Questions tagged [gpu]
"Graphics Processing Unit" - The specific component on a video card which performs active processing of images. GPUs are commonly used in Bitcoin mining as they are much more efficient at certain varieties of integer math which are a major part of the hashing process underlying Bitcoin mining.
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OpenCL not found sgminer 5.1.1
I'm trying build sgminer.exe on my Intel i9 + RX 6800 XT AMD card with OpenCL 2.0 but it always gives me this error: Configuration Options Summary: Use git version......: no libcurl(GBT+getwork).: ...
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How to mine Bitcoin in Windows? How to mine Bitcoin using Intel GPU? [duplicate]
I want to mine Bitcoin in Windows, which is the best and trusted software that I can use to mine Bitcoin in Windows? I want to use both my Intel GPU and CPU to mine Bitcoin.
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Do you have to use a four gigabyte graphic processing unit to mine in 2021? [closed]
The reason why I'm asking is because i own a ASUS GeForce GTX 660 Ti 967Mhz PCI-E 3.0 2048Mb 6008Mhz 192 bit gpu and I've googled how to mine with it in 2021 but haven't found anything solid as of yet....
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SHA256 speedup possible if executed on GPU
Is it possible to speed up hashing if hashing is done on a GPU? Does that even make sense or are the CPU instructions faster because for normal signature verification you don't gain by parallelizing ...
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Which is the best Bitcoin Vanity Address Generator? [duplicate]
Can someone please suggest a Bitcoin Vanity Address Generator which can generate at least six characters (ideally case sensitive). It would be even better if the generator could create seven or more ...
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GPU Mining Speed
I am a bit new to the whole mining thing and just have a economical issue when it comes to selecting GPUs. Sorry if the title is in appropriate. Let's just say in mining Ethereum, a 1070 ti (costs $...
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How is Ethash a 'memory hard' algorithm if it utilizes peak GPU memory bandwidth?
According to the Ethash algorithm described here, the computation for each nonce requires a loop of 64 iterations, where each iteration reads a chunk of 128 bytes from a pseudo-random location in ...
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Why is Ethereum total network hashrate still increasing if there are no GPUS to buy?
The total Ethereum network hashrate is close to doubling relative to its December level. Mining difficulty is also increasing proportionally of course as the total reward per block stays the same. ...
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Mining Zcash using cluster of GPU's
I have a basic knowledge about an idea of cryptocurriencies. Recently I have read articles about Zcash. Rumours has it that it's the most profitable cryptocurrency on the scene. Me and my co-...
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The warpwallet challenge 2
here you can find a public challenge aimed to brute force a brain wallet private key, derived from 8 char long [a-zA-Z0-9] passphrase with a salt of "[email protected]". Is it possible to adapt an hashing ...
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Can High CPU Droplets from Digital Ocean be used for Bitcoin Mining? [duplicate]
Can the High CPU Droplets from Digital Ocean be used for Bitcoin Mining? Can they compete with GPUs? Digital Ocean High CPU Droplets
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What's more important GPU cores or GPU memory? [closed]
I have been on the sidelines, watching on and off, looking to attempt mining a few coins. I have also looked at just buying coins, but found that's not so easy to do with anonnimity with all the ...
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NVIDIA Tesla K80 vs M60, if electricity and capital wasn't a factor
If I have a setup where electricity and capital are unlimited, which GPU would be more efficient at mining cryptocurrency (such as Ethereum) between the NVIDIA Tesla K80 and the NVIDIA Tesla M60? I ...
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Mining with only 1 GPU
I have a GTX Ttan and plan on getting a GTX 1060. I want to only mine with the 1060. How would I do that. Im using sgminer v5.3.1
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GPU mining slows down my ubuntu
I'm trying to mine using my CPU and GPU. When the CPU is set to use all its cores, I have no problems, but when I use my GPU, my desktop gets way too slow because unity uses it too I think, so I need ...