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Someone asked so here it is...this BIOS is for this card only (not v2, which is worse, but you can probably try same strap
with lower hashrate)

https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-RX560GAMING-OC-4GD-rev-10#kf


BIOS link:

https://goo.gl/QikERJ

Your result may vary (silicon lottery, worse cooling - because I replaced thermal paste with Arctic Cooling MX3, as
original one is not good at all, etc)

I played a bit more and managed to get hashrate to flow between 16.5 and 17.1 in Phoenixminer, but with
some memory errors in HWinfo , so I consider this the best I managed to get)

https://i.imgur.com/nH9eXir.png

Thanks a lot, Branko.
Could you upload the original bios as well, please?

Sure, its here

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5qsjgjjxgb8oun4/gigabyte_micron_default.rom?dl=0

thanx, will try the mem strap with my microns

Very kind of you Branko, considering how people have been trying to sell these Bios. Now if only I had some of these cards. Huge value for money!

Anyone can share results, I'm specially interested about cryptonight, as there are a lot of mining programs, and
various configurations (and I don't have enough time to test all)

Hi Branko! I was using your old Micron strap in my Powercolor RX460 (with RX560 bios) with GatelessGate Sharp with 49/8/2 and performance is good. I'll try your newer bios, but I have issues with capacitors and my RX460/560 boots at 20% starts, so I have to fix it before.

It's really impressive what you reached. 16MH/s+ in a cheap board like this is awesome.

How much for wall ?

30-45W, depending on algorithm...I have efficient platinum PSU, so a bit more if you use bronze, silver or gold

Hi Branko,

I've tested the strap on 2 GPUs:
1. Gigabyte GV-RX560OC-4GD - ETH 15.6MHz@2125 and hang@2150
2. MSI RX560 AERO ITX 4G OC - works unstable even at 1950MHz

https://i.imgur.com/1fPCk9h.png

Branko, any idea, why power consumption of my GPU is higher than yours one, please?

thanks

Hi Branko, thanks for this awesome post.
I may need some help tho, is your GPU a gigabyte version? My MSI rx 560 keeps crashing whenever i go beyond 15mh.

thanks a lot!

Great stuff here, credit to the OP. Somewhere else people have to spend money for this.

Is the BIOS only works for certain type of memory? or it will work on any other?

Its Micron only, it should work for other micron based cards, too
(strap at 2000MHz)


Thats pretty crazy, I can't think about any other reason but bug in HWinfo, or
AMD driver giving wrong info in either your or my case
Interesting to note that your card has both bigger average fan speed, and whole
7C bigger average temperature...is it GB rx560 Rev1 with 2 fans and additional
PCI-E power conenctor?



I guess memory cooling is super important, judging from this...memory chips seem to draw a lot of power too
(about 50% of overall consumption in RX560 cards, I estimate, less for stronger rx570/580 GPUs),
and if you look at picture I took before I put cooling paste, its obvious even memory package suffers from heat:

http://www.overclock.net/photopost/data/1658510/e/e8/e87ccd66_2017df282ec4-043f-44c3-8ebc-e368da704941.jpeg

Those are impressive numbers. So the micron strap is at 2000 in your BIOS?
I see you're running 1180mhz/890 mv core. Memory is at 2140mhz but what volts are you giving to it?
I think I have an RX 460 lying around, ill see how high it goes with this strap ...

I change 2000MHz on micron and 2000+2250 on hynix, because theres no point changing
lower straps...if for some reason default 1750MHz strap doesn't work, you have bricked card
that won't even boot...same goes for changing default frequencies in BIOS...if card won't work,
you'll get bricked card that you have to spend time to get back to working condition

Both memory and core are set to 875mV in BIOS (but memory is actually working at 2240 in my case  ;D )

It's GV-RX560OC-4GD GPU (not sure is that rev1 or rev2, with 1 fan and no additional power connector):
Adapter  1 (BN=03, DN=00, FN=00, PCIID=00001002, SSID=0000230A)
    Asic Family     :  Polaris11      
    Flash Type      :  GD25Q41B    (512 KB)
    Product Name is :  GV-RX560OC-4GD/F60/0696
    Bios Config File:  RX560O4.F60    
    Bios P/N        :  P/N Not Available
    Bios Version    :  015.050.002.001.000000
    Bios Date is    :  10/31/17 03:57  

Also, I'm using the latest version of HWinfo and blockchain edition of the amd drivers.
The fan speed is bigger because I use AB software fan control with custom fan speed curve.

PS. Today I'm going to test the strap on another GV-RX560 edition GPU. Will let you know the results later.

That one is rev.2, its worse than rev 1, but interesting that it actually draws more power...maybe
hwinfo actually measures only power drawn over pci-e slot, and don't add power drawn over additional connector?
Although that doesn't make much sense when you look at stronger cards that draw most of power
from additional connectors

Thank you for the clarification. Now I'm going to give it a try. Hopefully what I just ordered come with the Microns.

Why do you think so? Just because of there is no additional power connector?

Seems, the both revisions have no the connector:
rev.1.0 (https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-RX560OC-4GD-rev-10#kf):
https://static.gigabyte.com/Product/3/6333/2017062918234898_m.png

rev.2.0 (https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-RX560OC-4GD-rev-20#kf):
https://static.gigabyte.com/Product/3/6478/2017110611543396_m.png

This is rev 1.0

https://static.gigabyte.com/Product/3/6254/2017042414251021_big.png


https://static.gigabyte.com/Product/3/6254/2017042414250224_big.png



Btw, if by "blockchain drivers" you mean ones from 23. august 2017, try latest adrenaline instead,

as original old blockchain driveers are known to draw more power

I meant those drivers (https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/Radeon-Software-Crimson-ReLive-Edition-Beta-for-Blockchain-Compute-Release-Notes.aspx) (Radeon Software Crimson ReLive Edition Beta for Blockchain Compute Driver Version 17.30.1029 (Windows Driver Store Version 22.19.659.0).

I have tried the Adrenalin Edition drivers a couple of times. But each time I got lower hashrate than with the blockchain drivers. Perhaps, I should try once again. Thank you for the hint.

Maybe you didn't do this?

https://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/DH-024.aspx

Of course I did  ;) However hashrate was ~1Mh/s worse than with the drivers I use.
Anyway, seems, it's time to try once again.

Btw, what exact version are you using? The most recent one (18.3.2) or...?

Ok, I need some suggestion, and I thought that someone here may help me.

I purchased an used XFX 460 2 gb ( because I want to learn to make custom strap for cryptonight...) and I got it very cheap.

I tested "stock", and was giving 11 Mh on ubiq and 320 on Cryptonight

Then I saved the bios, baffin.rom, and  I open it with Polaris and used the one click function to move the strap from lower speed to the higher ones. Memory is Hynix and Elpida

I flash the bios, windows is ok  and  it hang in Claymore. And it hang in Xmr stack, GGS,Phoneix, and  any mining sw I can think of.

I flash his own bios back and it hang in Claymore. And it hang in Xmr stack, GGS,Phoneix, and  any mining sw I can think of.

Thats the first time it happened to me. I give a look on the internet and there is all this story about unlocking the shaders and so on, and a lot of people unable to flash the bios.
Got me thinking, I remove the fan , and there are 4 chip from Elpida ELPIDA/EDW4032BABG-70-F, that, according to the datasheet are 4 GB GDDR . Just to confirm I removed a 550 4 gb Asus, and it the same "configuration" but the chip are from micron.

So, What I have is probably a 4gb, cutted somehow in the bios to 2 gb.
In the process of copying the bios and restoring it something changed and now isn't working as 2 GB, even if its recognized as 2 gb from the miners

Is this possible or there is an easier solution to what happened ?

Its "safe" to try to install a stock bios of a 460 4GB on it ?
 

They're 4 gigaBITS, 4x4 gigabits = 16 gigabits = 2 gigabytes

Thank you! In a couple of days i will come new 2 cards and try to update them immediately this BIOS. Hopefully this will increase productivity.

I've just tried the latest drivers (18.3.2) from amd...

Ok, it was just a waste of time. Completely.

1. AB doesn't work properly with these drivers
2. The 'Compute Workloads' can't be switched on for some of my GPUs for some reason
3. The 'Radeon Settings' software is f'cking sloooooow and extremely f'cking inconvenient (I was very close to smashing my laptop, waiting while the next UI screen is being opened after a button is clicked)
4. I've not managed to get acceptable hashrates
5. Rolled back to the blockchain edition drivers

Seems, power consumption is approximately the same for the both.

Branko, what exact version of the drivers do you use, please?

Hi, Branko!
I have RX 560 Gaming OC 4G card and want to try how much better you settings will hash.
But when I try to flash I got an error

=== Flashing card 2 ===
Old SSID: 22FF
New SSID: 22ED
SSID mismatched

 ERROR: 0FL01

Does it mean that you bios is incompatible?

Sorry if it is a stupid question, I do not have much experience with replacing bios with different one, up to now I have was modifying original bioses only.

Always latest, only problem from your list that I have is that wattman is slow sometimes...AB
often doesn't work, but I stopped using it long ago because of that


There are at least two versions of that card (rev 1 and rev 2, my bios is for rev 1)...quite possible there are new revisions with less shaders, too

I've just tested one more GPU:

Adapter  2 (BN=04, DN=00, FN=00, PCIID=00001002, SSID=000022FF)
    Asic Family     :  Polaris11     
    Flash Type      :  GD25Q41B    (512 KB)
    Product Name is :  GV-RX560GAMING OC-4GD/FW0/06F3
    Bios Config File:  RX560GO4.FW0   
    Bios P/N        :  P/N Not Available
    Bios Version    :  015.050.002.001.000000
    Bios Date is    :  01/07/18 02:14   


The result is the same as for the msi aero - works unstable even at 1950MHz

Interesting...sounds like problem I have with Hynix version of my Gigabytes...it actually uses 1500MHz
memory and OCs about 300MHz lower than micron...maybe they started using same trick with micron too

I could try other straps if you have some.

It would be great if you could take picture of memory chips, so we can check what frequency
they're rated for...from BIOS, I only see that they use mt51j256m32 revision B, with slightly different
timings than revision A

The chips on the GV-RX560GAMING OC-4GD/FW0/06F3 are marked as 7WB77 D9VVR.
MSI RX560 AERO ITX 4G OC - 7WB77 D9VVR
Gigabyte GV-RX560OC-4GD - 7SA47 D9TRZ

That's the answer why the msi aero and gigabyte gaming behaves in a similar way - they use the same memory chip.

D9VVR is MT51J256M32HF-80:B

@1377toolz Do you use whole bios provided by Branko or straps only?
What core freq do you use? I have problems with stability with the card until I lower core to 1100 and undervolt it to 775, after that I've got memory to 2100 (with PBE timings, not Branko)

I apply the same (or almost the same) mods to original GPU's bios.

Now that is interesting...your ordinary GB seems to have 1500MHz chips, so no wonder it doesn't work good,
but these with D9VVR if that's indeed MT51J256M32HF-80:B should work even better than my cards, as
that indicate 2000MHz chips...now you got me curious enough to go buy one, but lucky as I am,
I'll probably get one with 1500MHz Hynix :)

"-80" means the highest possible data rate in the series - 8.0 Gb/s.
So GPUs with such memory should give a good hash rate. Seems, we just need a strap with proper timings.  ;)

It's always a lottery. Unfortunately :(
It was just 1 day lag between 2 orders in my case. And I've got GPUs with different mem chips.

Usually I start testing using the following conditions:
CV: 800mV
PL: +25
CC: 1150MHz
MC: 1950MHz

"with PBE timings" - PBE timings usually work fine for me as well

I downloaded bios from here

https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/199626/199626

and straps are indeed pretty different...even SEQ_MISC1

that is usually same for same memory manufacturers

(and I have no idea whats inside that one)

I had a negative experience with BIOS update, firmware fell and had to carry to the service center for the recovery. You have to be careful.

You can usually do it yourself, if you have another card, or onboard video

But of course, always be careful about what you're doing

    I have RX 560 Gaming OC 4G rev.2 card. Memory type identified in BIOS is just the same but strap that work so nice for rev. 1.0 card is not really better then original unmodified for the card. Anything above 14 Mh got unstable. So I reverted back to PBE timings that at least get 14.6 Mh/s stable. Not too much :-(
    Thanks for tips and discussion. Sorry no merit to share.

My original, less aggressive strap/rom for this card can be found here:

https://anorak.tech/t/rx-560-4gb-on-ethereum/7493/136

I was thinking to make a rig of those, any of you have used latest 11.5 from Claymore ? I saw a jump on 550 hashrate, and I was wondering if the same things happened with tH 560

I'm still using v.10.5.
I've tried v.11.2 but there was no ETH hashrate increase. Also I doubt about v.11.x stability after I've read some forum posts.

I am struggling to get stable settings with 11.5
It really has performance premium, but even OLDKERNEL switch did not restore stability.
But as it is a test rig I am trying different approaches. Do not plan to have 15+ hashrate unless you are extremely lucky ;-)

Thats because of this (from 11.3 upwards):

"- added assembler kernel for RX550 card. This card is not good for dual mining, but in ETH-only mode ASM kernel is faster by about 7%."

RX560 assembler kernel was added long ago, more than half a year I think (version 9.7)

Bok Branko,

I need help with my Saphire 2GB RX560.

How can I download BIOS? How can I modify BIOS or even better to ask someone with more experience to do that for me.  ;D

You can find how to do basic BIOS mod reading https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1954245.0 (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1954245.0)
Or you can buy a BIOS that fit your card from a site mentioned in the guide.
Other option is to buy PBE 2 BIOS modding editor but be advised - it make sence only if you are going to mod many other cards.

Tkank you Alex.

so what coins are you mine using RX 560?
because I have some VGA RX 560 but I am confused to mine what coin?
only for Ethereum or any coin ?

You can mine any coin that has mining software for AMD cards

@branko

your bios code "GV-RX560GAMING OC-4GD/F1/0538" 

my card code  "GV-RX560GAMING OC-4GD/FY0/05B8"   

same memory chips

what should I do

Put your bios download link here so I can see it...although, after last win10 spring update, my cards and mining software are acting weird

my gigabyte gaming oc rx560 4gb bios
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1RXn1F8izHjh6w_quZvr2_Cm9gsy4KaIP

Well, power settings are totally different, so I guess your card lacks additional PCI-E power connector...also, weird clocks reported by SRBpolaris editor,
often means new RX560 card with less shaders and possibly lower rated (1500 instead 1750MHz memory)...if memory is 1750MHz though, you could
use last (2000MHz) strap from my bios, although, as I said, it acts weird on win10 version 1803, I had to lower frequency considerably, and atiwinflash
not working anymore, too

Mining seem to either became obsolete, or just not as exciting and new as 1 year ago, lol

Its stalled, not obsolete...yet :D
Do me a favour, try this one on your gigabytes at 2300.
999000000000000022AA1C00736A6D48D0551318BC8E060C00600600150A1420EA89C0AD0300000 01012373FC0364618

Hi,

just tried it, I started at 2150MHz, no memory errors, but Claymore reports incorrect shares...just for kicks, tried at
2230 (as in 1st post), but it only displayed result once (15.7 before auto dcri detect, so probably 16+ after)
before it hanged and I had to reboot rig

Strap generally seems like relaxed timings compared to mine, so no idea what could be the cause

Just restarted and trying at 2120, hash is 15.25, but still some incorrect shares


Edit: after some more testing, incorrect shares even at 2080...but I think its not that memory can't handle
frequency or straps too tight, but has to be some conflict

There is something wrong in the timings, thats true :)
But what it is?
EDIT:
999000000000000022AA1C00736A6D48A0551316BC8E260B00600600050A1420EA8980AC0300000 013143236B2334617
How about this one? :)

I don't have that much time lately to play with it...but it would be nice if you warned me about first one,
I thought you posted it because its good  ;D

This one has slight delibarate error but it should work :)

Anyone managed to beat this with straps built in latest Claymore 14 miner?

I have 2 Cards with 16,7 - 16,9 Mh  :P

I will try the new claymore version this weekend.

Care to share more info, bios, straps, screenshots...?