EWBF's CUDA Zcash miner

[Kahana82]

@EWBF_
I noticed a new option in the Nvidia control panel when installing the 381.65 drivers (seems to be in there since 378.72 or something) for my GTX 980.
It is called: "Optimize for Compute Performance"
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At the moment when I enable that setting the miner (v3.3b) gives an error message: can not run workers

Maybe making use of those optimizations could improve efficiency of the miner as it does for some other applications ?

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[liomojo1]

Any one with 780ti , what is the hash rate for this card?
And what is the hashrate for 980 non ti?

[Kahana82]

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And what is the hashrate for 980 non ti?

I get between 330 and 350 depending on overclock and settings.

[liomojo1]

Anyone with 780 ti ?

[PovertyByte]

EWBF, as the developer to the miner do you feel that you've reached the limit for NVidia miners or is there still optimization room?

[EWBF_]

EWBF, as the developer to the miner do you feel that you've reached the limit for NVidia miners or is there still optimization room?

This algorithm is complex and consists of many parts, which gives many opportunities for its improvement. i think that at this moment a couple percents of improvements are still possible. And i think that after that some opportunities is still be here, and if the  developers don't see them today it absolutely does not mean that tommorow will be the same.
Well i hope i gave you the answer 

[fatsailor]

Hello
I will like to comment, that , even when --pec is a good tool to give an idea of the efficiency, it is not exact at all.

for instance, a 1080 at minimum target power limit uses 100W, but eats 124 watts at the wall (with a gold rated PSU at 40% load)
so if you want real numbers, use a AC wattmeter, like the Kill-a-watt gadget, or better, because that is the real power you are paying for.

cheers
indkt.

Yes , but --pec is very good to compare cards.

Maybe someone can paste --pec @gtx1080ti ?

Here you go (stock settings)


Temp: GPU0: 60C
GPU0: 707 Sol/s
Total speed: 707 Sol/s
+-----+-------------+--------------+
| GPU | Power usage |  Effecincy   |
+-----+-------------+--------------+
|  0  |    279W     |  2.53 Sol/W  |
+-----+-------------+--------------+

Are you doing anything special to cool your card? I can't get mine under 81C with stock settings, and only 660 Sol/s with Linux.

[95do]

hello this miner works great I was wondering 2 things


mining zclassic

it is very fast when starting the file but then it slows down a lot. If I close the miner and restart it is fast finding lots of shares then slows down is that normal?




how can I have the miner start when the computer turns on so if power goes off and computer restarts the miner will automatically start

thanks

You can clic & drag the Startup folder to the Desktop and put your Bat. file in.

C:\Users\Mining\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup

Bat. file

:restart
Timeout /t 30
miner --server eu1-zcash.flypool.org --user t1cA38xyUxJRDdQYacD6x7UUL8nyjTfKeo1.MC0062 --pass x --port 3333 --eexit 3 --solver 0 --log 2 --logfile ZCASH.%date:~6,4%%date:~3,2%%date:~0,2%.ewbf.log --fee 2 --pec
ping 127.0.0.1 > nul
goto :restart

You can try this one for an hour to make sure it works and then modify the tADDRESS.rig with yours....or not. 

ok thanks

[wck]

EWBF, as the developer to the miner do you feel that you've reached the limit for NVidia miners or is there still optimization room?

This algorithm is complex and consists of many parts, which gives many opportunities for its improvement. i think that at this moment a couple percents of improvements are still possible. And i think that after that some opportunities is still be here, and if the  developers don't see them today it absolutely does not mean that tommorow will be the same.
Well i hope i gave you the answer  

You did a great job and I don't even mind your 2% dev fee.   I say this sincerely since I've written several miners and I have a good sense in what is involved.   For this one the hashing is simple but tracking, finding and handling the collisions quickly isn't so easy.  

[rednoW]

currently there is status quo on ZEC miners market.
EWBF's for Pascal is a little faster then Nicehash's Excavator and lot more efficient then Claymore's on AMD.
There is no need for further speed rush.
If Nicehash or Claymore will come with new faster version then, sure, EWBF will take out the rabbit from the hat ))

[newmz]

currently there is status quo on ZEC miners market.
EWBF's for Pascal is a little faster then Nicehash's Excavator and lot more efficient then Claymore's on AMD.
There is no need for further speed rush.
If Nicehash or Claymore will come with new faster version then, sure, EWBF will take out the rabbit from the hat ))

I am hoping for control of individual GPU core/memory clocks and powerlimit to be built into the miner, so then I can use EWBF's miner in Linux more easily and get rid of Windows and MSI Afterburner.

[go6ooo1212]

Is there any score with 1080ti ?

[prologas]

currently there is status quo on ZEC miners market.
EWBF's for Pascal is a little faster then Nicehash's Excavator and lot more efficient then Claymore's on AMD.
There is no need for further speed rush.
If Nicehash or Claymore will come with new faster version then, sure, EWBF will take out the rabbit from the hat ))

I am hoping for control of individual GPU core/memory clocks and powerlimit to be built into the miner, so then I can use EWBF's miner in Linux more easily and get rid of Windows and MSI Afterburner.

Bump for this too! At this moment I have to use Win7 for my all rigs. It's because of OC, which is very useful for limiting powers or clocking core. But in another hand Win is a piece of shit with no app for mass rig control by automation tools like ansible/chef/puppet etc. Lucky these miners who have high end cards and can see OC modes in Linux..

[bel123]

Anybody with EVGA GEFORCE GTX TITAN X, 12GB Maxwell? Please share result.

[lautre]

65 Sol/s on 670GTX

[Paractor]

currently there is status quo on ZEC miners market.
EWBF's for Pascal is a little faster then Nicehash's Excavator and lot more efficient then Claymore's on AMD.
There is no need for further speed rush.
If Nicehash or Claymore will come with new faster version then, sure, EWBF will take out the rabbit from the hat ))

Not necessary true. If we can get faster for the nVidia cards ,we will earn more.

[nicofourie]

Is there any score with 1080ti ?

I have an ASUS 1080ti STRIX OC Edition and I average 710 Sol/s.

[usuksobad]

This miner gonna be added to awesome miner on the next update just sayin

[go6ooo1212]

Is there any score with 1080ti ?

I have an ASUS 1080ti STRIX OC Edition and I average 710 Sol/s.

Thank you , mate...

[kgonepostl]

Is there way to control the intensity with this miner? I can't find any option.