Solana Breaks New Ground: First Major Blockchain to Cross 100,000 TPS on Mainnet
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Date: August 17–18, 2025
Sources: Coindesk, CryptoSlate, NOWNodes (Medium)
What Happened
Solana recently made history by becoming the first major blockchain to exceed 100,000 transactions per second (TPS)on its mainnet. During a high-load stress test, the network peaked at 107,540 TPS, demonstrating exceptional raw throughput.
Behind the Numbers: What Fueled the Surge
The exceptional TPS was achieved using noop (no-operation) program calls—lightweight transactions that fulfill protocol requirements without altering blockchain state.
This method is used to evaluate the network’s upper bound capacity. Developers estimate Solana could sustain 80,000–100,000 TPS for real-world functions like token transfers or oracle updates.
Reality Check: Real-World Throughput
On-chain monitoring (e.g., Solscan) shows average TPS values around 3,500–3,700.
Importantly, up to two-thirds of these are validator votes required for consensus rather than genuine user transactions.
Subtracting consensus overhead, actual user-facing throughput averages between 1,000 and 1,050 TPS.
Why This Matters
Technical Validation: The test affirms Solana’s architecture—built on Proof of History and high validator efficiency—can theoretically handle extreme transaction volumes.
Ecosystem Implications: While current TPS mainly stems from memecoins and consensus traffic, this scalability potential positions Solana for high-frequency applications like DeFi, gaming, and enterprise use cases.
Road to Real-World Scaling: Upcoming upgrades—like the Firedancer validator client and architectural optimizations (e.g., separating execution from consensus and localized fee markets)—could help bridge the gap between theoretical and actual throughput.