Solana’s mainnet recently surpassed 100,000 transactions per second (TPS) during a weekend stress test, achieving a peak of 107,540 TPS. This performance was primarily attributed to no-operation, or ’noop’, program calls, which are lightweight transactions used for testing network capacity, rather than actual user activity.

Key Insights:

• Solana processed 43,016 successful transactions and 50 failed attempts that contributed to the 107,540 TPS peak.
• While real user transactions remain around 1,000 TPS, this data suggests that under optimal conditions, Solana could theoretically handle 80,000 to 100,000 TPS for operational tasks such as transfers or oracle updates, enhancing the appeal of its cryptocurrency, SOL.

Solana blockchain The Solana blockchain briefly hits 100,000 transactions per second under stress testing. (Pixabay)

Tweet from Mert Mumtaz:

“Solana just did 107,540 TPS on mainnet, yes, you read that correctly—over 100k TPS, on mainnet. Good luck bears!”
“Solana just did 107,540 TPS on mainnet, yes, you read that correctly—over 100k TPS, on mainnet. Good luck bears!”

Despite claims that such high loads are artificial, Mert Mumtaz emphasized the overall network costs involved in achieving this performance to be significant, factoring in processes like signature verification and data loading. This pegs their costs closer to practical applications than merely spam traffic. While current user-facing throughput is lower, the data definitely bolsters SOL’s attractiveness in the cryptocurrency market.