Best GPU's For Mining?

[CjMapope]

The 1080 ti's consume way too much power and are way too expensive. For me I can get 1060 3gb cards for $299, while the lowest I can find a 1080 ti for is $929.  My 8 x 1060 rig pulls 750w, my 8 x 1070 rig pulls 1200w. If you run 8 x 1080's at 65%, you're still going to hit over 1500w.  That's double the power of the 1060 rig.

I don't get the ROI argument either on the resale of the card. If my 1060 cards returned me $0 in resale next year, and 1080 ti's could get 75% of their value next year, that's not even close to a good deal! Run the numbers in cryptocompare.. it doesn't add up.

as it has been mentioned many times, DENSITY is where you "price for performance" guys will lose everytime
Did you add needing THREE TIMES as many rigs to have as much hash in the end? thats ALOT of cost...
Eh, maybe only TWICE as many slots, but still.
and you have in the end:  200 1060's OMG, GOOD LUCK doing ANYTHING with those in 6 months, they will be worth nothing, and too many around to sell
1080ti's, you will have 75, they will sell like HOTCAKES in 6 months for 75% value (as 980ti still does today)

[BennyT]

as it has been mentioned many times, DENSITY is where you "price for performance" guys will lose everytime
Did you add needing THREE TIMES as many rigs to have as much hash in the end? thats ALOT of cost...
Eh, maybe only TWICE as many slots, but still.
and you have in the end:  200 1060's OMG, GOOD LUCK doing ANYTHING with those in 6 months, they will be worth nothing, and too many around to sell
1080ti's, you will have 75, they will sell like HOTCAKES in 6 months for 75% value (as 980ti still does today)

Well I agree with you. In 6 months I would rather be in the position of selling 1080 ti's instead of 1060's. The 1060's will be at the bottom end while you'll still get good value for the ti's. Good value but you paid an arm and a leg for them. I'm small time though! I don't have a density issue but I guess if I did, I would go for ti's.

[FUKT]

1070 give 500 H/s on Zcash and 25 MH/s on ETH, 1080ti give 750 H/s on Zcash and 30 MH/s on ETH, so if you can buy 8GB 1070 for half a price of 1080ti, go with 8GB 1070 (you can always use them for mining new alts and keep them in stock for several months, till they go up in value, before you sell them). Or just drop it, and try speculating with a test account on alt exchanges (may be you'll get more successful in trading alts than mining them).

[faxxer]

I still would say RX470 4GB and RX470 8GB is the best card I ever had. Undervolt king and easy to manage.

[BennyT]

I still would say RX470 4GB and RX470 8GB is the best card I ever had. Undervolt king and easy to manage.

Better than 1060's?

[AltsBoom]

I'm considering buying a new 1080ti, but I find many models with different prices.
My question is: does something change between models, or just the manifacturer?
If there is any, what is the best brand?

this is a great question I'd also be very curious about, would be much appreciated

[Undefined31415]

I'm considering buying a new 1080ti, but I find many models with different prices.
My question is: does something change between models, or just the manifacturer?
If there is any, what is the best brand?

this is a great question I'd also be very curious about, would be much appreciated

There is no single best brand. Some manufacturers have their top-of-the-line card for each GPU, but the chip is essentially the same (might be factory overclocked). The amount of memory may also be different, in addition to the fan(s) and possibly the PCIe power connectors available (probably not for the 1080ti, but in general).

For example, with 24/7 mining, I would avoid buying single-fan 1060-based cards designed for compact mini-ITX cases unless a significant price difference made it worth it. 1060s with 2 fans or a blower-style cooler would be preferable.

Some people swear by certain brands, but it tends to be pretty hit-and-miss. No manufacturer guarantees you'll get the memory manufacturer you want (Samsung vs Micron, Hynix, etc.), or that your card won't be DOA. Customer service experiences and whatnot also vary case-by-case. Look closely at the warranty periods available, if the differences are of importance to you.

[silverston]

By the way, any of my 1070 and 1080 are well-earned zen cash and lbry. All except zcash. Is there a problem in the miner or power?

[faxxer]

I still would say RX470 4GB and RX470 8GB is the best card I ever had. Undervolt king and easy to manage.

Better than 1060's?

Yes better, better hashrate.

[abudfv2008]

I still would say RX470 4GB and RX470 8GB is the best card I ever had. Undervolt king and easy to manage.

Better than 1060's?

Yes better, better hashrate.

Better in what? In eth? 1060 6Gb gives 25Mh/s. But who cares as far as there are many other algos and coins to mine much more profitable than eth. And AMD is miserable there.

[ozzy1926]

I still would say RX470 4GB and RX470 8GB is the best card I ever had. Undervolt king and easy to manage.

Better than 1060's?

Yes better, better hashrate.

Better in what? In eth? 1060 6Gb gives 25Mh/s. But who cares as far as there are many other algos and coins to mine much more profitable than eth. And AMD is miserable there.

Can you tell me what's better algo for nvidia?

[forkbomb]

There is no single best brand. Some manufacturers have their top-of-the-line card for each GPU, but the chip is essentially the same (might be factory overclocked). The amount of memory may also be different, in addition to the fan(s) and possibly the PCIe power connectors available (probably not for the 1080ti, but in general).

For example, with 24/7 mining, I would avoid buying single-fan 1060-based cards designed for compact mini-ITX cases unless a significant price difference made it worth it. 1060s with 2 fans or a blower-style cooler would be preferable.

Some people swear by certain brands, but it tends to be pretty hit-and-miss. No manufacturer guarantees you'll get the memory manufacturer you want (Samsung vs Micron, Hynix, etc.), or that your card won't be DOA. Customer service experiences and whatnot also vary case-by-case. Look closely at the warranty periods available, if the differences are of importance to you.

Thanks for replying.
You mentioned the memory manifacturer: why is this important? I thought it would be important only for the chance to flash the gpu, but not for any other reason.

[Undefined31415]

There is no single best brand. Some manufacturers have their top-of-the-line card for each GPU, but the chip is essentially the same (might be factory overclocked). The amount of memory may also be different, in addition to the fan(s) and possibly the PCIe power connectors available (probably not for the 1080ti, but in general).

For example, with 24/7 mining, I would avoid buying single-fan 1060-based cards designed for compact mini-ITX cases unless a significant price difference made it worth it. 1060s with 2 fans or a blower-style cooler would be preferable.

Some people swear by certain brands, but it tends to be pretty hit-and-miss. No manufacturer guarantees you'll get the memory manufacturer you want (Samsung vs Micron, Hynix, etc.), or that your card won't be DOA. Customer service experiences and whatnot also vary case-by-case. Look closely at the warranty periods available, if the differences are of importance to you.

Thanks for replying.
You mentioned the memory manifacturer: why is this important? I thought it would be important only for the chance to flash the gpu, but not for any other reason.

Samsung memory generally gives you more flexibility when changing memory clock settings. All units are different regardless of memory brand, but it is quite common for cards with Samsung memory to have better overclocking potential.

Hello guys,

I'm trying to get into mining. My current setup(PC) is as follows:
Motherboard - ASUS B150M Pro Gaming
CPU - INTEL I5-6400 /2.7G/6MB/BOX/LGA1151
2x8G DDR4 2666 KINGSTON HPX FURY
GPU - GIGABYTE GeForce GTX 1050 Ti OC 4GB GDDR5
PSU - Fortron Power Supply FSP500-60APN 85+ 500W
SSD - Transcend 128GB MLC SATA III 6Gb/s

I'm looking into investing another ~300$ for a GPU.I have 2 PCIe x1 slots. Can someone give me a few suggestions on what to invest in and what currency to mine.
Thanks in advance to anyone that find the time to help.

I'm sure you know that GPU mining is never a sure investment, and there's no guarantee that you'll see ROI or that you'll see better results than if you just took your USD and exchanged it for some kind(s) of crypto in hopes of them having a greater value in the future.

With about $300, I'd consider going for a used RX 470/480/570/580 and mining Ethereum. You might also consider a new or used gtx 1060 (6gb or 3gb), which could be cheaper. There seems to be a significant price gap between the 1060s (around 200-300 for most models) and 1070s (mostly over $400). With a 1060, I'd recommend mining either Ethereum or Zcash. (The 3GB version may be more suitable for Zcash than ETH.)

To make the best use of the slots you have on that one board, 1080ti cards would probably be your best bet, but that's way over your budget. (And you'd probably want another PSU.)

[faxxer]

I still would say RX470 4GB and RX470 8GB is the best card I ever had. Undervolt king and easy to manage.

Better than 1060's?

Yes better, better hashrate.

Better in what? In eth? 1060 6Gb gives 25Mh/s. But who cares as far as there are many other algos and coins to mine much more profitable than eth. And AMD is miserable there.

RX470 can give u 31 M/H , In ETH/ETC and good for XMR also.

[umine]

I think the best GPU now is GTX1080Ti due to the following:
All Pascal GPUs has approximatelly the same power/hashrate/USD_cost efficiency BUT rig with GTX1080Ti GPUs is more compact than other

[EastSound]

I think the best GPU now is GTX1080Ti due to the following:
All Pascal GPUs has approximatelly the same power/hashrate/USD_cost efficiency BUT rig with GTX1080Ti GPUs is more compact than other

If you have many cards in a rig, the 1080 ti is best.

[silverston]

I think the best GPU now is GTX1080Ti due to the following:
All Pascal GPUs has approximatelly the same power/hashrate/USD_cost efficiency BUT rig with GTX1080Ti GPUs is more compact than other

If you have many cards in a rig, the 1080 ti is best.

I agree with you with the prospect for the future of mining 1080ti will be best. The best choice in the long term

[forkbomb]

I think the best GPU now is GTX1080Ti due to the following:
All Pascal GPUs has approximatelly the same power/hashrate/USD_cost efficiency BUT rig with GTX1080Ti GPUs is more compact than other

If you have many cards in a rig, the 1080 ti is best.

I agree with you with the prospect for the future of mining 1080ti will be best. The best choice in the long term

What if someone have to start with one card per rig: do you suggest to start with a 1080ti or a 1070 ( or other cards, not ati)? The idea is to add cards whenever I earn coins.

[silverston]

I think the best GPU now is GTX1080Ti due to the following:
All Pascal GPUs has approximatelly the same power/hashrate/USD_cost efficiency BUT rig with GTX1080Ti GPUs is more compact than other

If you have many cards in a rig, the 1080 ti is best.

I agree with you with the prospect for the future of mining 1080ti will be best. The best choice in the long term

What if someone have to start with one card per rig: do you suggest to start with a 1080ti or a 1070 ( or other cards, not ati)? The idea is to add cards whenever I earn coins.

Then it's better to put 1070, they will pay off a bit faster than 1080ti, but as long as you add to the whole rig they may become obsolete

[FUKT]

I still would say RX470 4GB and RX470 8GB is the best card I ever had. Undervolt king and easy to manage.

If you have many cards in a rig, the 1080 ti is best.

It depends on the altcoin you want to mine: RX470/480/570/580 8GB have lover cost per hash when mining ETH, 1080 ti are the best for mining ZEC.