$ADA set a new record for TPS in a single block.
329 TPS on October 7, 2026, up from the previous record of 304 TPS set on December 24, 2024. In other words, after two years of development, the result is only +8%!
Why is 329 TPS still a major milestone for Cardano?
Burst capacity: 329 refers to the instantaneous throughput of a single block, not a sustained, around-the-clock average. Cardano’s typical daily average TPS usually hovers around just 3–4.
Architectural limitations: Cardano uses the Extended Unspent Transaction Output model (EUTXO). Its advantages include strong accounting security and predictable transaction fees, but the trade-off is a heavier transaction load, making it unable to achieve extremely high throughput through multithreaded parallel processing like Solana.
Is 329 TPS enough compared with Solana and $XRP ?
Nowhere near Solana’s scale: Solana’s daily liquidity, meme coin frenzy, and high-frequency DEX trading require thousands or even tens of thousands of sustained TPS. At 329 TPS, the $SOL ecosystem would suffer severe congestion or grind to a halt within seconds.
Still behind the XRP Ledger: XRPL focuses on institutional settlement and payments, and its day-to-day processing capacity and transaction finality speed both exceed Cardano’s current levels.
Conclusion
However, compared with Solana or mainstream payment-grade L1s, it remains insufficient for global commercial applications or high-frequency Web3 interactions. That’s why Cardano is actively pursuing next-generation scaling upgrades such as Ouroboros Leios, with the goal of pushing performance beyond 1,000 TPS.
329 TPS on October 7, 2026, up from the previous record of 304 TPS set on December 24, 2024. In other words, after two years of development, the result is only +8%!
Why is 329 TPS still a major milestone for Cardano?
Burst capacity: 329 refers to the instantaneous throughput of a single block, not a sustained, around-the-clock average. Cardano’s typical daily average TPS usually hovers around just 3–4.
Architectural limitations: Cardano uses the Extended Unspent Transaction Output model (EUTXO). Its advantages include strong accounting security and predictable transaction fees, but the trade-off is a heavier transaction load, making it unable to achieve extremely high throughput through multithreaded parallel processing like Solana.
Is 329 TPS enough compared with Solana and $XRP ?
Nowhere near Solana’s scale: Solana’s daily liquidity, meme coin frenzy, and high-frequency DEX trading require thousands or even tens of thousands of sustained TPS. At 329 TPS, the $SOL ecosystem would suffer severe congestion or grind to a halt within seconds.
Still behind the XRP Ledger: XRPL focuses on institutional settlement and payments, and its day-to-day processing capacity and transaction finality speed both exceed Cardano’s current levels.
Conclusion
However, compared with Solana or mainstream payment-grade L1s, it remains insufficient for global commercial applications or high-frequency Web3 interactions. That’s why Cardano is actively pursuing next-generation scaling upgrades such as Ouroboros Leios, with the goal of pushing performance beyond 1,000 TPS.