Mining: the technical part
The technology side of mining. The characteristics of AMD, NVIDIA cards, algorithms of mining, description of work of mining farm, software for mining, what to choose Windows, Linux or OSX for mining. All about mining.
Comparison of mining algorithms
SHA-256 and Scrypt mining
Due to popularity growth of Bitcoin at the end of 2013, the mining difficulty has increased for many times. This was also caused by the fact that many large investors began to buy ASIC equipment for Bitcoin mining on an industrial scale. It all led to the fact that SHA-256 crypto currency mining without special equipment ceased to be profitable (Bitcoin is the most profitable crypto currency based on SHA-256 algorithm for mining). For comparison, one ASIC unit on average had a capacity of 600000 Mh/s, and the most powerful GPU – ~850 Mh/s.
This is why the mining of the scrypt cryptocurrencies started gaining popularity.
The scrypt mining or GPU mining is not like Bitcoin mining because of algorithm differences. For mining of Litecoin, as well as its various forks on the scrypt algorithm, this article will discuss the important technical characteristics, as well as hardware compatibility, software and the most popular software – the miner, in particular the most stable and flexibly configurable CGMINER.
CPU and GPU mining
Now let’s make it clear the why graphics card (GPU) fits scrypt mining better than the central processing unit (CPU).
The processor (CPU) was developed to make decisions according to the programs’ directions. Also, the processor performs a great number of other operations. The graphics adapter (GPU) is able to carry out many similar tasks very fast and effectively, but at the same time it switches to another task slowly.
One CPU core executes 4 32-bit instructions per clock (SSE) or 8 32-bit instructions per clock (AVX), whereas a Radeon HD 5970 GPU is able to process 3200 32-bit instructions per clock (using its 3200 ALU or shader unit). It turns out that in this example a GPU can process 800 (or 400 (with AVX)) times more instructions per clock, than CPU.
Even despite that since 2011 the CPUs have been produced with 6, 8 and 12 cores and clock speed of nearly 2000-3000Mhz and more, a Radeon HD 5970 GPU (with clock speed of 750 MHz) remains more than 5 times faster than four 12-core CPUs with clock speed of 2.3 GHz (while the price of the latter around $4700, in contrast to $350 for HD5970).
Mining on GPUs by AMD and NVIDIA
NVIDIA graphics adapters, due to their design features, are currently less capable and make farm building several times more expensive than with AMD solutions. For comparison – the most capable NVIDIA graphic cards have a capacity of ~150 Kh/s, AMD has 1500 Kh/s. But NVIDIA has a “Tesla S2070” card, which gives 700 Kh/s, however its price is $1360 against $510 for the most powerful cards by AMD.
Techniques of mining
How mining farm works
The main components of the farm are nearly the same as those of a regular computer, with several exceptions:
- Motherboard. It should not be cheap and have 4 or more PCI-e slots (for graphics cards).
- Processor. Its capacity is not needed for the scrypt mining of Litecoin and its forks. This is why the cheapest one is chosen, which fits the motherboard.
- DDR memory. Size from 4Gb, the simplest and cheapest one.
- Hard disk drive. Doesn’t play any role. It is needed to install the OS and to store wallets, so a simple flash stick fits.
- Power supply. The main engine of the whole farm, so the choice must be done carefully and without hasty conclusions. The power supply capacity should be chosen with a margin of 150-200 watts, considering the power consumed by other components except the graphics cards.
- Graphics card. The main and the most expensive component of a mining farm conducting calculation of hash functions of the blocks. Specifications and speeds of many graphics cards are displayed by users in tables on various portals. Here you will find links to them.
- Cooling system. It must be well-designed to move the hot air away from graphics cards. In order to do this, the space between the graphics cards must be no shorter than ~8cm. Also, a water cooling system can be used – it cools the graphics cards better and doesn’t produce as much noise as air cooling, but is more technically complicated. Of the most sophisticated cooling system variants, we can empathize the oil cooling when all the hardware is fully submerged into a reservoir with technical oil (some “craftsmen” submerged the components into vegetable oil). An example of definition can be seen in this article [1].
There are currently a great number of graphics cards on the market, which suit for mining. The largest list of these graphics cards is available on [litecoin.info]. Here you can see the basic data of the mining: graphics cards’ specs and settings, but all of them are conditional, because every farm is being set up individually and depends on a great number of factors which will be considered below.
Some graphics cards are already deprecated and they are impossible to find in the necessary number and condition. We will discuss graphics cards which are available on the market, as it will give an opportunity to make a mining farm of a necessary capacity. GPU mining, as well as the farm building, doesn’t have standard solutions, so your results on achieving the maximum capacity and stability depend on many factors, which are listed below.
Graphics card overclocking
The selection of optimal parameters of memory clock speed and core clock speed must be done individually for each graphics card. These parameters affect both the mining rate and the whole system stability. Also, overclocking affects temperature and energy consumption of the graphics cards. The more is the GPU overclocking, the more are the farm demands for the cooling system.
Hardware compatibility
If the system has different card series, or cards of one series but by different manufacturers, conflicts are possible during launch and overclocking, which will affect the maximum speed and the whole farm stability. Hardware combinations for a farm also affect the hash rate. A correct choice of farm components like motherboard and RAM also increases the stability and the mining speed of a farm. For example, as said before: the lack of standard solutions in scrypt mining leads to the fact that the same values and settings of the video adapters are often ineffective when applying to another farm configuration.
Mining farm building peculiarities
When building farms, one should do some calculations to know the most profitable variant. It’s necessary to calculate the total cost of the farm, choosing the most profitable components by profitablility and energy consumption. You need to know energy consumption of the whole farm and calculate 24 hours charges for energy. Considering these calculations, you can draw a conclusion on the payback period. To make this task easier, there are many mining calculators: from simple ones, which consider only the crypto currencies’ exchange rate and farm speed, to detailed ones, which consider exchange rate, speed, energy consumption, 1kWh, difficulty and exchange rate changes during the time.
Cloud mining
There are companies that provide their equipment capacity for a certain amount of money per month. This way is relevant for crypto currencies, which have only CPU mining. It is profitable in two cases: when the company provides a free trial period, or when the crypto currency complexity is low and the exchange rate is high.
Software
Operating systems and mining software.
Mining operating systems
OS installed on the mining farm may affect the crypto coins mining speed.
Mining on Linux
Popular OS for large mining operations. Small miners usually prefer Windows 10.
Pros
- Quick setup (5-10 minutes)
- Occupies a little disk space (2Gb)
- Support of up to 8 graphics cards
- Doesn’t need to be activated
Cons
- There may be difficulties for a beginner when using for the first time.
- If you install the OS on a flash stick, it’s difficult to store big wallets.
Mining on Windows 7
Pros
- Available and easy to set up and use for the majority of users
Cons
- Supports up to 4 graphics cards
Windows 8
Pros
- Available and easy to set up and use for the majority of users
Cons
- Supports up to 5 graphics cards
Windows 10
Pros
- Available and easy to set up and use for the majority of users
- Many user friendly programs for overclocking, flashing AMD GPUs, mining
- Doesn’t need to be activated
- Supports over 13 graphics cards
Cons
- Automatic updates can be destabilizing – however they can be disabled
Scrypt-Miner 1.2
The OS developed by «craftsmen», based on Linux. Monitoring tools are brought to the main screen. A detailed description of installation and setup is available here club.dns-shop.ru
Drivers
The right driver version choice is very important. Sometimes particular driver versions lower the total computational capacity of the scrypt mining equipment. At the same time the others, on the contrary, allow to achieve high hash rate. APP AMD SDK version must be 2.6 or higher, you can download an update for your system from the AMD official website.
Mining software
There are several main mining programs – bfgminer, ufasoft miner, diablo miner, phoenix, guiminer, cgminer. The most flexible in configuring, stable and informative miner is CGminer. So we will discuss it.
CGMiner
CGminer is managed via the command line. To ensure that you do not need to reconfigure all the settings every launch or when you change the crypto currency, it is easier to create a .bat file and write all the settings here. This file is created in the miner’s folder as a text document (notepad) with .bat extension. The basic setup for the miner to work looks like this: cgminer –scrypt -o stratum+tcp://east1.us.stratum.dedicatedpool.com:3351 -u user.1 -p x
- cgminer – points to the executable
- –scrypt – instructs the miner on the mined crypto currency’s algorithm
- -o – after this, a pool address is specified stratum+tcp://east1.us.stratum.dedicatedpool.com: and a port 3351. This data can be found at all the pools, in “” section.
- -u user.1 – specifying the pool login and the created worker name
- -p x – specifying the password for the created worker
Advanced settings to enhance the miner’s performance.
Intensity is the key figure affecting the miner’s work speed, its value is set from 0 to 20. One must consider that a too high intensity can negatively affect the mining speed, because it MAY exhaust all available memory and actually reduce the mining speed in the best case. In the worst case – there will appear a lot of miscalculations and HW errors. Take into account that if the intensity is not set, CGMiner will adjust it itself, dynamically, to provide an opportunity of convenient work with the PC.
Thread-concurrency controls an optimal volume of calculations which a scrypt algorithm can do. It is set up by default to use a few threads on all shader blocks the graphics card has at a maximum. The value must be a multiple of the number of shader blocks of the graphics card. So, if «thread-concurrency» is specified, «shaders» may be removed.
It is recommended to spend some time to find the best value for your graphics card in order to get the best performance.
An example of a .bat file for R9 290 tri x on 940kh:
AMD Mining and cards characteristics
Since AMD is producing R-series cards now we will consider R9 series as the main for the review. Because it is the most economically profitable considering the PRICE / ENERGY CONSUMPTION / CALCULATION CAPACITY.
| Model | Speed (kh/s) | Power consumption (W) | Price (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| R9 290x | 800-1000 | 300-450 | 550-750 |
| R9 290 | 750-950 | 250-400 | 500-700 |
| R9 280x | 700-800 | 250-350 | 400-600 |
| R9 270x | 420-520 | 160-270 | 200-350 |
| R9 270 | 400-500 | 140-260 | 180-300 |
The most profitable AMD graphics cards for mining
R9 290
A drawback of the reference R9 290x and R9 290 was card cooling without any additional cooling while mining. They heated up considerably, up to 90-100 degrees, which is not acceptable for 24/7/365 mining and forced the owners of such farms to either mod the cooling system of the graphics card, which did void the warranty in some cases, or organize the ventilation and air conditioning system. Thus, the increasing costs and payback periods appeared. But today there are quite a lot of non-reference solutions from almost all manufacturers, which made R9 290x and R9 290 very interesting for building powerful, compact and cold enough farms.
R9 280x
To date, the majority of miners consider the golden mean constructing farms on these video adapters. This series will allow a powerful, middle-sized farm.
R9 270x-270
Also suit for constructing farms on their base. But this will be the biggest farms in size and the number of connected wires. On their bas, an additional number of risers will be required, which are additional expenses.
Comparison of graphics cards
Below, there are some statistic data about the performance of various mining equipment. The columns are sorted for the comparison convenience.
Notes:
- kH/s or kHps or kHash/s – kilohash per second or the total speed of all cores on CPU or GPU The clock speed is given in MHz
- Voltage: next to the voltage, the firmware or the fact that the voltage change is blocked by the manufacturer is given. Y – blocked, N – not blocked, U – unblocked by the reflash, ? – no info
- C – video processor clock speed, M – memory clock speed, V-voltage, W- energy consumption.
5700 Series
The graphics cards of this series are low-powered with the speed up to 200 kH/s. The energy consumption is low. But it is unprofitable to build a farm of them as a big number of them will be needed, which makes the construction of the farm money-losing despite their low cost.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4350 | 10 | 680 | 450 | 0.900 ? | cgminer 3.3.4 | -I 9 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 2048 | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, APP SDK v2.7, Catalyst 13.1 | |
| 4770 | 116 | 830 | 850 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 11 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 1024 | Windows 7 x64, 81C | ||
| 4850 | 100 | 625 | 993 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 15 -g 1 | Windows 7 x64, 71C | ||
| 4850 | 110 | 650 | 993 | 110 | GUIMiner-scrypt v0.03 | -I 16 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 3200 | ||
| 4850 | 126 | 750 | 750 | 115 | GUIMiner-scrypt v0.04 | -I 17 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 3136 | Windows Vista x64 | |
| 4870, ASUS | 135 | 750 | 900 | Y | cgminer 3.4.0 | -I 17 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 6400 | Windows 7 x64, 75C, Catalyst 13.1 | |
| 4870 | 142 | 750 | 900 | Reaper | worksize 128 gpu_thread_concurrency 4192 | Catalyst 13.1, SDK 2.8 | ||
| 4890, 113-B79002-103 | 145 | 835 | 575 | 1.312 ? | cgminer 2.7.5 | -I 15 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 6400 | Winows 7 x64, 72C, Catalyst 12.4, SDK 2.7 | |
| 5450 | 21 | 891 | 875 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 18 -w 256 –shaders 80 | Arch Linux, Catalyst 13.1-4 | ||
| 5570 | 88 | 775 | 790 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 15 threads_per_gpu 2 worksize 128 sharethreads 24 gpu_thread_concurrency 4096 | Windows 8 x64, Catalyst 12.8, [2] | ||
| 5670, Gigabyte | 100 | 850 | 1000 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 16 -g 2 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 3048 | |||
| 5750. Sapphire 512MB | 135 | 770 | 1210 | 1,1 | cgminer 3.4.3 | -I 11 –thread-concurrency 3008 | Linux, Catalyst 12.8, SDK 2.7 | |
| 5750, Sapphire | 153 | 710 | 1160 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 | Celeron E3200, Asrock G41 | ||
| 5750 | 196 | 925 | 1150 | cgminer 3.0.0 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 6016 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| 5770 | 167 | 725 | 1100 | cgminer 2.6.1 | -I 18 -w 256 –shaders 800 | Debian Linux | ||
| 5770, MSI | 185 | 915 | 1250 | 1.250 N | bfgminer 3.2.1 | -I 18 | Windows 7, 90C, Catalyst 13.9, MSI HAWK with one ventilator | |
| 5770 | 210 | 910 | 1250 | Reaper V13 Beta 4 | aggression 17 threads_per_gpu 4 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| 5770, HIS | 213 | 935 | 1380 | Y | GUIMiner-scrypt alpha v0.02 | -I 17 –thread-concurrency 7680 | Windows 7 x64, 80C |
5800 Series
The capacity of the card in this series varies from 300 to 450 kH/s. The energy consumption is a little bit higher than at 5700. Small farms can be constructed of such graphics cards, for example, for an acquaintance with the mining sphere or small additional income as they have a low price.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5830, Gigabyte | 281 | 960 | 1000 | 1,11 | cgminer 3.3.0 | -I 18 -g 2 -thread-conccurency 6016 | Windows 7 x64, 69C | |
| 5830 | 282 | 950 | 1250 | cgminer 2.6.4 | -I 20 -g 1 | |||
| 5830 | 303 | 917 | 1250 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 20 -g 1 –thread-concurrency 5600 | Ubuntu Server 12.04 x64, Catalyst 11.11, APP SDK 2.5, | ||
| 5830, XFX | 308 | 955 | 1338 | 1.183 Y | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 18 –thread-concurrency 5600 | 75C, i3-530 @ 4GH z (20.5khash/s), 10GB RAM | |
| 5850, XFX | 325 | 765 | 1125 | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 19 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 5824 | Windows 7, 72C, Catalyst 13.2, SDK 2.7, Xeon x5460 | ||
| 5850, MSI | 341 | 775 | 1000 | 1 | Reaper | aggression 20 worksize 128 sharethreads 48 gpu_thread_concurrency 12000 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 12.1, SDK 2.5 | |
| 5850, Sapphire Vapor-X | 420 | 1000 | 1100 | GUIMiner-scrypt 0.04 | –thread-concurrency 5824 | |||
| 5870 | 226 | 850 | 1200 | Reaper v13 Beta | ||||
| 5870, XFX | 310 | 920 | 1250 | Reaper v13 Beta | threads_per_gpu 5 | |||
| 5870 | 338 | 725 | 1200 | cgminer 2.6.1 | -I 18 -w 256 –shaders 1600 | Debian Linux | ||
| 5870 | 400 | 850 | 1200 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 7168 | |||
| 5870, 113-C07801-102 | 405 | 900 | 1300 | 0.950 Y | Reaper v13b4 32Bit | aggression 16 sharethreads 8 gpu_thread_concurrency 8000 | Windows 7 x86, 80C, Catalyst v13.4 | |
| 5870, EAH5870 | 420 | 900 | 1200 | 1,1 | 153 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 12 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 7, Catalyst 12.10, DFI Lanparty X48 |
| 5870 | 422 | 925 | 1225 | Reaper v13 Beta | gpu_thread_concurrency 7168 | |||
| 5870, CGAX-58724DPO | 426 | 900 | 1365 | cgminer 3.4.3 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 7168 | Windows 7 x64, 87C | ||
| 5870, Sapphire | 435 | 900 | 1300 | GUIMiner-scrypt, cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 7500 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| 5870 | 440 | 970 | 1200 | Reaper v13 Beta | threads_per_gpu 5 | Reference | ||
| 5870 | 442 | 960 | 1300 | Reaper v13 Beta | threads_per_gpu 5 gpu_thread_concurrency 7500 |
5900 Series
These are powerful cards with the speeds 700-800 kH/s. In capacity, they can compete with 7900 series. Uses much more capacity than the previous 2 series – ~300 watts. The average price is 11,000 – 13,000 RUR.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5970 | 750 | 900 | 1100 | Reaper v13 Beta | aggression 17 threads_per_gpu 5 | |||
| 5970, reference | 750 | 1000 | 1024 | 1.500 U | GUIMiner-scrypt | Windows 7, 76C | ||
| 5970 | 760 | 800 | 1000 | Reaper v13 Beta | aggression 16 sharethreads 10 gpu_thread_concurrency 5632 | |||
| 5970, MSI | 760 | 830 | 1200 | cgminer | -I 20 | 89C | ||
| 5970 | 800 | 844 | 1250 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Ubuntu Server 12.04 x64, Catalyst 11.11, APP SDK 2.5 |
6300, 6400, 6700 Series
Low-powered cards, the speed is up to 230 kH/s. The energy consumption is low, up to 150 watts.
The average price is 3,500 RUR.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6320 | 5 | 600 | 600 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 9 | |||
| 6450 | 16 | 720 | 1000 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 20 worksize 64 threads_per_gpu 2 lookup_gap 2 sharethreads 6 gpu_thread_concurrency 640 | |||
| 6450 | 23 | 625 | 667 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 9 -g 1 -w 64 | [3] | ||
| 6450, SAPPHIRE | 28 | 625 | 1334 | Reaper v1.3 beta 4 | worksize 64 aggression 18 threads_per_gpu 1 sharethreads 6 lookup_gap 2 gpu_thread_concurrency 1280 | Windows 7 x86, Pentium 4 | ||
| 6570 | 55 | 650 | 900 | cgminer 2.10.5 | -I 16 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 5760 | |||
| 6570, 100323L | 100 | 900 | 650 | 1.050 ? | 60 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 14 -g 1 –shaders 480 | Windows 7 x64, 75C, Catalyst 13.1, unblocked Athlon II X3 445, 16GB G.skill RAM, WD Caviar 320GB HDD, 430W Corsair Builder, ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 |
| 6670 | 127 | 900 | 1000 | cgminer v3.0.1 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 2400 | |||
| 6750, HD-675X-ZDFR | 94 | 700 | 735 | cgminer 3.1.1 | -I 16 | |||
| 6750 | 111 | 952 | 952 | cgminer 3.3.1 | -I 16 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 5760 | Linux Mint 15 Xfce, APP SDK v2.7, Catalyst 13.4 | ||
| 6750 | 160 | 735 | 1150 | GUIMiner-scrypt alpha v0.2 | aggression 16 worksize 128 gpu_thread_concurrency 4096 | |||
| 6770, MSI | 143 | 800 | 1100 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 11 gpu_thread_concurrency 3096 | |||
| 6770 | 200 | 950 | 1000 | cgminer | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Gentoo x64, Catalyst 12.6, SDK 2.7 | ||
| 6770 | 200 | 850 | 1200 | cgminer | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | |||
| 6770 | 210 | 950 | 1300 | Reaper v13 Beta | aggression 16 gpu_thread_concurrency 3100 | |||
| 6790, PowerColor | 236 | 840 | 1050 | 150 | cgminer 3.3.1 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread -concurrency 4032 | 58C |
6800 Series
The average capacity is 200-350 kH/s. The average price is 5,500 RUR. The energy consumption is up to 200 watts.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6850 | 216 | 800 | 1025 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 12.6, SDK 2.6 | |||
| 6850, Sapphire | 240 | 850 | 1000 | Y | cgminer 3.7.0 | Windows 7, 60C | ||
| 6850, HIS | 255 | 885 | 1000 | 1.200 N | bfgminer 3.2.1 | -I 19 | Windows 7, Catalyst 13.9 | |
| 6850 | 259 | 925 | 1025 | Reaper v13 Beta | aggression 17 threads_per_gpu 2 | |||
| 6850 | 261 | 920 | 1100 | 200 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 17 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 6144 | ||
| 6850 | 271 | 945 | 1005 | Reaper v13 Beta | aggression 17 threads_per_gpu 2 worksize 128 | |||
| 6850, HIS | 275 | 1050 | 1050 | 200 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 17 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 3840 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 13.1, SDK 2.7, 66-73C, [4] | |
| 6870, Sapphire | 293 | 900 | 1050 | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 15 -w 64 –thread-concurrency 6720 | Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS x64, Catalyst 12.6, SDK 2.6 | ||
| 6870, PowerColor | 300 | 900 | 1150 | 165 | cgminer 3.0.0 x64 | -I 16 -g 1 -w 64 –thread-concurrency 6720 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64, Catalyst 11.1, SDK 2.5, 77-83C | |
| 6870, HIS | 311 | 900 | 1024 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 18 -w 128 -thread-concurrency 5600 | Windows 8.1, 75C | ||
| 6870 | 320 | 900 | 800 | cgminer | -I 19 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Gentoo x64, Catalyst 12.6, SDK 2.7 | ||
| 6870, MSI | 330 | 950 | 900 | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 18 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 5600 | BAMT 1.1, 84C | ||
| 6870, 113-687AZNB-10 | 355 | 1050 | 1150 | 1.250 ? | cgminer 2.7.5 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 64 –thread-concurrency 6720 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 12.4, SDK 2.5, 77-83C |
690 Series
Cards of medium capacity of 400-500 kH/s, excluding the graphics card 6990 that has the speed of 800 kH/s. The energy consumption is high, 230-400 watts. 6990 uses 430 watts.The average price is 10, 000 RUR. This makes them unprofitable as they use as much capacity as faster cards.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6930, HIS | 401 | 900 | 1000 | 1.070 ? | cgminer 3.1.1 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 6400 | Windows 7 x64, 62C, Catalyst 13.9, SDK 2.5 | |
| 6950 | 390 | 880 | 1370 | 1.095 U | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 15 -g 1 -w 256 -l 1 –thread-concurrency 6144 | Windows 8.1 x64, 90C, Catalyst 13.11 Beta 9.2 | |
| 6950, VisionTek 1GB | 425 | 860 | 1450 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 18 –thread-concurrency 8064 | Stock shaders, 4GB RAM | ||
| 6950 | 450 | 900 | 1375 | 233 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 19 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 7040 | Windows 7 | |
| 6950 | 450 | 800 | 1250 | cgminer v3.7.2 | #VALUE! | Windows 8.1 x64, Catalyst 13.1 beta, SDK 2.9, shaders are unblocked | ||
| 6950, Club 3D | 483 | 920 | 1300 | 1.200 U | Reaper 13 beta 4.64 | |||
| 6950 | 488 | 910 | 1125 | cgminer | -I 18 | Windows 7, 83C, x16-x16 risers with additional power supply | ||
| 6950, Sapphire | 512 | 945 | 1350 | 1.100 ? | 380 | 2,11 | -I 19 –shader 1536 | 70C, shaders are unblocked |
| 6950 | 522 | 955 | 1270 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 19 gpu_thread_concurrency 8192 | Shaders are unblocked | ||
| 6970, GV-R697OC-2GD | 423 | 900 | 1375 | cgminer v 2.11.4 | -I 15 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 1564 | 67C, Catalyst 13.1, [5] | ||
| 6970, HIS | 435 | 800, 3400 | 1250, 0 | 1.0V U | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 19 -w 256 –shaders 1536 | Windows 7, 59C, i7-2600k | |
| 6970, reference XFX | 475 | N | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 19 -g 2 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Xubuntu, 77C, Intel Xeon | |||
| 6970, reference GoogleBing | 505 | 930 | 1450 | 1.175 U | cgminer 3.7.0 | –thread-concurrency 8128 | Windows 7, 60 | |
| 6970 | 512 | 945 | 1525 | 245 | cgminer 2.11.4 | Windows 7 x86, Catalyst 12.4, SDK 2.7 | ||
| 6990 | 850 | 880 | 5000 | 435 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 17 sharethreads 24 gpu_thread_concurrency 8144 |
7700 Series
The speed of the cards in this series lies in wide limits from 40 to 270 kH/s. With the energy consumption up to 150 watts and the price up to 6000 RUR, they are much more profitable of the low-powered cards described above.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7700 | 40 | 136 | 1250 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 11 | Windows 7 x64, 70C | ||
| 7750, ColaMax | 109 | 800 | 1150 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 11 | 81C | ||
| 7750, HD7750-1GD5 | 144 | 820 | 1150 | 1.025 Y | 75 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 14 | OpenSUSE 12.3 x64, 73C |
| 7750, GV-R775OC-1GI | 151 | 880 | 1125 | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 15 -w 64 | Gentoo x64, Catalyst 13.1 | ||
| 7750, 11202-00-20G | 165 | 950 | 1200 | 55 | cgminer 3.6.6 | -I 11 -g 2 -w 64 –shaders 512 | Slackware 14, 67C, Catalysts 13.1, SDK 2.7, Semperon 3000, ECS C51G-M754, 1GB RAM | |
| 7750 | 174 | 1024 | 1150 | cgminer | -I 17 -g 1 –thread-concurrency 8000 | |||
| 7750, 11202-00-20G | 180 | 1015 | 900 | 1.056 N | 80 | cgminer 2.11 | -I 11 -w 64 –shader 512 | 67C, |
| 7770 | 143 | 800 | 1125 | GUIMiner alpha | -I 18 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 7, 76C, Catalyst 13.152, SDK 2.8, Dell mobo, Core i5-2500 | ||
| 7770 GHz Edition, FX-777A-ZNF4 | 174 | 1150 | 1245 | 80 | GUIMIner-scrypt v0.04 | -I 14 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8000 | ||
| 7770, HD7770-2GD5 | 184 | 1020 | 1150 | GUIMiner-scrypt, cgminer 3.6.0 | -I 17 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 8 x64, Catalyst 13.11 | ||
| 7770, 100358VXL | 187 | 920 | 1400 | cgmier 3.7.2 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 8.1, 61C | ||
| 7770, FX-777A-ZN | 202 | 1000 | 1135 | 1.200 N | 03.07.2000 | -I 15 –worksize 256 -g 1 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 8.1, 62C, Catalyst 13.9 | |
| 7770, H777F1G2M | 203 | 965 | 1425 | 1.200 Y | 110 | GUIMiner | -I 18 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8000 | 77C, Catalyst 13.11 |
| 7790, Sapphire | 225 | 830 | 1500 | cgminer 3.4.3 | -I 17 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 8, 60C | ||
| 7790, H779FT1GD | 230 | 830 | 1500 | Y | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 20 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Litecoin BAMT 1.1, 70C | |
| 7790, HD7790-DC2OC-2GD5 | 235 | 918 | 1500 | Y | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 17 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 7 x64, 64C, SDK 2.9, ASRock M3A770DE, 1055T @ 3.3GHz, 4GB RAM, HDD | |
| 7790, MSI-R7790-1GD5/OC | 252 | 830 | 1500 | 1.150 Y | 75 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 17 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 8000 | Windows 7, 58C, G41-Combo, E8400, 4GB RAM, MB58203.002 firmware |
| 7790 | 260 | 882 | 1750 | 84 | GUIMiner-scrypt 3.5.0 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 8000 | ||
| 7790, R7790-1GD5/OC | 271 | 918 | 1820 | 88 | GUIMiner-scrypt, v0.04 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8000 | 73C |
7800 Series
The capacity is 350-500 kH/s. The energy consumption is 130-220 watts. The average price is 10,500 RUB. They are also unprofitable in the light of the cost/capacity ratio.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7850, Sapphire 2GB | 340 | 1000 | 1300 | 1.138 U | GUIMiner-scrypt v0.04 | -I 12 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 67C | |
| 7850 | 350 | 1000 | 1350 | cgminer 2.10.5 | -I 13 | |||
| 7850 | 350 | 1000 | 1300 | 1.000 ? | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 17 | ||
| 7850, HD7850-DC2-2GD5 | 362 | 1050 | 4800 | 1.135 Y | 115 | GUIMiner v0.04 | -I 12 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 8.1 x64, 75C, i5-3570K, 16GB RAM, x16 risers |
| 7850, HIS 2GB | 382 | 1120 | 1250 | 130 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 17 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 13.1, Athlon64 X2 4000+ 2.1GHz, RAM 2GB | |
| 7850, ASUS 2GB V2 | 385 | 1120 | 1300 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 19 –thread-concurrency 27164 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 13.1, A10-5800K 3.8GHz, RAM 8GB | ||
| 7850. AX7850 2GBD5-DH | 404 | 1250 | 1350 | 1.150 U | GUIMiner | -I 19 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 12404 | Windows 7, 71C, i5-2500k | |
| 7850 | 411 | 1200 | 1365 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 19 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 16000 | |||
| 7870 GHz Edition, XFX | 300 | 1000 | 1200 | cgminer 3.6.0 | -I 12 -g 2 -w 256 | Windows 7 x64, 87C | ||
| 7870, AX7870 2GBD5-2DHPPV3E | 320 | 975 | 1500 | cgminer | -I 18 –thread-concurrency 16384 | 80C | ||
| 7870 GHz Edition, 100354OC-2L | 381 | 810 | 1450 | Reaper v13 Beta | sharethreads 20 thread_concurrency 15232 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 13.3 Beta, 65C | ||
| 7870 GHz Edition, GV-R787OC-2GD | 385 | 1190 | 1500 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 12 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | |||
| 7870, DC2-2GD5-V2 | 394 | 925 | 1375 | 0.988 ? | 200 | cgminer 3.6.0 | Windows 8.1, 67C, Asus Maximus V Formula, i5-3570k | |
| 7870, H787F2G2M | 400 | 950 | 1250 | 1.219 Y | cgminer 3.6.6 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 15232 | Windows 7 x64, 68C, Catalyst v13.9, GA-970-UD3, FX-8320 8GB RAM | |
| 7870 GHz Edition, GV-R787OC-2GD | 425 | 1000 | 1500 | 1.219 ? | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 15232 | ||
| 7870 GHz Edition, GV-R787OC-2GD | 470 | 1139 | 1500 | cgminer 3.1.0 | [6] | |||
| 7870, FX-787A-CDFC | 375 | 970 | 1450 | 200 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 17 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 14208 | Windows 8 |
7900 Series
Graphics cards of this series are popular in mining, especially 7970 that in capacity is similar to R9 280 series. Big capacity of 600-800 kH/s, big energy consumption 250-350 watts, the cost is 13,000 – 16,000 RUR. The further price growth is possible due to the growing popularity of mining.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7950, AX7950 3GBD5-2DHPP | 580 | 1000 | 1400 | 1.090 ? | 220 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 18 –thread-concurrency 16384 | Windows x64, 72C, Catalyst 13.11 Beta9.2 |
| 7950, FX-795A-TDBC | 617 | 1050 | 1575 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 20 sharethreads 32 gpu_thread_concurrency 24768 | Windows 7 x64, 83C, Catalyst 13.1 | ||
| 7950, 11196-02-40G | 620 | 1025 | 1250 | 1.090 Y | 200 | cgminer 3.4 | -I 20 | 68C, SDK 2.8 |
| 7950, R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC | 640 | 1060 | 1590 | 0.964 ? | cgminer 3.4.1 | -I 20 –gpu-powertune 20 | Xubuntu, V27717S firmware | |
| 7950, FX-795A-TDFC | 640 | 1040 | 1495 | 1.250 ? | cgminer | BAMT | ||
| 7950, 100352VXSR | 644 | 1135 | 1480 | 238 | cgminer 3.4.3 | -I 20 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 15236 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 7 x64, 62C, Catalyst 13.9, SDK 2.7 | |
| 7950, 11196-00 | 650 | 1075 | 1250 | 0.962 U | cgminer 3.2.1 | -I 20 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 24000 | SMOS, 83C, server, 775 Quad | |
| 7950, HD7950-DC2-3GD5-V2 | 660 | 1200 | 1700 | 1.250 ? | GUIMiner-scrypt 0.3, cgminer | -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 21712 | Windows 8, Catalyst 13.1 | |
| 7950, R7950TF3GD50 | 665 | 1100 | 1450 | Y | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 | Windows 7, 60C, water cooling | |
| 7950, 100352-2L | 670 | 1080 | 1500 | 1.090 U | 250 | cgminer 3.4.0 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 24000 –gpu-powertune 20 | BAMT 1.1c, 65C, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, AMD Sempron 145, 4GB RAM, x16-x16 risers with additional power supply, 24920C00.S41 firmware |
| 7950, GV-R795WF3-3GD | 670 | 1120 | 1225 | 1.090 Y | 240 | cgminer 3.5.0 (mod) | -I 19 –thread-concurrency 24000 –gpu-powertune 20 | BAMT, 75C, ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0, Sempron 145, 4GB RAM, risers with additional power supply, 5xGPU, F43 firmware |
| 7950, GV-R795WF3-3GD | 676 | 1100 | 1250 | 1.090 Y | 220 | cgminer (every version) | -I 20 –gpu-powertune -10 | Debian 7, 70C, 1GB RAM, Sempron 145, video graphics cards are purchased in April, F43 firmware |
| 7950, R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC | 690 | 1125 | 1500 | 1.087 N | 230 | GUIMiner-scrypt, cgminer 3.1 | Windows 7, 70C | |
| 7950, 00352-2L | 702 | 1150 | 1500 | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –gpu-powertune 20 | Catalyst 13.4, Xubuntu 13.4, | ||
| 7950, GV-R795WF3-3GD | 702 | 1150 | 1250 | 1.090 Y | 240 | cgminer (every version) | -I 20 –gpu-powertune -10 | Debian 7, 70C, 1GB RAM, Sempron 145, video cards purchased in April, F43 firmware |
| 7950, R7950 Twin Frozr 3GD5/OC | 702 | 1140 | 1250 | 0.962 ? | cgminer 3.5.1 | -I 20 -w 256 –thread -concurrency 24000 –gpu-powertune 20 | BAMT, 72, v277 firmware changed for voltage unblocking | |
| 7950, GV-R795WF3-3GD | 715 | 1175 | 1250 | 1.000 U | 260 | cgminer (every version) | -I 20 –gpu-powertune -10 | Debian 7, 70C, 1GB RAM, Sempron 145, video graphics cards are purchased in April, F43 firmware, [7] |
| 7950, FX-795A-TDKC | 725 | 1200 | 1650 | 1.250 ? | cgminer 3.1 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 | Windows 7, Core 2 Duo, 4GB RAM, 78C | |
| 7950, GV-R795WF3-3GD | 729 | 1200 | 1250 | 1.000 U | 260 | cgminer (every version) | -I 20 –gpu-powertune -10 | Debian 7, 70C, 1GB RAM, Sempron 145, video graphics cards are purchased in April, F43 firmware, [8] |
| 7950, HD7950DC2T3GD5V2 | 730 | 1170 | 1760 | 1.156 N | 350 | 03.03.2001 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 22400 | Windows 7 x64, 72C, Catalyst 13.6beta2, G1620, 4GB RAM |
| 7970, FX-797A-TDFC | 525 | 1050 | 1900 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 18 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 –gpu-powertune 20 | |||
| 7970, H797QMT3G2M | 540 | 1050 | 1400 | 1.170 Y | 250 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 12 –thread-concurrency 14336 –gpu-powertune -5 | Ubuntu 13.04 x64, Catalyst 13.4, 51-68C, MSI 790FX-GD70, AMD Phenom II X4 960T, 16GB RAM, 4x GPUs |
| 7970, 11197-05-40G | 620 | 1200 | 1700 | 1.250 Y | cgminer 3.4.0 | -I 13 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 79C, i5-2500k | |
| 7970, 100351SR | 630 | 1050 | 1500 | 1.150 Y | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 13 -g 2 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 70C, Catalyst 13.1, SDK 2.8 | |
| 7970, 11197-11 | 632 | 925 | 1375 | 290 | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Catalyst 13.5b2, 77.5C | |
| 7970, HD7970-DC2-3GD5 | 639 | 925 | 1375 | 300 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | 74C | |
| 7970, 3GBD5-M2DHV2 | 640 | 1125 | 1575 | 1.170 Y | 230 | 03.04.2000 | -I 13 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | windows 7, i7-3930K |
| 7970, GV-R797OC-3GD | 650 | 1000 | 1375 | 0.850 Y | 350 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 19 –thread-concurrency 25600 | F71 firmware |
| 7970, GV-R797OC-3GD | 682 | 1000 | 1600 | 204 | cgminer 2.10.4 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Catalyst 12.10, 72C | |
| 7970, Sapphire | 700 | 1000 | 1500 | 1.175 ? | cgminer 3.7.0 | Windows 8.1, 68c, i7-3770, 8GB RAM, Gigabyte Z77 | ||
| 7970, GV-R797OC-3GD | 710 | 1025 | 1750 | 1.175 U | cgminer v3.6.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 8.1 x64, 75C water cooling, Catalyst 13.11 b8, ASUS R4E, 3930k, 64GB RAM, F3 firmware | |
| 7970, H797QMC3G2M | 710 | 1050 | 1500 | 1.250 Y | 250 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 13 –thread-concurrency 14336 –gpu-powertune -5 | Ubuntu 13.04 x64, 68C, Catalyst 13.4, MSI 790FX-GD70, AMD Phenom II X4 960T, 16GB RAM, 4x GPUs |
| 7970, XFX | 710 | 1050 | 1600 | 1.175 Y | cgminer/BAMT 1.1 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 40960 | Debian, BAMT, 78C, GREM52 MSI Z77A-G45 Z77, x16-x16 risers, Celeron G1620 | |
| 7970, MATRIX-HD7970-3GD5 | 710 | 1050 | 1500 | cgminer v3.6.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | i7-3820 | ||
| 7970, GV-R797TO-3GD | 720 | 1040 | 1495 | cgminer-3.1.1 | -w 256 -g 2 -i 13 –shaders 2048 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| 7970, 11197-03-40G | 730 | 1090 | 1695 | 275 | cgminer v 3.1.0 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 40960 –gpu-powertune 20 | BAMT | |
| 7970, GV-R797OC-3GD | 735 | 1060 | 1500 | 1.170 Y | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Xubuntu 12.4 x64, 69C, 3.2.0-52-generic, i3-3240 3.40GHz, 8GB RAM | |
| 7970, R7970 Lightning BE | 734 | 1050 | 1700 | cgminer v 3.1.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | [9] | ||
| 7970, GV-R797OC-3GD | 750 | 1085 | 1500 | 1.170 ? | cgminer v 2.11.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | 70C, Catalyst 13.1 | |
| 7970, GV-R797OC-3GD | 751 | 1082 | 1498 | 1.170 Y | cgminer 3.1.1 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64, 68C, Catalyst 13.11 Beta9.2, i5-3570k @ 4.5GHz, MSI z77a G45, 8GB RAM, F72 firmware | |
| 7970, AX7970 3GBD5-2DHV3 | 757 | 1090 | 1500 | 325 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 70C, i7-4930K | |
| 7970, GV-R7970C-3GD, Rev 2.1 | 760 | 1090 | 1500 | 1.170 Y | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | 78.0C | |
| 7970, GV-R797TO-3GD | 760 | 1100 | 1500 | 1.256 Y | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 7 SP1, 75C, x16-x16 4 risers, F62 firmware | |
| 7970, GV-R797TO-3GD | 760 | 1085 | 1500 | 1.100 U | 270 | cgminer 3.4.0 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 24000 | BAMT 1.1c, 63C, Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3, AMD Sempron 145, 4GB RAM, powered x16-x16 risers, R797TO3D.F62 firmware |
| 7970, 21197-00 | 770 | 4000 | 1850 | 1.051 N | cgminer 3.6.3 | Windows 7, 55C, Catalyst 13.6, ASUS Crosshair V Formula, FX 8350 @ 4.0GHz, 2x 7970 reference, water cooling | ||
| 7970, R7970 Lightning BE | 778 | 1150 | 1840 | U | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Ubuntu 13.10 x64, 95C, Catalyst 13.1, ASRock Fatal1ty X79 Pro, i7-4820K | |
| 7970, 11197-01-40G | 780 | 1125 | 1875 | 1.170 N | 270 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Arch Linux, 73C, Catalyst 13.11, MSI K8N SLI Platinum, Athlon 64 3500+, 1GB RAM |
7990 Series
The newest graphics cards by AMD. For calculating the tasks, 2 cores are used in them. So, when installing 1 card in the farm, it will be equal to 2 and there, where 6 graphics cards could be installed, no more than 3 such monsters would be installed. The largest ones in size. The highest speed among all existing graphics cards – 1100-1500 kH/s, the biggest energy consumption – 450-500 watts. The price is ~ 35,000 RUR. In some online stores it may reach 50,000. Due to such characteristics, the payback of the farm with such graphics cards will be long. They are profitable with a free use of electricity.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7990, CGAX-7999 | 1125 | 1075 | 1700 | cgminer v 2.11.4 | -I 13 –thread-concurrency 14336 | 84C, Catalyst 13.1, [10] | ||
| 7990, CGAX-7999 | 1150 | 1090 | 1725 | cgminer v 3.1.0 | -I 13 -g 1 -W 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | 87C, Catalyst 13.1, [11] | ||
| 7990, GV-R799D5-6GD-B | 1250 | 980 | 1350 | 1.050 N | cgminer 3.4.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 14336 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 8, 70-80C, i5-2500k, ASUS P8P67 | |
| 7990, 102-C47601-00-AT | 1325 | 1025 | 1500 | 1.075 N | cgminer 3.4.0 | -I 20 -g 1 –thread-concurrency 24000 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 7 2061, 66-79C, 6Z77-V DELUXE, 3770K, 16GB RAM (M379B5273DH0-YK0), 2 x 7990, AX1200 , 660-670kH/s each graphics card, 113-C47601M0-101 firmware | |
| 7990, R7990-6GD5 | 1344 | 965 | 1360 | 1.050 U | 470 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 87C, Celeron G530 |
| 7990, AX7990 6GBD5-M4DH | 1363 | N | 490 | cgminer 3.7.2 | 500GB HDD, RAM, 80C, i7-4770K, 16GB RAM, 2×7990 @ 2721kH/s | |||
| 7990, HD7990-6GD5 | 1518 | 1100 | 1480 | cgminer 3.2.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 10 | 60C, Catalyst 13.9, FX-8320, 3×7990, water cooling |
R9 270 Series
Another popular series among miners. The average cost is 7500 RUR. The capacity is 450-500 kH/s, consumption – 180-230 watts. Are not the most profitable ones
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R9 270, GV-R927OC-2GD rev.1.0 | 450 | 1125 | 1500 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 17 -g 1 –thread-concurrency 12000 | 63C, Catalyst 13.11, SDK 2.8, 945G7MD-8KS2H, Celeron 3.33GHz | ||
| R9 270X, R9270X-DC2T-2GD5 | 417 | 980 | 1500 | 1.207 Y | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 19 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 16384 | Windows 7 x64, 71C, Catalyst 13.11 beta9.2, Phenom II x3 720, MA790X-UD4P, 4GB RAM | |
| R9 270X, 100364L | 420 | 1000 | 1350 | 03.05.2000 | -I 19 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 16000 | Windows 7 X64, 68C, Athlon II X4 631 @ 2.66 GHz, 4GB RAM, ASUS F1A55-M Le | ||
| R9 270X, R9 270X GAMING 2G | 430 | 1050 | 1500 | 1.163 ? | 180 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 15232 –gpu-powertune 20 | 71C, Catalyst 13.11 LINUX Beta V9.4, FX-4100, M5A87, 16GB RAM |
| R9 270X, R9270XD52GXOCV2 | 460 | 1080 | 1500 | 1,206 | 150 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 19 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 15232 | 69C@45%, BAMT v1.2, 2GB RAM, |
| R9 270X, GV-R927XOC-2GD | 470 | 1115 | 1500 | 1.206 Y | 185 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 19 -g 1 -w 512 –thread-concurrency 15232 | Windows 7 x64, 61C, Catalyst 13.11_betav9.4, GA-MA74GMT-S2 Rev. 1.4, Phenom II X 2 550, 4GB RAM |
| R9 270X, 100364L | 476 | 1120 | 1500 | Y | 230 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 19 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 16k-21k | windows 7 x64, Catalyst 13.11 betav9.2, SDK 2.7, 4GB RAM |
R9 280 Series
At the moment they are the most popular graphics cards among miners due to the best price /capacity ratio. The capacity is 570-800 kH/s. The energy consumption is 250-330 watts. The price is 15000-18000 RUR. The price increased recently due to a fast growth of demand for them. It is difficult to find them in stock.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R9 280X, H280XQM3G2M | 570 | 1100 | 1500 | 1.200 Y | 320 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64, 72C, Catalyst 13.9 |
| R9 280X, 100363L | 589 | 1020 | 1500 | 1.100 N | 82 | GUIMiner-scrypt alpha 0.0.4 | –thread-concurrency 14336 | 70C, 015.039 firmware |
| R9 280X, 100363VXSR | 602 | 1130 | 1550 | 1.100 U | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64, 84C, P5E, Q9650, 6GB RAM, 2x280X | |
| R9 280X, H280XQMT3G2M | 670 | 1050 | 1500 | GUIMiner-scrypt v0.04 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 20992 | Windows 7, 78C, i7-3930k, ASUS X79 Sabertooth, Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, Silverstone Strider Gold 750W, 8GB RAM | ||
| R9 280X, GV-R928XOC-3GD | 690 | 1100 | 1500 | 1.150 Y | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | 83C, F31 firmware | |
| R9 280X, GV-R928XOC-3GD | 690 | 1000 | 1500 | 1.250 N | 250 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | Windows 7 x64, 76C, EP35DS3, Core 2 Quad 9550, 8GB RAM, F11 firmware |
| R9 280X, GV-R928XOC-3GD | 695 | 1010 | 1495 | 1.200 N | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 7 x64, 65C, ASUS P8P67 Pro, i7-2600k @ 3.4GHz, 8GB RAM | |
| R9 280X, 100363L | 710 | 1020 | 1500 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | Windows 7 x64, 4GB RAM | ||
| R9 280X, R9-280X-TDFD | 716 | 1020 | 1500 | 1.171 U | cgminer 3.5 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 7 x64, 70C, i5-3570k, b75mu3+, 8GM RAM | |
| R9 280X 11221-02-40G | 720 | 1040 | 1500 | 1.256 Y | 300 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64, 82c, Catalyst 13.11 BETA, 16GB RAM, i5-2600K |
| R9 280X, DC2T-3GD5 | 720 | 1080 | 1500 | 1.200 ? | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64, 80C, Catalyst 13.11 beta 9.4, Phenom II X4 965 BE, ASUS Sabertooth 990FX R2.0, 16GB RAM, SSD | |
| R9 280X, G57-V101135-Y47 MSI | 725 | 1080 | 1500 | 1.130 N | 250 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 7, 71C, Catalyst 13.11 9.2beta, i5 3570k, Gigabyte Z77x D3H |
| R9 280X, 100363L | 730 | 1085 | 1700 | Y | 270 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 512 –thread-concurrency 8192 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 7 x64, 70C, Catalyst 13.11_betav9.4, FM2A88M Extreme 4+, A8-6600K, 8GB RAM |
| R9 280X, 100363VXSR | 730 | 1070 | 1550 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | 015.040.000.001 Windows 7 x64, 60C, C2D E6600, nVidia 680i motherboard, 4GB RAM | ||
| R9 280X, 11221-02-40G | 732 | 1080 | 1500 | 250 | cgminer 3.6.1 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 11200 –gpu-powertune -20 | Windows 7 X64, 71C, Catalyst Beta 13.11 x64, GA-990FXA-UD3, Sempron 190, 4GB RAM, U41 firmware | |
| R9 280X, H280XQM3G2M | 733 | 1050 | 1500 | 1.080 N | cgminer 3.1.1 | -g 2 -w 256 -I 13 –thread-concurrency=8192 –gpu-engine=1050 –gpu-memclock=1500 –auto-fan –gpu-powertune=1 | Ubuntu, 80C, | |
| R9 280X 11221-00-40G | 740 | 1080 | 1500 | 1.200 Y | 330 | cgminer 3.7.2 | –thread-concurrency 11200 | Windows 7 x64, 72C, Catalyst 13.11beta9.4, SDK 2.9, ASROCK 970 Extreme4, Sempron 145, 8GB RAM, SSD |
| R9 280X, 11221-02-40G | 745 | 1050 | 1500 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Xubuntu 13.10, 63C, 3.11.0-12-generic, ASRock 970 Extreme4, Sempron 145, 8GB RAM, SanDisk ReadyCache 32GB | ||
| R9 280X, 11221-02-40G | 751 | 1050 | 1500 | 1.065 N | GUIMiner-scrypt | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 11200 | Windows7 x64, 72C, ASUS P5B, Core 2 Duo 6300 @ 3.2 GHz, 8GB RAM | |
| R9 280X, 11221-00-20G | 752 | 1070 | 1500 | 1.200 N | 300 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 71C, i5-4670K, 8GB RAM, x16-x16 risers |
| R9 280X, GV-R928XOC-3GD | 766 | 1100 | 1500 | 1.150 Y | 300 | cgminer 3.5 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | Windows 8.1, 73C, MSI-G45 |
| R9 280X, MATRIX-R9280X-P-3GD5 | 780 | 1150 | 1800 | cgminer 3.7.2 | Windows 7 x64, 83C | |||
| R9 280X, MATRIX-R9280X-P-3GD5 | 815 | 1160 | 1800 | 1.256 ? | cgminer 3.2.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 64C, Catalyst 13.11 beta, FX-8350, GA-990XA-UD3, 4GB RAM, x1-x1 risers | |
| R9 280X, GV-R928XOC-3GD | 740 | 1100 | 1500 | 1.150 N | 300 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | Windows 7, 78C, R928XO3D.F11 firmware |
| R9 280X, H280XQM3G2M | 740 | 1080 | 1500 | 220 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 59C, FX-8350, Sabertooth 990FX | |
| R9 280X, 100363VXSR | 760 | 1080 | 1500 | 1.130 U | 250 | GUIMiner-scrypt v0.002 | -I 13 -g 2 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7, 69C, Catalyst 13.11 beta |
| R9 280X, 100363VXSR | 760 | 1080 | 1500 | 1.256 Y | 300 | bfgminer 3.0.99 | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –shaders 2048 | Lubuntu build, 62C |
| R9 280X, R9280XGAMING3G | 760 | 1100 | 1500 | 1.200 ? | cgminer 3.7.2 | -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 24000 | Xubuntu 13.10, 76C | |
| R9 280X, R9280X-DC2-3GD5 | 770 | 1100 | 1.250 N | 280 | GUIMiner-scrypt alpha | -I 13 -g 2 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | 80C |
R9 290 Series
The third most popular series after r9 280 and 7970. The capacity is 750-1000 kH/s, with the energy consumption of 250-470 watts. The price is ~ 20,000 RUR. According to the users of these cards, their cooling system is worse than by younger series, which is why when building a farm with such cards, it is necessary to construct a good cooling system.
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R9 290, 100362SR | 748 | 947 | 1250 | Y | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 -w 512 -lookup-gap 2 -g 1 –gpu-fan 50 | Windows 8.1, 60C, Catalyst 13.11 9.4beta, ASUS Sabertooth 990x rev 1, FX-8320 | |
| R9 290, 100362SR | 770 | 947 | 1250 | Y | 300 | cgminer 3.6.6 | -I 20 | 77C |
| R9 290, 21227-00-40G | 804 | 947 | 1250 | GUIMiner-scrypt alpha | I | Windows 7 x64, 95c, ASUS P9-X79, Corsair 850X, i7 | ||
| R9 290, GV-R929D5-4GD-B | 817 | 1000 | 1500 | 1.100 Y | 233 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 –thread-concurrency 20480 –gpu-threads 2 | Windows 7×64, 70C, Catalyst 13.11b, Athlon A4 4000, 4GB RAM, 530W system, 2xR9 290 |
| R9 290, 100362SR | 818 | 1042 | 1500 | 1.125 Y | 220 | 03.07.2002 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 35960 | Windows 7 x64, 71C, i7-2600k, water cooling |
| R9 290, GV-R929D5-4GD-B | 830 | 1000 | 1250 | N | 300 | cgminer 3.6.0 | -I 19 -g 1 -w 512 –thread-concurrency 32765 | Windows 7, 92C, Catalyst 13.11 beta, FX-8320, 8GB RAM, Corsair TX750W, 290X firmware |
| R9 290, 100362SR | 880 | 1000 | 1500 | Y | 395 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 512 –thread-concurrency 24550 –gpu-powertune 20 | Windows 8.1, 77C, Catalyst 13.11 Beta v9.4, MSI Z77A-GD65, x1-x16 , L41 firmware |
| R9 290, 100362SR | 882 | 1000 | 1499 | Y | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 -g20 -thread-concurrency 24000 | Debian 8 Jessie, AMD Catalyst 13.11 Beta, 4GB RAM, [12] | |
| R9 290X, AXR9 290X 4GBD5-MDHG/OC | 720 | 800 | 1350 | 1.102 U | unknown | cgminer 3.5.0 | Thread-concurrency 21600 Intensity 18 | windows 8 x64, 77C. 16x risers |
| R9 290X, H290XF4GD | 730 | 1000 | 1250 | U | 300 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 | Windows 7 x64, 77C, FX-8350, GA-990FXA-UD3, Corsair CX 750M, X16 risers |
| R9 290X, 100361SR | 830 | 875 | 1375 | cgminer 3.7.0 | -I 20 -w 512 –thread-concurrency 24000 -g 2 | Windows 7 64, Catalyst 13.11beta3, 51C, water cooling | ||
| R9 290X, 100361SR | 880 | 929 | 1500 | cgminer 3.7.0 | 93C | |||
| R9 290X, 100361BF4SR | 882 | 950 | 1500 | 1.250 Y | 470 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 -g 2 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 13.11 beta 9.2, SDK 2.9, Asus P5N-T Deluxe, Core 2 Duo Q6600 |
| R9 290X, R9-290X-ENFC | 884 | 920 | 1500 | Y | 325 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 -g 1 -w 512 –thread-concurrency 32765 | Windows 7, 82C, Catalyst 13.11 Beta 9.2, i5-4670K, ASUS Z87-PRO, Corsair HX-1000, water cooling reduces power consumption to 271 Watts |
| R9 290X, 100361BF4SR | 980 | 1025 | 1500 | Y | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 20 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 32765 | Debian 8 Jessie, 65-66C, Catalyst 13.11 Beta 9.4, A6-6400K, ASUS A88X-PRO, water cooling, Proof: [13] | |
| R9 290X, 100361SR | 990 | 900 | 1350 | 300 | bfgminer 3.6.0 | -I 20 -g 1 –thread-concurrency 32765 | Windows 8.1, 90C |
Characteristics of NVIDIA graphics cards for mining
The graphics cards by this brand are extremely unprofitable for mining as with the similar cost to the equipment by AMD, they have a much smaller capacity – 500 kH/s maximum. In this regard, such graphics cards don’t enjoy popularity among miners, which is why they are sorted below by capacity only.
Capacity up to 100 kH/s
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9800 GTX | 2 | BFGMiner | ||||||
| 8500 GT, Zotac | 2,37 | 459 | 800 | cudaMiner 2013-11-01 | –benchmark | Gentoo Linux | ||
| 9500 GT | 7,5 | cudaMiner 2013-04-04 | ||||||
| GT 520 | 9 | cudaMiner 2013-04-04 | [14] | |||||
| 8800 GT 512MB, EVGA | 12,25 | 600 | 900 | cudaMiner 2013-12-07 x64 | -H 1 (L27x3) | Windows 7 x64, 62C, x2 4400+, A8N32-SLI Deluxe, 3GB RAM, G92, 112 core, 256-bit bus | ||
| GT 440 | 18,5 | 810 | 900 | cudaMiner 2013-04-06 | ||||
| 9800 GTX | 19 | cudaMiner 2013-04-06 | ||||||
| GT 520 | 20 | 930 | 810 | 25 | cudaMiner 2013-04-17 | -C 2 -i 0 | [15] | |
| 9600 GT | 22,5 | 650 | 900 | 1.100 Y | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -H 1 -d 0 -i 1 -l S8x4 -C 1 -m 1 | Windows XP, 61C, G94 core | |
| GT 640, GT640-DCSL-2GD3 | 25 | 1046 | 1982 | 65 | GUIMiner-scrypt 0.03, cgminer | -I 14 -w 128 | Modified 7770 preset | |
| GTS 450 | 34 | 783 | 1804 | 106 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 12 | Windows 7 x86 | |
| GT 440 | 36 | 900 | 1000 | cudaMiner 2013-04-12 | -l 12×2 | |||
| GT 630, Zotac | 37 | 912 | 740 | Y | cudaMiner | Windows 7 x64, 63C, 331.65 driver, HP XW8400, 16GB RAM, dual Xeon E5440 | ||
| GT 640 | 40 | cudaMiner 2013-04-22 | -l 82×2 -C 2 -i 0 | 4GB DDR3, 128-bit bus | ||||
| 9800 GT, ELSA | 41,5 | 685 | 980 | 1.000 ? | cudaMiner-2013-10-10 | -l auto -d 0 | Windows XP, E2220 | |
| GTX 260 | 43 | cudaMiner 2013-04-06 | -l 54×3 | [16] | ||||
| GTX 285 | 43 | 680 | 1250 | Reaper v13 Beta | aggression 14 | |||
| GTX 550 Ti | 44 | 911 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 14 worksize 160 sharethreads 8 gpu_thread_concurrency 2047 | ||||
| GTX 260 Core 216 | 46 | cudaMiner 2013-04-10 | -l S27x3 | |||||
| GT 640, GT-640-1GD5-L | 56 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -i 0 -C 2 -l K41x4 | Windows 7 x64 | ||||
| GTX 650, ASUS | 64 | 1300 | 5500 | 1.137 U | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | d 0 -i 0 -l K12x16 -C 1 -H 1 | Windows 7 x86 | |
| GTX 550 Ti, N550GTX-Ti-MD1GD5 | 71 | 925 | 2150 | Y | cudaMiner-2013-11-01 | auto | Windows 7 x64, 79C, 331.65, Intel G840 | |
| GTX 555 | 74 | 736 | 1914 | cudaMiner 2013-04-14 | -l 12×6 | |||
| GTS 450 | 76 | 958 | 1704 | cudaMiner 2013-04-14 | -l 43×4 | |||
| GTX 550 Ti, EVGA | 78 | 1000 | 2200 | 1.100 ? | cudaMiner 2013-11-01 | -i 1 -l F16x8 | 72C, i7-3770K | |
| GTX 650 Ti | 79 | 960 | 5400 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -H 1 -d 0 -i 1 -l K8x16 -C 0 | Windows 8 | ||
| GTX 670 | 80 | 1006 | Reaper v13 Beta 4 | aggression 15 worksize 576 sharethreads 8 gpu_thread_concurrency 8192 | ||||
| GTX 480, EVGA | 81 | 700 | 1100 | 1.050 U | 250 | GUIMiner-scrypt | -i 14 w-256 | Windows 7 x64, 83C |
| GTS 450 | 82 | 940 | 1900 | 1.10 N | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 x64 | -l F24x8 -i 0 -C 2 -H 1 | Windows 7 x64, 72C | |
| GTX 560 SE | 93 | 830 | 1914 | cudaMiner 2013-04-12 | ||||
| GTX 275 | 94 | 633 | 1134 | cudaMiner 2013-04-10 | -i 0 -d 0 | proof image | ||
| GTX 460, Point of View 768MB | 98 | 1350 | 1800 | cudaminer 2013-10-10 | -i 0 | Windows 7 x64, Athlon 64 X2 6000 | ||
| GTX 650 Ti Boost, N650ti-1GD5/OC BE | 99 | 1097 | 2506 | 1.175 ? | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | -d 1 -l K8x16 | Windows 8 x64, 57C, driver 331.58 |
Capacity of 100-200 kH/s
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 670 | 106 | 1084 | 3004 | cudaMiner 2013-04-06 | |||||||||||
| GTX 460 | 110 | 780 | 1800 | cudaMiner 4-30-13 | |||||||||||
| GTX 670 | 115 | 1176 | 3104 | cudaMiner 2013-04-06 | |||||||||||
| Quadro 5000, PNY | 115 | 513 | 750 | cudaMiner 2013.11.20 | 89C, Xeon E5620 | ||||||||||
| GTX 560, MSI | 116 | 2002 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -i auto -h 1 | Windows XP x64, 69C, Q6600 | ||||||||||
| GTX 460, EVGA 10DE-0E22 | 120 | 830 | 1800 | cudaMiner 2013-07-13 | -d 0 -i 0 -l 28×8 -C 2 | Windows 7 x64, 75C, driver 320.18 | |||||||||
| GTX 465, Gigabyte | 120 | 608 | 802 | 0.887 ? | cudaminer-2013-11-15 | cudaMiner –no-autotune -C 1 | windows 7 x64 | ||||||||
| GTX 660, GV-N660OC-2GD | 120 | 1137 | 3000 | 1.175 ? | cudaMiner 10.10 | -i -C 2 -H 1 -l 80×2 | Windows 7, 54C, 955BE | ||||||||
| GTX 770, ZT-70303-10P | 123 | 705 | 880 | 0.875 N | 52 | cudaminer-2013-07-13 | -i 0 -C 0 -m 0 -l S112x2 | Windows 7 x64, 40C | |||||||
| GTX 560, EVGA 2GB | 128 | 975 | 2004 | cudaMiner 2013-04-12 | -l 168×2 | ||||||||||
| GTX 660, ZT-60901-10M | 128 | 3000 | 550 | cudaMiner 2013-07-13 | -l K10x16 -C 2 -i 0 -m 1 | 72C, v327 driver | |||||||||
| GTX 560, GV-N56GOC-1GI | 130 | 950 | 1800 | cudaMiner 2013-04-14 | -l 14×8 | ||||||||||
| GTX 560, GV-N56GOC-1GI | 130 | 950 | 830 | cudaMiner 2013-04-14 | -l 14×8 | ||||||||||
| GTX 660, GTX660-DC2-2GD5 | 130 | 1033 | 1502 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -no-autotune -i 0 -C 2 -l K80x2 | Windows 7 x64 | |||||||||
| GTX 760, 02G-P4-2761-KR | 138 | 980 | 6008 | 170 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | none | Windows 7, i5 3450, 16GB RAM | ||||||||
| GTX 570, EVGA | 140 | 910 | 2100 | 1.025 ? | cudaMiner 2013-04-04 | autotune | Windows 7 x64, 70C, i7-2600K @ 3.8, 16GB RAM, bitcointalk post | ||||||||
| GTX 560 Ti SuperClocked, EVGA 1GB | 144 | 900 | 2106 | cudaMiner 2013-04-14 | -l 32×4 | ||||||||||
| GTX 660 Ti SuperClocked, EVGA | 145 | 980 | 6008 | cudaMiner-2013-11-01 | -l K290x2 -C 2 -D -i 0 | Windows 7 x64, v331.58 driver, ASRock Extreme4, i5 3.3GHz, 8GB RAM | |||||||||
| GTX 560 Ti, GV-N560OC-1GI | 148 | 900 | 2004 | 1,04 | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | -i 0 -l F16x8 | Windows 7 x64, 74C, i3 2100 @ 3.10GHz, 8GB RAM | ||||||||
| GTX 470 | 150 | 830 | 851 | cudaMiner 2013-04-09 | http://imm.io/12st5 | ||||||||||
| GTX 660 Ti SuperClocked+, EVGA 3GB | 150 | 1059 | 6008 | cudaMiner 2013-04-10 | |||||||||||
| GTX 560 Ti, N560GTX-TI Hawk | 152 | 950 | 2100 | 1.300 U | cudaMiner-2013-11-15 | f64x2 | Windows 7 x64, 68C, driver 331.65 | ||||||||
| GTX 560 Ti, N560GTX-Ti Twin Frozr II/OC | 152 | 880 | 2100 | cudaMiner | F16x8 -i 0 | Mac OS X 10.8.3/Unibeast, 84C, ASUS Sabertooth X79, i7-3820 | |||||||||
| GTX 660, DC2O-2GD5 | 153 | 1155 | 1527 | 1.175 V | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -i 0 -l K10x16 -C 2 -m 1 | Windows 7 x64 | ||||||||
| GTX 560 Ti | 155 | 980 | 2400 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -i 0 | ||||||||||
| GTX 760, Gigabyte | 160 | 1240 | 1500 | cudaMiner-2013-11-01 | auto | ||||||||||
| Tesla C2075 | 162 | 575 | 1150 | 130 | cudaMiner 2013-07-13 | -l 112×8 -i 0 -C 0 | 6GB | ||||||||
| GTX 670, PNY | 163 | 1129 | 3004 | cudaMiner 2013-04-29 | -C 2 -D -i 0 -l 56×5 | 80C, http://imgur.com/n9V7Ca7 | |||||||||
| GTX 760, ASUS | 167 | 1200 | 7000 | 1.200v ? | cudaMiner 2013-11-15 | -i 1 -C 2 -H 1 | Windows 7 | ||||||||
| GTX 660 Ti, TI-DC2T-2GD5 | 175 | 1189 | 6008 | 1.162 ? | cudaMiner 2013-11-01 | default | Windows 7 x64, 72C | ||||||||
| Quadro 6000 | 180 | 573 | 1494 | N | cudaminder 2013-10-10 | -H 0 -l F28x16,F28x16 -C 2,2 | CentOS 6.4 x64, 88C, v325.15 driver | ||||||||
| GTX 560 Ti, OEM 1GB | 185 | 865 | 1900 | cudaMiner 2013-04-22 | -l 22×8 | ||||||||||
| GTX 660 Ti, Gigabyte | 185 | 1163 | 3005 | cudaMiner 2013.11.20 | -t 8 -d 0 -i 0 -C 2 -H 1 | Windows 7 x64, 67C, 331.82 driver, i7-2600k, 8GB RAM | |||||||||
| Tesla K40c | 188 | 732 | 2600 | N | 140 | cudaMiner | -H 1 -l T444x1,T444x1 -C 2,2 | Windows 7 x64, 67C, v331.40 driver in TCC mode | |||||||
| GTX 570, Zotac | 190 | 732 | 950 | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 x86 | -H 1 | Windows 7, 88C | |||||||||
| GTX 670 | 190 | 1097 | 3004 | cudaMiner 2013-04-30 | |||||||||||
| GTX 660 Ti SuperClocked, EVGA | 191 | 1181 | 1161 | cudaMiner-2013-11-01 | -H 1 -i 0 -C 2 | Windows 7 x64, 331.58 driver, ASRock Extreme4, i5 @ 3.3GHz, 8GB RAM, sometimes K14x16 is better |
Сapacity of 200-500 kH/s
| Model of graphics card | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes (OS/Temperature/Drivers/ Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTX 470, EVGA | 200 | 800 | 900 | cudaMiner-2013-11-15 | -H 1 -i 0 | Windows 7 x64, 94C, G41, Q6600, 8GB RAM | ||
| GTX 570, ENGTX570 DCII/2DIS/1280MD5 | 201 | 742 | 1900 | 1.000 N | 220 | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | auto-tuning | Windows 7, 65C, ASUS Maximus IV, i7-2600K @ 3.4GHz |
| GTX 670, EVGA | 202 | 1267 | 3151 | 1.125 ? | cudaMiner 2.3.2 | auto | Windows 7 x64, 70C. launch configuration K110x2 | |
| GTX 680 | 202 | 1071 | 6008 | cudaMiner 2013-11-15 | -H 1 -C 2 -m 1 -d 0 -l K16x16 -i 0 | |||
| GTX 680 | 207 | 1240 | 6400 | cudaMiner 2013-04-14 | -l 233×2 -i 0 | |||
| GTX 680, Gigabyte WF3 | 207 | 1072 | 6008 | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | -H 1 -C 2 -m 1 -d 0 -l K16x16 -i 0 | Windows 7 x64, 56C, 331.65 driver, Asrock Z77, i5-2500k @ 4.5 | ||
| GTX 770, Gigabyte | 209 | 1137 | 1753 | 1.187 U | 145 | cudaMiner 2013-11-01 | Windows 8, 67C, GK104, A2 firmware | |
| GTX 590, MSI | 210 | 607 | 3414 | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | -H 1 -d 0 -i 0 -l F16x16 -C -m 1 | i7-3930k | ||
| GTX 660 Ti, C660-2SDN-E5GSX | 210 | 1306 | 7000 | 1.212 Y | 160 | cudaMiner-2013-11-15 | Windows 7 x64, 65C, driver 331.82, i5-2500K | |
| GTX 660 Ti, C660-2SDN-E5GSX | 216 | 1306 | 7000 | 1.212 Y | 160 | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | k112x2 | Windows 7 x64, 65C, driver 331.82, i5-2500K |
| GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores LE, Zotac | 218 | cudaMiner 2013-04-22 | -l 28×8 -C 2 | |||||
| GTX 770, Gigabyte | 218 | 1137 | 1753 | cudaMiner 2013-11-01 | -D -H 1 -m 1 -d 0 -i 1 -l K16x16 -C 2 | |||
| GTX 570, Gigabyte | 220 | 780 | 1900 | cudaMiner 2013-12-07 | -C 1 | Linux Mint 16 x64, 319.32 driver | ||
| GTX 660 Ti, C660-2SDN-E5GSX | 220 | 1306 | 7000 | 1.212 Y | 160 | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | -C1 -1 K112x2 -i 0 | Windows 7 x64, 67C, driver 331.82, i5-2500K |
| GTX 660 Ti, C660-2SDN-E5GSX | 223 | 1320 | 7000 | 1.212 Y | 160 | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | -C1 -1 K112x2 -i 0 | Windows 7 x64, 67C, driver 331.82, i5-2500K |
| GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores LE, NE5X564010DA-1101F | 228 | 732 | 1900 | 210 | cudaMiner x64 custom | -C 1 -i 0 -H 1 -l F14x16 | Windows 7 x64, 0.988v, 74C, Gigabyte G41MT-S2P, Core2Quad Q6600, 4x2GB RAM | |
| GTX 580 | 230 | 911 | 2138 | cudaMiner 2013-04-10 | =l 32×7 | [17] | ||
| GTX 770 SC, 02G-P4-2774-KR EVGA | 240 | 1280 | 3870 | 1.200 Y | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | -H 1 -i 1 -l K16x16 -C 1 | Windows 7, 36C, 331.65 driver, watercooled, i7-4770k | |
| GTX 480, ASUS | 245 | 775 | 2000 | 1.075 ? | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | -t 1 -H 1 -d 0 -i 0 -l F14x16 -C 1 | Windows 7 x64, 57C , 310.90 driver, watercooled | |
| GTX 570, MSI | 245 | 900 | 2000 | 1.05 ? | cudaMiner | |||
| GTX 580, Asus | 245 | 945 | 4300 | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | Autotune | Windows 8.1, 75C | ||
| GTX 570, EVGA | 250 | 850 | 2100 | 1,025 | cudaMiner-2013-11-20 | -t 1 -H 1 -d 0 -i 0 -l F14x16 -C 1 | Windows 7 x64, 310.90 driver, 70.10.17.00.74 (P1261-0005) | |
| GTX 580, MSI Twin Frozr OC | 250 | 930 | 2300 | cudaMiner 2013-04-10 | ||||
| GTX 580, Gigabyte | 250 | 795 | 2004 | mvlddmkm 9.18.13.2723 | -l 32×7 | |||
| GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores LE, Zotac | 257 | 860 | 2100 | Y | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -t 1 -H 1 -d 0 -i 0 -l F14x16 -C 1 | Windows 8 x64, 70C | |
| GTX 560 Ti 448 Cores LE, NE5X564010DA-1101F | 260 | 861 | 2160 | 210 | cudaMiner x64 custom | -C 1 -i 0 -H 1 -l F14x16 | Windows 7 x64, 78C, Gigabyte G41MT-S2P, Core2Quad Q6600, 4x2GB RAM | |
| GTX 780, PNY | 320 | 860 | 1500 | 1.062 N | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | auto | Windows 8 x64, 84C, i5 3570k, x16-x16 risers | |
| GTX TITAN, ZT-70101-10P | 320 | 993 | 1502 | 1.16 U | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | -d 0 -i 0 -C 2 -l K14x18 | Windows 8.1 x64, 80C, 331.82 driver, i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz, MSI Z77 Mpower | |
| GTX TITAN, ZT-70101-10P | 366 | 1150 | 1502 | 1.075 U | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | -d 0 -i 0 -C 2 -l K14x18 | Windows 8.1 x64, 73C, 331.82 driver, i7-2600K @ 4.6GHz, MSI Z77 Mpower | |
| GTX 780 Ti, GV-N78TD5-3GD-B | 430 | 250 | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | -i 0 -H 1 -lT30x16 | Windows 7 x64, 92C | |||
| Quadro K6000 and EVGA GTX Titan | 485 | 797 | 3004 | 163 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | -H 1 -l auto -C 2 | RHEL 6.4 x64 (Santiago), 80C |
Characteristics of central processing units (CPU mining)
The mining with the use of the CPU capacities is essential only on some crypto currencies where the CPU mining is possible. The main such currency is QuarkCoin. In all other cases the CPU mining is not essential as the processor capacities are even less than by NVIDIA cards. Let’s view the processors by AMD and Intel. Here, AMD loses in capacity: the maximum capacity of AMD processors is 65 kH/s against 130 kH/s by Intel. Mining with the use of the CPU capacity is relevant only in some cryptocurrencies, where possible, only CPU-mining. The main such currency is QuarkCoin. In all other cases, cpu-mining is not relevant, since the capacity of processors is even less than NVIDIA cards.
AMD cpu
| Model | kH/s | W | C | Number of cores | Miner | Operational system | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geode LX 800 | 0,12 | 0,5 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Ubuntu 11.04 x86 | ||
| Fusion E-350 | 2,4 | 18 (TDP) | 1,6 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Debian 6 | |
| Athlon 64 X2 5600+ | 6,07 | 89 (TDP) | 2,8 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Gentoo x64 | |
| Sempron 145 | 10,65 | 45 (TDP) | 2,8 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Gentoo x64 | |
| Athlon II X3 425 | ~9.5 | 95(125) (TDP) | 2,7 | 4 | Ufasoft 0.56 | Windows 7 x86 | -t 4 -v -g no, core is unblocked |
| Phenom II X4 940 BE | 20 | 125 (TDP) | 3 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer | Debian 6, 2.6.32-5-amd64 | nice 19 |
| Phenom II X4 955 BE | 22 | 125 (TDP) | 3,2 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.1.5 | Windows 7 x64 | |
| Phenom II X4 955 BE | 27,85 | 125 (TDP) | 3,9 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.1.5 | Windows 7 x64 | |
| Phenom II X4 965 BE | ~25 | 125 (TDP) | 4 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.1.2 | Windows 7 x64 | low priority |
| Phenom II X6 1045T | 30,4 | 95 (TDP) | 2,7 | 6 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 7 x64 | –s 6 –threads 6 |
| Phenom II X6 1055T | 34,6 | 125 (TDP) | 3,1 | 6 | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows 7 x64 | |
| Phenom II X6 1055T | 40,1 | 95 (TDP) | 3,5 | 6 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Gentoo | |
| FX-6300 | 50,6 | 4,5 | 6 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| FX-8120 | 46 | 3,25 | 8 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| FX-8120 | 65 | 125 (TDP) | 4,5 | 4M/8T | ufasoft | Windows 7 x64 | |
| FX-8150 | 56 | 125 (TDP) | 3,6 | 4M/8T | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Ubuntu 11.10 | |
| FX-8350 | 41 | 125 (TDP) | 4 | 8 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Ubuntu 12.10 | |
| FX 8350 | 57 | 4 | cpuminer 1.1 | -v-w130 | |||
| FX-8350 | 65 | 125 (TDP) | 4 | 8 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 |
Intel cpu
| Model | kH/s | W | C | Number of cores | Miner | Operational system | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pentium M 740 | 0.8 | 1.73 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows XP x86 | ||
| Pentium M | 1.23 | 1.60 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2 | Gentoo x86 | ||
| Atom N270 | 2.57 | 5.5 (TDP) | 1.66 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Ubuntu x86 | |
| Atom N270 | 2.78 | 1.80 | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows XP | -D, 58C | ||
| Atom N450 | 2.61 | 5.5 (TDP) | 1.66 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Ubuntu x64 | |
| Atom N2600 | 4.88 | 1.06 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Windows 7 SP1 | -D | ||
| Atom N2800 | 5.81 | 6.5 (TDP) | 1.87 | 2 (4 threads) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Xubuntu 12.04 x64 | through the command line |
| Celeron 440 | 4 | 35 (TDP) | 2.00 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 | |
| Pentium Dual T3400 | 8.5 | 35 (TDP) | 2.16 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 | |
| Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro 5.2 (2009) | 11 | 2.80 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | OSX 10.8.5 x64 | |||
| Core 2 Duo T5500 | 7.28 | 1.66 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Gentoo x64 | ||
| Core 2 Duo T6570 | 9.52 | 2.10 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Windows 7 SP1 | |||
| Core 2 Duo T7250 | 5 | 2.00 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer | Ubuntu 8 | Launched on wine | |
| Core 2 Duo T7250 | 6 | 2.00 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Windows 7 x86 | Dell Latitude D530 | ||
| Core 2 Duo T7500 | 6.5 | 2.20 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2 | Windows Vista x86 | ||
| Core 2 Duo T9500 | 17.76 | 35 (TDP) | 2.60 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.1.2 | Windows 7 x64 | -t 2 |
| Core 2 Duo E2200 | 9.20 | 2.90 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows XP x86 | -t 2 | |
| Core 2 Duo E4300 | 3.25 | 1.80 | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows 9 x64 | –threads 2 | ||
| Core 2 Duo E6600 | 10.45 | 2.40 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.0 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core 2 Duo E7300 | 7 | 92 | 2.70 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows XP x86 | Downtime priority |
| Core 2 Duo E7500 | 13.1 | 2.93 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core 2 Quad Q6600 | 9.68 | 105 (TDP) | 2.40 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 1.0.2 | Debian sid x64 | -t 4, ~398% usage |
| Core 2 Quad Q8400 | 21.6 | 2.66 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core 2 Quad Q9550 | 27.5 | 2.83 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core 2 Quad Q9550 | 32.2 | 3.40 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core 2 Extreme QX9775 | 29.2 | 350 | 3.20 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 7 x64 | |
| Core i3-450 | 15 | 2.90 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | ||||
| Core i3-540 | 15.4 | 3.06 | 2 (4 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | -t4 | |
| Core i3-2100 | 19 | 29 | 3.10 | 2 (4 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | -t3 |
| Core i3-2120 | 21.5 | 65 (TDP) | 3.30 | 2 (4 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 7 x64 | -t4, 61C |
| Core i3-2130 | 23 | 65 (TDP) | 3.40 | 2 (4 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows Server 2008 x64 | -t4 |
| Core i5-520M | 12 | 2.40 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Slackware64 14.0 | -t 4 -r 6 | ||
| Core i5-650 | 17.18 | 3.20 | 2 (4 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Fedora 18 x64 | ||
| Core i5-750 | 30 | 96 (TDP) | 3.30 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 8 x64 | |
| Core i5-2467M | 12 | 1.60 | 4 | ScryptMiner GUI | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core i5-2400S | 32.8 | 2.50 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Mint 13 | ||
| Core i5-2500T | 28 | 45 (TDP) | 2.40 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer | Ubuntu 11.10 | — |
| Core i5-2500K | 31 | 103 | 5.00 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows 7 x64 | Low priority |
| Core i5-2500K | 48 | 90 | 4.90 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 8 x64 | Low priority |
| Core i5-3470 | 43 | 77 (TDP) | 3.20 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Ubuntu 12.10 | — |
| Core i5-3570K | 55 | 83 | 4.50 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | Low priority |
| Core i7-740QM | 16 | 1.73 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | — | |
| Core i7-860 | 25 | 153 | 2.80 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer | Gentoo x64 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -msse2″ |
| Core i7-870 | 35.4 | 3.40 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | -t8 | |
| Core i7-920 | 37 | 2.67 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core i7-920 | 41 | 4.00 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.1 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core i7-2600 | 47.15 | 3.40 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2 | Ubuntu 11.10 | ||
| Core i7-2600K | 49 | 4.60 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows 7 x64 | Medium priority | |
| Core i7-2700K | 50 | 80 | 3.90 | 4 (8 HT) | ScryptMiner GUI | Windows 7 x64 | |
| Core i7-3630QM | 39 | 49 | 3.29 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Windows 7 x64 | |
| Core i7-3770 | 60 | 4.38 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | bclck 107 mhz, Multiplier 41 | |
| Core i7-3930K | 98 | 200 | 4.50 | 6 (12 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | -t 11, |
| Core i7-3960X | 101 | 4.29 | 6 (12 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | ||
| Core i7-2630QM | 16 | 50 | 2.00 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows 7 x64 | -t 6 |
| Core i7-2630QM | 21 | 2.00 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Windows 7 x64 | -o, HP DV7 laptop | ||
| Core i7-2760QM | 38 | 2.40 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer | Ubuntu 11.10 x64 | CFLAGS=”-m64 -O3″ | |
| Core i7-3720QM | 37 | 45 (TDP) | 2.60 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Windows 7 x64 | |
| Core i7-3720QM | 42 | 2.60 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Windows 8 x64 | ||
| Core i7-4770 | 80 | 84 | 3.40 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Windows 7 x64 | -t 4, 70C |
| Core i7-4770 | 93 | 84 (TDP) | 3.40 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Windows 8.1 x64 | |
| Core i7-4770 | 95 | 84 (TDP) | 3.40 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Debian 7 | |
| Xeon 5160 | 17 | 3.00 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | ||||
| Xeon 5160 | 20.79 | 3.00 | pooler’s cpuminer-2.3.2 x64 | Windows 7 x64 | Dual CPU, Supermicro X7DAL-E | ||
| Xeon L3426 | 19.36 | 45 (TDP) | 1.87 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Ubuntu x64 | |
| Xeon E5405 | 18.8 | 2.00 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Ubuntu x64 | ||
| Xeon X5450 | 22 | 120 (TDP) | 3.00 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer | Ubuntu Server 10.04.3 LTS x64 | nice 19 |
| Xeon E5504 | 42 | 2.00 | 2×4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Gentoo x64 | Dual CPU, -t16 | |
| Xeon E5620 | 26.4 | 2.40 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Ubuntu x64 | ||
| Xeon E3-1220 | 40.50 | 80 (TDP) | 3.10 | 4 (1 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Ubuntu x64 | |
| Xeon E3-1230 | 44.4 | 80 (TDP) | 3.20 | 4 (8 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | Debian 6 | |
| Xeon E5-1620 | 50.18 | 3.60 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | ||||
| Xeon E5-1650 | 64.61 | 130 (TDP) | 3.20 | 6 (12 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Ubuntu x64 | |
| Xeon E5-2620 | 93.91 | 2.00 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | Gentoo Linux | Dual CPU, 6017R-NTF, DDR3-1333MHz | ||
| Xeon E5-2630L | 41 | 60 (TDP) | 2.00 | 6 (12 HT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Debian x64 | |
| Xeon E5-2650 | 129.30 | 200 | 2.00 | pooler’s cpuminer | Windows Server 2012 | Dual CPU, multithreading, at all 32 logical hubs |
Characteristics of laptop components
The maximum of the mining facility of laptops is 360 kH/s. This is why such mining is not profitable.
The information in the table is sorted by the capacity ascending.
| Model | kH/s | C | M | V | W | Miner | Settings | Notes/Temperature/Drivers/Firmware/Programs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M | 2 | cgminer | ||||||
| NVIDIA 8600M GT | 5 | cudaMiner 4-22-13 | Windows Vista, Dell 1520 | |||||
| AMD 6750M | 6,785 | 600 | 900 | MacMiner 1.4.20 | Automatic | Mavericks, MacBookPro8,2 | ||
| NVIDIA 9600M GT | 9,6 | cudaMiner 2013-04-14 | Ubuntu 12.4 x86 | |||||
| AMD 6310 | 12 | 500 | 533 | 0,875 | cgminer 3.6.0 | windows 7 x64, 83C, Tosiba Satellite C660D-193 | ||
| Intel HD 4000 | 13 | 850 | 1600 | 12,9 | GUIMiner-scrypt alpha 0.04, cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 -g 1 -w 64 –thread-concurrency 6144 | Windows 8 x64, 85C, ASUS Taichi21, loads one CPU thread to 100% @ 1700MHz | |
| AMD 6320 | 14 | 600 | 1333 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 12 -w 64 | E-450, Shared memory | ||
| NVIDIA GT 240M | 15,4 | 550 | 790 | 0.900 ? | cudaMiner | -l 54×2 | Windows 7 x64, GT216 | |
| Intel HD 4000 | 17-18 | 1600 | GUIMiner-scrypt 0.03, Reaper | aggression 10 worksize 64 gpu_thread_concurrency 4000 | Windows 7 x64, i7-3770 | |||
| NVIDIA GT 555M, DDR3 | 24,5 | 590 | 1800 | cudaMiner 11-20-13 | Windows 8.1 x64, 331.65 driver, Dell XPS 17 L702X | |||
| NVIDIA GT 540M | 26 | 672 | 900 | 0.980 ? | cudaMiner 2013-11-01 | -H 1 -d 0 -i 1 -l auto -C 2 | Windows 8, 95C, Asus N53SV | |
| NVIDIA GT 630M | 26,38 | 800 | 800 | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 (alpha) | -h | DELL embedded | ||
| NVIDIA GT 540M | 27 | 1344 | 900 | cudaMiner | -d 0 -i 1 -l auto -C 0 -m 1 | Windows 7 x64, 75C, driver 327.23 | ||
| NVIDIA GT 620M | 27 | 625 | 1500 | cudaMiner 2013-10-10 | –no-autotune -l F16x8 | Windows 8.1 | ||
| NVIDIA GT 540M | 28,83 | 672 | 1600 | cudaminer 2013-11-15 | -d 0 -i 1 -C 2 -l K4x16 -H 1 | Windows 8.1 x64, driver 331.82 | ||
| AMD 7520G | 29 | 686 | 800 | cgminer 2.11.3 | -I 9 -g 1 -w 64 –shaders 192 | Windows 7 x64, 75C, Samsung NP355V5C-A05UK | ||
| AMD 6470M | 30 | 750 | 800 | cgminer 3.6.0 | -I 9 | 35kH/s @ i20 | ||
| NVIDIA GTX 460M | 30 | 675 | 1250 | Reaper v13 Beta | aggression 15 | |||
| NVIDIA GT 650M | 34 | 950 | 900 | cudaMiner 2013-04-30 | -l 6×6 | |||
| NVIDIA GTX 660M | 36 | 405 | 2500 | 0,912 Y | cudaMiner-2013-11-01 | -H 1 | Windows 7 x64, 65C, Asus G75V | |
| NVIDIA GT 650M | 38 | 735 | 1000 | cudaMiner 2013-11-20 | -l K32x2 -i 0 -C 2 -m 1 -H 1 | OS X 10.9, CUDA driver 5.5.28, MacBookPro9,1 | ||
| NVIDIA GT 650M | 39 | 745 | 2048 | cudaMiner 2013-11-15 | –no-autotune -l K4x24 -H 1 -C 2 | Windows 7 x64, driver 9.18.13.3165, Dell Inspiron, i5-3230M @ 2.6GHz, 8GB RAM | ||
| AMD 7640G | 42 | 655 | 512 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 10 -g 1 -w 64 –thread-concurrency 2048 | Windows 7, 65C, A8-4500M @ 1.9GHz, BR42547 firmware | ||
| AMD 7660D | 45 | 800 | 933 | cgminer 3.3.1 | –thread-concurrency 1536 -I 12 | |||
| AMD 6470M | 45,5 | 950 | 1050 | 1.100 ? | cgminer 3.1.0 | -I 18 –thread-concurrency 6192 | Linux, 76C, EliteBook 8560p | |
| AMD 6530D | 47 | 800 | 933 | 1,15 | cgminer 3.0.1 | -I16 -g 1 -w 256 | ||
| AMD 7660G | 49 | 686 | 686 | cgminer 2.11.4 | -I 15 -g 1 -w 64 –thread-concurrency 2096 | |||
| AMD 6620G | 50 | 444 | 800 | GUIMiner-scrypt 0.02 | -I 15 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 3200 | Windows 8 x64, 70C, Catalyst 13.9, SDK 2.8.1 | ||
| NVIDIA Quadro 2000 | 50 | 625 | 652 | cudaMiner | -l 43×4 | |||
| AMD 8670M, HP | 52 | 975 | 1000 | 1.125 N | cgminer 3.0.0 | -I 16 | Windows 7, 56C, HM76, Intel 2020M @ 2.4GHz, HP Pavilion 15 | |
| NVIDIA GTX 460M | 55 | cudaMiner 4-22-13 | Sager NP8130 | |||||
| AMD 6770M | 70 | 750 | 216 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 11 -g 2 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 2400 | Windows 7 x64, 88C | ||
| NVIDIA Quadro 4000, PNY | 80 | 950 | 1404 | cudaMiner 2013.11.20 | -l F16x16 | |||
| AMD 7670M, HP | 81 | 800 | 4000 | N | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 15 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 3200 | Windows 7, 67C | |
| AMD 7600M | 82 | 600 | 900 | 1 | cgminer 3.5.0 | -I 18 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 8.1, 76C, HP Pavilion G6 | |
| AMD 7730M | 90 | 575 | 900 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 | |||
| AMD 6770M | 100 | 2500 | 8000 | GUIMiner | MS-7576 | |||
| AMD 6770M, 1002-6740 | 110 | 815 | 919 | 1.054 N | cgminer 3.5.1 | -I 15 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 3200 | Windows 7 x64, 70C, i7 2720QM, Dell 08V9YG, 8GB RAM, BR038688.001 firmware | |
| AMD 7850M | 112 | 675 | 1000 | 0.950 ? | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 13 –thread-concurrency 8192 | Windows 7 x64, Catalyst 13.1, 95-98°C | |
| NVIDIA GTX 680M | 124 | 1000 | 1000 | 0.900 ? | cudaMiner | -i 0 -C 2 -m 1 -l 14×8 | Windows 7, 72C, i7-3940xm, Sager | |
| NVIDIA GTX 780M | 150 | 888 | 2747 | 1.000 Y | cudaMiner 2013-11-15 | Clevo | ||
| NVIDIA GTX 680M | 150,3 | 1111 | 1050 | 0.986 ? | cudaMiner 2013-11-01 | 14×16 | windows 7, 72C, Clevo | |
| AMD 8870M | 200 | 900 | 1250 | 1.000 ? | 30 | cgminer 3.7.2 | -I 18 -g 1 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 10240 | Windows 8 x64, 71C, atiumdag 9.3.5.0 |
| NVIDIA GTX 780M | 248 | 888 | 2747 | 1.000 ? | cudaMiner 2014-01-20 | -H 1 -d 0 -i 0 -l Y16x16 | Mac OS X 10.9.1 | |
| AMD 8970M | 250 | 950 | 1250 | Y | GUIMiner-scrypt | -I 12 –thread-concurrency 4096 | Windows 8 x64, 88C, Catalyst 13.10, MSI GX70 laptop | |
| AMD 7970M | 305 | 850 | 1200 | 1.00 Y | GUIMiner | -I 18 | Windows 8.1 x64, 90C, 3610QM, Clevo P150 | |
| AMD 6990M | 360 | cgminer | -I 11,16 -g 1 -w 128 –thread-concurrency 5600 | Windows 7 x64. M18X | ||||
| AMD 7970M | 360 | 900 | 1500 | GUIMiner-scrypt | -I 16 -w 256 –thread-concurrency 8192 | 68C, i7 |
Characteristics of other equipment
Here are the capacities of smartphones, cloud servers with CPU capacities and other low-powered equipment. The information is presented for your guidance as the mining on such component is pointless.
| Model | kH/s | W | Clock speed | Number of cores | Miner | Settings | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIPS32 BCM6368[1] | 0,16 | 400 | 200 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.3.2 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mips32″ | OpenWRT Barrier Breaker r38364, Comtrend VR-3025un, running the 2 BMIPS4350 cores; 0.08 kilohash/s per core; kernel 3.10.13 | |
| Sun UltraSPARC-II | 0,17 | 450 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.2 | CFLAGS=”-m64 -mcpu=v9 -xO5″ | Solaris 10 | |
| ARM 1176JZ(F)-S | 0,19 | 412 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Darwin 10, iPhone 3G | ||
| ARM 1176JZF-S | 0,5 | 3,5 | 1000 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Raspbian, Raspberry Pi (Model B) | |
| ARM Cortex-A8 | 0,62 | 800 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | Ubuntu 10.10 | |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (L2=512KiB) | 0,99 | 1000 | 1 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | Android 2.2, Samsung GT-P1000 | |
| ARM Cortex-A9 | 2,39 | 1200 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | Debian 7 armhf, Samsung Galaxy S II | |
| Oracle UltraSPARC T2 | 2,48 | 123 | 1415 | 8 (64 SMT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.1.4 | CFLAGS=”-m64 -mcpu=v9 -xO5″ | Solaris 10 |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (L2=1MiB) | 2,78 | 1000 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O2″ | Linaro Ubuntu LIB-12.09.6A, Freescale i.MX6 Quad, Sabre-Lite Board | |
| ARM Cortex-A9 | 2,98 | 6 | 1500 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mpfu=neon” | QNX BB10 10.1, Dev Alpha C |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (L2=1MiB) | 3,52 | 1000 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | Linaro Ubuntu LIB-12.09.6A, Freescale i.MX6 Quad, Sabre-Lite Board, 70C | |
| ARM Cortex-A15 | 3,81 | 1700 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | Gentoo armhf, Samsung Chromebook XE303C12 | |
| Qualcomm Krait | 3,98 | 6 | 1500 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | QNX BB10 10.0.9, Verizon Z10 |
| Qualcomm Krait | 4,03 | 1500 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | Android 4.0.3, HTC One X | |
| ARM Cortex-A15 | 4,09 | 15 | 1700 | 2 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon-vfpv4″ | ChrUbuntu 12.04, Samsung Chromebook XE303C12 |
| ARM Cortex-A9 | 4,72 | 6 | 1400 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mfpu=neon” | Gentoo armhf, ODROID-X (undervolted) |
| Qualcomm Krait APQ8064 | 7,2 | 1500 | 4 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | Android 4.1.2, Xiaomi Mi2, Neon, [18] | ||
| PowerMac G5 DP 2.3 | 8,5 | 285 | 2300 | 2 | ssvb’s cpuminer | CFLAGS=”-O3 -mcpu=970 -fstrict-aliasing” | Gentoo Linux x64 |
| Fujitsu SPARC64-VII | 8,96 | 2400 | 4 (8 SMT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.1.4 | CFLAGS=”-m64 -mcpu=v9 -xO5″ | Solaris 10 | |
| Oracle UltraSPARC T4 | 11,87 | 2850 | 8 (64 SMT) | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-xtarget=t4 -m64 -xO5″ | Solaris 11 | |
| IBM Power 7 | 16,4 | 3100 | 8 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.0 | CFLAGS=”-maix64 -O3″ | AIX 6.1, 2.05 kH/s per CPU core | |
| PlayStation3 | 38 | 129 | 3200 | 1 (2 Hyper), 6 SPU | ssvb’s cpuminer | SPU code compiled with spu-elf-gcc 4.6.2 | Gentoo Linux x86, FAT 80GB, FW 3.15 |
| Amazon High-CPU Extra Large Instance | 38 | 8 | pooler’s cpuminer 2.2.3 | CFLAGS=”-O3″ | Ubuntu 12.04.1 |
Afterword
According to the above-stated information, we can make the conclusion about the most profitable way of the scrypt mining at this moment.
- “Hardware”. Graphics cards by AMD are nowadays the most powerful ones in the mining sphere. Recently, the nVidia Company announced the release of the new graphics card that can compete with AMD. AMD doesn’t stand still though and in the nearest future it will outstrip nVidia by its capacity.
- Software. The most flexible in settings and informative mining program is CGminer.It also has a modification for various hashing algorithms.
- CPU mining.Is essential when another mining method isn’t foreseen by the crypto currency algorithm (quarkcoin). CPU mining can be set on the cloud servers that provide capacities of some number of processors.
See also
Mining
ASIC mining
Mining farm
Cloud mining
Pooled mining
Bitcoin Pooled Mining
Comparison of mining pools
Web mining