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Other => CPU/GPU Bitcoin mining hardware => Topic started by: Ali on September 06, 2011, 09:33:08 PM



Title: Intel HD 3000 OpenCL driver?
Post by: Ali on September 06, 2011, 09:33:08 PM
I just got a new SandyBridge PC but couldn't find any information whether Intel already released OpenCL drivers for it. Did they or did they mention anything about it?


Title: Re: Intel HD 3000 OpenCL driver?
Post by: deslok on September 06, 2011, 09:46:11 PM
Currently open CL only runs on the cpu portion of the intel hd3000 graphics


Title: Re: Intel HD 3000 OpenCL driver?
Post by: Ali on September 06, 2011, 09:49:25 PM
I know how pointless CPU-mining is but will OpenCL make CPU mining on the i5 faster?

Currently I've got like 4 Mhashes/s using cgminer with 4way-algorithm.


Title: Re: Intel HD 3000 OpenCL driver?
Post by: deslok on September 06, 2011, 11:00:34 PM
ufasoft cpu miner i have found gets the best mh out of intel cpu's i currently get 7-8 out of a 1.6ghz i7-720m, the theroetical limit of ufasoft is 1mh/1ghz per core on intel cpu's HT seems to be giving some form of benifit since that formula would put me at 6.4


Title: Re: Intel HD 3000 OpenCL driver?
Post by: Jarredm on September 07, 2011, 04:28:49 AM
ufasoft cpu miner i have found gets the best mh out of intel cpu's i currently get 7-8 out of a 1.6ghz i7-720m, the theroetical limit of ufasoft is 1mh/1ghz per core on intel cpu's HT seems to be giving some form of benifit since that formula would put me at 6.4

Do you do this for academic purposes?  I have a few HD 4850 cards that are putting out 80 Mhps and I am contemplating whether they should be turned off due to the inefficient Mhashps/joule ratio.