GTX 1060 discussion thread

[RealSwissMiner]

Has anyone tried mining using the below cards?

1. ZOTAC GeForce® GTX 1060 AMP Core Edition, 3GB, GDDR5, 192 bit
2. Inno3D GeForce GTX 1060 Twin X2, 3GB, GDDR5, 192 bit
3. Palit GeForce GTX 1060 Dual 3GB GDDR5 192bit

I'm currently interested in building a rig and would like some opinions.

Thanks!

Here's a chart that shows cost vs hashrate for different 3GB cards.
https://www.pyramidreviews.com/cryptocorner/mining-gpu-speed-and-price-comparison/ethereum-mining-speed-gpu-comparison-for-gtx1060-3gb/

Those 3 cards should mine about the same speed, but the Inno3d and Palit are usually way more expensive than the Zotac so they aren't as profitable to buy.

If you are buying cards these days, chances are they will come with Hynix memory, so mining Ethash won't be as profitable as mining Equihash.

Have any brands proven to be just X Memory

So for example the single fan evga cards, are they all Samsung?

How is the site linked accurate if memory varies within the same card model? Or is that not the case?

On my very first GTX 1070 I also had Samsung memory but later on all came with Micron. I also had a 1060 and it also came with Micron. I think that the Samsung memory thing also only really matters for Dagger coins. Even with Samsung memory you might have bad luck in the silicon lottery.

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[wxxyz]

How is the site linked accurate if memory varies within the same card model? Or is that not the case?

It's not accurate, the only point of that article is just to get people click on those referral links to Amazon and make some scrap to the site owner (although you know that since you post similar links yourself).

Ouch Maybe Vosk doesn't want to be lumped in with me, but I am trying to provide information that is useful - if you want to click my links and I get an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you, then thanks!

My site provides comparison charts to help find GPUs that are in stock, and the best price. I built the site to pull most recent prices and stocks from Walmart, Amazon, BestBuy, and am working on adding TigerDirect and NewEgg.

Each card has the hashrate details listed out below so you can see if it was hynix etc memory that was clocked at that speed. I am also working on adding a feature where you can add the hashrate you think you can get (worst case/best case scenario) so that you can compare the hashrate per dollar across different cards to shortcut the research process for people. ie. What's better, the 1070ti, or the 1080?

I'll try to make things clearer to indicate that the results could vary based on memory type etc

[wxxyz]

Have any brands proven to be just X Memory

So for example the single fan evga cards, are they all Samsung?

How is the site linked accurate if memory varies within the same card model? Or is that not the case?

Hey VoskCoin, been following you on YouTube for a while, thanks for sharing your stuff!

Short Answer: The memory does vary within a card model and it makes things very difficult to compare.

Long Answer: The difficulty is that there are so many variables when comparing one card to another - hashrate (depending on memory type and mining algorithm), power usage - add to that the ever changing prices and 'out-of-stock' issues. The charts on the site are an attempt to make all of that research easier, and I'm working on adding more features that will make it easier.

[wacko]

Short Answer: The memory does vary within a card model and it makes things very difficult to compare.

Long Answer: The difficulty is that there are so many variables when comparing one card to another - hashrate (depending on memory type and mining algorithm), power usage - add to that the ever changing prices and 'out-of-stock' issues. The charts on the site are an attempt to make all of that research easier, and I'm working on adding more features that will make it easier.

It's quite easy to compare different Pascal cards cause they're all pretty much the same. Nvidia nerfed serious overclocking with this generation so it doesn't really matter which brand you buy — all reach ~ similar clock/voltage levels provided the cooling is good enough (and it usually is since the cards are not very power hungry). The one thing that matters the most is the memory brand. Especially for 1060s and Dagger, where the difference is up to 20-25% (Hynix = up to 20 MH/s, Samsung = up to 25 MH/s). And that's one thing that you can't predict with any articles, charts and links to the stores. People tried before. Spent a lot of time contacting manufacturers, sharing batch numbers, trying to figure out a way to predict the memory type. Same thing happened with Polaris cards before, where everyone was also hunting for Samsung chips. No luck there, it's just mostly random. There are a few exceptions, with 1060s there are special "mining edition" cards, and some of them are guaranteed to have Samsung chips installed. But with regular 1060s it's a lottery.

[VoskCoin]

Have any brands proven to be just X Memory

So for example the single fan evga cards, are they all Samsung?

How is the site linked accurate if memory varies within the same card model? Or is that not the case?

Hey VoskCoin, been following you on YouTube for a while, thanks for sharing your stuff!

Short Answer: The memory does vary within a card model and it makes things very difficult to compare.

Long Answer: The difficulty is that there are so many variables when comparing one card to another - hashrate (depending on memory type and mining algorithm), power usage - add to that the ever changing prices and 'out-of-stock' issues. The charts on the site are an attempt to make all of that research easier, and I'm working on adding more features that will make it easier.

Thanks brother really appreciate that and thanks for taking the time to put the site together I know that stuff is a lot more time consuming than it may seem. Its cool youre working on evolving the site, good luck!

[gglala]

Dear all,
How do I set my GPU to be read in the MSI afterburner etc? I have downloaded TECHGPU app but the readings do not show up when I ran it, not the speed etc..

And currently, my 1060 6GB GPU is running at 20.8Mh/s at about 70-73C, fan power is about 55-57%. Is this temperature still ambient or too high? Thanks to help.

Newbie to mining here.

[wacko]

How do I set my GPU to be read in the MSI afterburner etc?

You don't need to do anything, just install MSI AB and it'll show you all the GPU settings + the monitoring graphs with temps, fan speed, core/memory clocks etc.

I have downloaded TECHGPU app but the readings do not show up when I ran it

What is "TECHGPU" app? Never heard of it, don't know anyone who uses it.

[gglala]

Sorry for my non tech language. It is TechPowerUp GPU-Z.

[preda]

zcoin algho lyra2z nvidia gtx 1060 3gb 1100kh! very profitable

[nitrobg]

zcoin algho lyra2z nvidia gtx 1060 3gb 1100kh! very profitable

How do you achieve this? DJM34's miner gives me about 800KH/s @ 1600/4500MHz.

[preda]

zcoin algho lyra2z nvidia gtx 1060 3gb 1100kh! very profitable

How do you achieve this? DJM34's miner gives me about 800KH/s @ 1600/4500MHz.

msi afterburner settings and you have to use version 9 cuda it give me very good speed

[VoskCoin]

what are some of the best core / mem settings you guys have found for the 3gb evga cards

(specifically I have the superclocked ones)

For ETH/dagger and Equihash

[preda]

what are some of the best core / mem settings you guys have found for the 3gb evga cards

(specifically I have the superclocked ones)

For ETH/dagger and Equihash

for eth you can set memory +700 core +100 tdp 65 % i get 24.5mh

for equi you have to put 80%

[nitrobg]

zcoin algho lyra2z nvidia gtx 1060 3gb 1100kh! very profitable

How do you achieve this? DJM34's miner gives me about 800KH/s @ 1600/4500MHz.

msi afterburner settings and you have to use version 9 cuda it give me very good speed

What overclock settings?

[lukii]

zcoin algho lyra2z nvidia gtx 1060 3gb 1100kh! very profitable

How do you achieve this? DJM34's miner gives me about 800KH/s @ 1600/4500MHz.

msi afterburner settings and you have to use version 9 cuda it give me very good speed

What overclock settings?

Lenovo legion y720 laptop CcminerLyra2z             Lyra2z                                   1,13 MH/s 2025/4575MHz

[fgm]

6 x Msi Armor 3Gb 1060 Samsung memory 145mh at 450W, around 24.3 per card.
Pw 62
Gpu 110 ( for mining with nicehash )
Mem 800

Temp around 56-58 celsius, fans 50% - 58% auto.

[Z1pp4]

phi scrypt (LUX coin) - 86Mh/s with 180 core clock using ccminer-SP1 mod

[VoskCoin]

what are some of the best core / mem settings you guys have found for the 3gb evga cards

(specifically I have the superclocked ones)

For ETH/dagger and Equihash

for eth you can set memory +700 core +100 tdp 65 % i get 24.5mh

for equi you have to put 80%

have an idea roughly what 65% = in watts

same settings with claymore 10 getting 21.5 mh/s on average

[oddity2505]

phi scrypt (LUX coin) - 86Mh/s with 180 core clock using ccminer-SP1 mod

You should clarify how many cards give you such hashrate. 7 I think, right?

[VoskCoin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxBYbAAtXWA


Getting ~21.5 mh/s and ~250 sols claymore 10/ewbf

100 core / 700 memory / 70 sols

Anyone getting better stable numbers / stats?