apollo III Standard with Hash Core 3, Apollo OS 2.1 (miner edition) pre-installed
- 1× power cable C13, EU plug
- Quick-start guide
Availability and shipping
The Apollo III Standard is available for pre-order at the RRP of EUR 899 incl. VAT. Delivery starts from June 2026 in order of incoming bookings. Pre-order customers automatically receive the free ASIC upgrade to the more efficient chip revision (~11 W/TH at 6 TH/s) — no surcharge, no action required. Shipping from Erlangen, Germany, EU-wide. See Shipping & Delivery for details.
