AZminer v1.2.3 - High-Performance Miner (Window/Hiveos/Linux)

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AZminer v1.2.3

High-Performance Native NVIDIA GPU Miner for Pearl (PRL) & Quantus (QTC)

NEW: Up to 5% Faster Quantus Mining · 22 NVIDIA GPUs Benchmarked · Lower CPU & Memory Usage

Native CUDA · RTX 30/40/50 Series · Per-GPU Tuning · Pool Failover · Built-in Monitoring

🌐 Official Website | 🐙 GitHub | ⬇ Download AZminer

🚀 Introducing AZminer v1.2.3

AZminer is a lightweight, native NVIDIA GPU miner designed for high performance, power efficiency, and reliable 24/7 operation.

It supports two proof-of-work algorithms:

• Pearl (PRL) — pearlhash
• Quantus (QTC) — qpow-poseidon2

AZminer runs as a standalone native executable without requiring Python, WSL, virtual environments, or additional runtime dependencies.

The mining software combines optimized CUDA computation with GPU management, pool connectivity, hardware monitoring, thermal protection, and automatic recovery features.

More Hashrate. Less Overhead. Better Efficiency.

🔥 What's New in AZminer v1.2.3?

⚡ Quantus (QTC) — Up to 5% Higher Hashrate

AZminer v1.2.3 introduces a new performance improvement for the Quantus qpow-poseidon2 algorithm.

• Up to 5% higher Quantus mining performance compared with v1.2.2
• Improved GPU computation throughput
• Support for NVIDIA RTX 30, RTX 40, and RTX 50 series GPUs
• Native CUDA execution with low CPU and memory overhead
• Existing pool, GPU tuning, monitoring, and protection features retained

The performance improvement targets Quantus mining. Actual gains depend on GPU model, operating conditions, driver version, and power configuration.

Pearl (PRL) mining remains supported.


📊 AZminer NVIDIA GPU Performance

AZminer has been measured on 22 desktop NVIDIA GPU models across three generations:

• RTX 30 Series: 8 GPU models
• RTX 40 Series: 8 GPU models
• RTX 50 Series: 6 GPU models

The table below shows measured AZminer v1.2.2 performance on the Parano1d workload.

Important: These are measured v1.2.2 baseline results, not direct v1.2.3 measurements. The new Quantus performance improvement is not applied mathematically to these figures because results can vary across hardware.

GPU	Architecture	Hashrate	Power	CPU
RTX 3060	Ampere	28.69 MH/s	167.7 W	0.42%
RTX 3060 Ti	Ampere	38.16 MH/s	197.7 W	0.47%
RTX 3070	Ampere	40.20 MH/s	149.7 W	0.36%
RTX 3070 Ti	Ampere	49.16 MH/s	304.2 W	0.44%
RTX 3080	Ampere	50.65 MH/s	177.1 W	0.47%
RTX 3080 Ti	Ampere	42.53 MH/s	149.5 W	0.39%
RTX 3090	Ampere	60.45 MH/s	228.3 W	0.46%
RTX 3090 Ti	Ampere	82.71 MH/s	374.7 W	0.63%
RTX 4060	Ada	33.72 MH/s	N/A	0.59%
RTX 4060 Ti	Ada	48.68 MH/s	163.4 W	0.29%
RTX 4070	Ada	65.90 MH/s	191.3 W	0.57%
RTX 4070 SUPER	Ada	51.42 MH/s	109.9 W	0.53%
RTX 4070 Ti	Ada	85.34 MH/s	283.0 W	0.74%
RTX 4070 Ti SUPER	Ada	89.93 MH/s	255.5 W	0.41%
RTX 4080 SUPER	Ada	112.12 MH/s	295.9 W	0.69%
RTX 4090	Ada	174.74 MH/s	441.1 W	0.46%
RTX 5060	Blackwell	33.35 MH/s	67.1 W	0.56%
RTX 5060 Ti	Blackwell	52.59 MH/s	166.9 W	0.48%
RTX 5070	Blackwell	73.17 MH/s	220.8 W	0.62%
RTX 5070 Ti	Blackwell	101.97 MH/s	250.0 W	0.50%
RTX 5080	Blackwell	124.99 MH/s	345.1 W	0.51%
RTX 5090	Blackwell	232.99 MH/s	570.8 W	0.58%

Benchmark notes:

• Results were collected on real desktop NVIDIA GPUs.
• Each measurement included 60 seconds of warm-up followed by 210 seconds of monitoring.
• Measurements were sampled at five-second intervals.
• No clock, voltage, fan, or power-limit modifications were applied during testing.
• CPU percentages represent process CPU usage, with 100% corresponding to one full CPU core.
• RTX 4060 power telemetry was unavailable.
• Some tests encountered pool-rejected shares, so the figures should be treated as performance measurements rather than complete share-correctness validation.

Actual performance depends on GPU hardware, drivers, cooling, power limits, and system configuration.


🧠 Lightweight Native Architecture

AZminer is designed to keep system overhead low while maintaining high GPU utilization.

Across the 22-GPU benchmark set, AZminer recorded:

Code:

Average CPU usage:     ~0.51%
Average process RSS:   ~131 MiB
GPU models tested:     22
GPU generations:       Ampere / Ada / Blackwell

This lightweight architecture is useful for:

• Multi-GPU mining rigs
• CPU-constrained mining systems
• Remote mining servers
• Dedicated Linux miners
• Windows workstations
• HiveOS installations

AZminer executes mining computations directly through CUDA and does not require a separate interpreter or background runtime.


✨ Key Features

⚡ Dual-Algorithm Mining

One native miner supports both Pearl and Quantus.

Switch algorithms by changing the mining algorithm, pool endpoint, and wallet.

🎛 Per-GPU Tuning

Configure individual GPUs using:

Code:

-cclock      Core clock
-mclock      Memory clock
-powlim      Power limit
-tt          Target temperature
-fanmin      Minimum fan speed
-fanmax      Maximum fan speed
-tmax        Temperature cap

🌡 Thermal Protection

Automatically pause and resume mining when configured GPU temperature thresholds are reached.

Code:

-tstop       Pause temperature threshold
-tstart      Resume temperature threshold

🔁 Automatic Pool Failover

Configure a primary mining pool and a backup endpoint.

Code:

-pool2
-wal2
-pass2
-fret
-ftimeout
-retrydelay

🛡 Hardware Watchdog

Detect mining stalls and apply configured recovery behavior.

Code:

-wdog
-wdtimeout
-rmode

⏱ Scheduled Mining

Control mining sessions and configure automatic pause/resume windows.

Code:

-timeout
-pauseat
-resumeat

🎯 GPU Selection

Mine with all detected GPUs or select specific devices.

Code:

-gpus all

-gpus 0,1

⚡ GPU Duty-Cycle Control

Limit GPU duty cycle when maximum continuous utilization is unnecessary.

Code:

-gpow 1..100

📡 Built-in Monitoring

AZminer provides a Claymore-compatible monitoring API and JSON statistics.

Code:

Default API: 127.0.0.1:3333

miner_getstat1
miner_getstat2

/getstat
/stats.json

Available monitoring data includes:

• GPU hashrate
• GPU temperatures
• Fan status
• Accepted and rejected shares
• GPU information
• PCI bus numbers
• Miner statistics

🐧 Mining OS Integration

AZminer supports HiveOS custom-miner integration and monitoring-compatible output for mining dashboards.


🖥 Supported NVIDIA GPUs

Generation	Examples	Status
Blackwell / RTX 50	RTX 5060, 5060 Ti, 5070, 5070 Ti, 5080, 5090	Supported
Ada / RTX 40	RTX 4060, 4070, 4080 SUPER, 4090	Supported
Ampere / RTX 30	RTX 3060, 3070, 3080, 3090	Supported
Turing / RTX 20 & GTX 16	RTX 2060, RTX 2070 SUPER, GTX 1660 Ti	Supported
Pascal / GTX 10	GTX 1060, GTX 1080 Ti	Not currently supported

Supported CUDA architectures include:

Code:

SM 7.5
SM 8.6
SM 8.9
SM 12.0

AMD and Intel GPUs are not supported.


💰 Developer Fee

AZminer uses a transparent developer fee for both supported algorithms.

Code:

Pearl (PRL)       2%
Quantus (QTC)     2%

The fee is implemented through a short periodic switch to the developer wallet.


🚀 Quick Start

Windows

1. Download the Windows package from the official GitHub releases page.
2. Extract the archive.
3. Open the appropriate launcher:

Code:

start-pearl.bat
start-quantus.bat

4. Replace the wallet placeholder with your mining wallet address.
5. Save the file and launch the miner.

Linux — Pearl

Code:

./azminer -a pearl 
  -o stratum+tcp://prl.kryptex.network:7048 
  -u WALLET.worker

Linux — Quantus

Code:

./azminer -a quantus 
  -o stratum+tcp://qtc.kryptex.network:7049 
  -u WALLET.worker

Replace WALLET with your actual wallet address.

The commands above use Kryptex pool endpoints as examples. AZminer can connect to other compatible Stratum mining pools.

Linux Requirements

Code:

Architecture: x86_64
GLIBC:        2.28 or newer
GPU:          Supported NVIDIA GPU
Driver:       Compatible NVIDIA driver

HiveOS

AZminer provides a custom-miner integration package.

Example flight-sheet configuration:

Code:

Miner:       Custom
Miner name:  azminer
Algorithm:   pearl / quantus
Wallet:      wallet.worker
Pool URL:    host:port

The HiveOS integration can report hashrate, temperature, fan information, shares, and GPU bus numbers.


🔐 Download Integrity & Verification

Download AZminer exclusively from the official release repository:

https://github.com/azminer-app/azminer/releases

Verify downloaded files against the SHA-256 checksums published with the corresponding release.

On Linux:

Code:

sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS

AZminer also provides a compiled mining-kernel integrity self-test:

Code:

azminer --integrity-selftest

The integrity self-test checks the compiled mining kernels before normal mining operation.


📈 Benchmark Methodology

AZminer performance testing is based on real NVIDIA GPU hardware rather than simulated results.

The recent desktop GPU measurement set used:

• 22 desktop GPUs across RTX 30, RTX 40, and RTX 50 families
• Real rented GPU hardware
• 60-second warm-up periods
• 210-second measurement periods
• Five-second telemetry sampling
• Unmodified GPU clock and power configurations during each measurement
• Hashrate, CPU, memory, temperature, and power monitoring where available

The measured values provide a useful baseline for users evaluating their own hardware.

For the most accurate results, benchmark your own GPU with your actual cooling, power limits, driver version, and mining configuration.


🔄 AZminer v1.2.3 Highlights

Code:

+ Quantus mining performance improvement: up to 5%

+ Pearl (PRL) mining support
+ Quantus (QTC) mining support

+ NVIDIA RTX 30 / 40 / 50 support
+ Turing GPU support

+ Native CUDA execution
+ Low process CPU usage
+ Low memory footprint

+ Per-GPU clock control
+ Power-limit control
+ Fan and thermal management

+ Automatic pool failover
+ Hardware watchdog
+ Scheduled mining
+ GPU duty-cycle control

+ Built-in monitoring API
+ HiveOS integration

+ Windows and Linux
+ Kernel integrity self-test

AZminer v1.2.3 — Faster Quantus Mining. Native NVIDIA Performance.

One Miner. Two Algorithms. Full GPU Control.


⬇ Download & Community

🌐 Official Website & Benchmarks

🐙 GitHub Repository

⬇ Official Downloads

Share Your Benchmark Results!

We welcome reports from NVIDIA GPU miners, including:

GPU model, driver version, operating system, hashrate, power consumption, core/memory clocks, and temperature.

Your feedback helps improve hardware compatibility, performance, and mining stability.

AZminer — Measure the Hash. Measure the Watts. Tune the Difference.