NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070

Any gamer in the world would probably be able to fall in love with the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 card. This card is actually able to do much better than the GTX 980 Ti by as much as 3x’s in some parts! The only question that needs to be asked now is, how is this model when it comes to mining?

What are the specs of this model?

ETH Hashpower:

• Power: 150 Watt
• Hash Rate: 27 MH/s

ETH Hashpower (modded)

• Power: 110 Watt
• Hash Rate: 32.095 MH/s

The GPU Architecture of this model is Pascal. The model’s frame buffer is 8GB GDDR5, with the memory speed of the model being 8Gbps.

Boost Clock – Relative: 1.4x
Boost Clock – Actual: 1683 MHz

Deciding What to Get

Because there have been so many releases for the GTX 1070, users will probably have a hard time when it comes to deciding which one to get that will be the best in terms of mining. Unfortunately, there is no answer that is for sure, but there is some info that users might find helpful when it comes to this problem:

1. The Gigabyte- Many of those that have went ahead and bought this model have said that it has the weakest fans in comparison to all of the other models that are competing with it. However, it does stay cool, because it has 3 fans. Also, it is great for gaming.

2. The Nvidia Founders Edition- Even though the FE GPUs do tend to get a lot of credit for having amazing stability and also great output above-average hashrate, they do also tend to have some of the loudest fans in comparison to all of those that they compete with.

3. The ASUS Strix- This model is honestly one that every user has fallen in love with, unfortunately, it also is a model that is very expensive. However, when you think about how great the hashrate is and how their fans are very quiet and very durable, you tend to think that the price is certainly worth it.

4. The Zotac 1070 AMP- This one happens to come with amazing hashrate and also comes equipped with 2 coolers. On top of that, many users have said that this model does indeed work great.

Final Thoughts on The NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1070

So, is the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 worth the price? It most certainly is! Even though the mining craze was able to make it so that the price of these cards rose by tremendous amounts, many users are still buying them simply because they are certainly worth the price. This is because of how great of an investment they really are, because they are able to be used when it comes to mining and also gaming. Plus, as a bonus, if you find that mining is not profitable enough for you, you can just sell your card to someone who is an avid gamer for a nice profit, or at least all of your money back. These cards certainly are great, and they will certainly be in the market for quite awhile thanks to all of the gamers who are going to be buying them up like crazy.

NVIDIA GTX 1060

For those users that are not able to get their hands on some AMD Radeon RX 480 or Radeon RX 580 video cards, and still are not wanting to pay the higher price for the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070 that is also becoming more and more out of reach, there is always the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 that is certainly worth taking a look at. Many users have probably already noticed that these cards are still easily found with most retailers and they are also pretty great in terms of mining Ethereum.

Mining Specs

Ethereum Hash Rate:

• Power Consumption: 110W
• Hash Rate: 22 MH/s

Ethereum Hash Rate (modded):

• Power Consumption: 65W
• Hash Rate: 30 MH/s

As many users probably already know, the GTX 1070 Founders Edition has proven to have a really great hashrate that is about 27 MH/s when it comes to stock form, and it also can easily go over 30 MH/s when it comes to the memory being overclocked. Many users also probably know that many of the Geforce GTX 1070 8GB cards are more than $400.00, and so there is a lot to love about the lesser priced Geforce GTX 1060 cards that are on the market.

Fortunately for users, this card is able to be found at almost every retailer and it usually only $249.99, or around that. Also, depending on which model you are able to get your hands on, you will notice that they have a hashrate that can be 18 to 19 MH/s, or around this. For users that are able to overclock the memory for this card, the hashrate will then go up to about 22 to 23 for many of the cards that users are able to get. If you were to get your hands on 6 of these cards, then you would be able to get around 135 MH/s for only around $1,500.00 to $2,000.00.

Profit

Users that are able to get the memory overclocked for the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 will be able to make around $1,700.00 every year, and this is based upon the prices of Ethereum for right now. Users that are able to lower the power target will see that their power bill is able to be lowered by around $50.00 per year, but this will also mean that they will be mining a little bit less than normal. One of the best reasons for lowering the power target for it is that there will be less noise and heat.
Final Thoughts on The NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1060

The Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 certainly is a great investment, especially if you are going to buy in bulk. For users that are not able to afford the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1070, and those that are not able to get their hands on the AMD Radeon RX 480 or Radeon RX 580 video cards, this option is certainly a great one. All in all, it is a great card, and it is worth the price when you look at how much you could be making in profit per year.

NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti

The line of GPUs coming from Nvidia certainly has been experiencing some major upgrades. Just as everyone thought, the newer model that was supposed to come out came out on March 10th and it was priced at $699.00. The Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti certainly had everyone’s hopes up, and everyone seemed to receive the news of its release very well within the mining community. Of course, the test results as far as the performance goes seem to look very promising also.

This model happens to be one of the few to come from the Nvidia line to have the GDDR5X memory (where as the others of the same line are equipped with the more commonly used GDDR5). Fortunately for all of us, the GDDR5X standard is one that is able to support 10Gbit/s data rates, this is apparent by the way the GPU handles the mining tasks.

Mining Specs

Ethereum Hash Rate:

Power Consumption: 250W
Hash Rate: 27.72 MH/s

Power Usage with The Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti

As for the power usage of this GPU, the limit is 250W, according to the specs, when it comes to the non-synthetic operations. For those that are wanting to increase their power limit, there is also the option of the Founders Edition, and this will give the users a chance to increase the limit by 20%. Basically, that means that users who choose to go down that path will be seeing a limit that is 300W, of course, that would mean that more cooling would be needed as well.

The Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti is able to be underclocked. Unfortunately for users, there is no available data that is solid for underclocking at this time. However, the more experienced users out there have already stated that there is some potential with this one.
Cooling for The Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti

The Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti, unfortunately for users, only comes with one cooler so far. However, none has said anything bad in terms of cooling just yet. As of right now, everyone is recommending that users lock the fan speeds manually at 100%, so that they are able to stop thermal throttling.

The Performance

So far, users have all noticed that the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti is not able to perform at equal rates for all of the algorithms, and this is because of the structure of the GPU and also because of the memory clock that is 11 GHz.
Final Thoughts on The NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1080 Ti

Because of the great amount of CUDA cores with the Nvidia Geforce GTX 1080 Ti, users are quickly realizing that this GPU certainly does have the ability to become one of the higher ranking for ETHand ZEC mining. Most will notice that the CPU is new and the drivers that are currently there now are probably very raw. There are some that believe that this model has the opportunity to be something great, and certainly will be if the release of new drivers will aid in getting over the problems that have been happening for the miner in terms of the mining algorithms.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti 

Cryptocurrency mining is one of the most widespread activities in the planet because of its profit-earning potential and the thrill you get when you obtain cryptocurrency, which will later go into your bank account in some way or another.

Not so long ago, cryptocurrency mining, especially Bitcoin mining, was performed on the Central Processing Units (CPU) of personal computers, and it was widely understood that with additional cores and faster speeds, people would get more money. But that system was later substituted, at least in popularity, by multi-graphic card systems that could help miners to find more hashes while optimizing the use of power.

NVIDIA’s newest toy for miners around the world

NVIDIA, an American technology brand, designs and produces graphics processing units, commonly known as GPU, for several fields, including cryptocurrency, gaming, and home use. It has been functioning since 1993. It also works on personal computers, mobile devices, and the automotive industry. NVIDIA is famous worldwide for its GeForce GPU series, which are commonly used for miners in their quest to add transactions to the blockchain and earn monetary rewards.

The GTX 1070 Ti comes to the market as a gaming GPU, although miners, naturally, have taken interest in its features and performance. It is visually attractive, with a colored LED logo and lights. According to some reviews, this card is very similar, if only marginally better, than the AMD RX Vega 64 and less than 10% better than the original GTX 1070 series, although we will talk more about that in a few minutes.

You will need more than your usual share of hardware to adapt your NVIDIA GTX 1070 Ti card: a motherboard such as the ASRock H81 PRO BTC, or the GIGABYTE GA-H110-D3A; an Intel Celeron G1840 for ASRock H81 PRO BTC CPU, or Intel Celeron G3900 for Gigabyte H110-D3A, at least 4 GB of DDR3, a SSD ADATA SU700 120GB, and an Add2PSU Multiple Power Supply Adapter, among other options.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is an excellent graphics card for cryptominers all over the world. It has many interesting features, such as 512 more CUDA cores than the GeForce GTX 1070 while still implementing GDDR5 memory.

When mining Ether, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 isn’t as good as the cheaper GeForce GTX 1070, because speed and latency of the memory subsystem are deciding factors, and the latter comes up better in the comparison in spite of the former having GDDR5X.

More affordable than the competition, but not the best price

This new option in the market, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition, can be obtained with $449, which isn’t considered terribly expensive if you consider that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Founders Edition has a price of $399, and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti FE costs $699.

Experiments have shown that the all-new NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti with 432 CUDA Cores and 8GB of GDDR5 memory at 8Gbps is faster for Ethereum mining than, say, the GeForce GTX 1070. However, the margin is awfully small (only 0.2 MH/s), so the additional CUDA cores don’t heavily affect the performance. Let’s remember that both cards have equal bandwidth (256 GB/sec.)

The memory subsystem performance showed that some of the GeForce GTX 1070/1070 Ti cards stayed at 2000 MHz when mining, while others dropped to the 1900 MHz range. The problem seems to be present only for mining because other 3D applications didn’t drop the memory clock. However, manually overclocking the memory to the maximum level will get the best from the card anyway, so you don’t have to worry so much about this little issue.

On an overclocked 1070 Ti card, you will get close to 31 MH/s in performance, which represents roughly a 10% jump in production when compared to the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2. With the latter, the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) was at 65C after mining for nearly nine hours in the open air, at approximately 634 RPM.

Both video cards, the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition, are very similar in performance and power consumption, but since the former is $50 more expensive than the latter, then the decision is a lot easier for miners.

The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 series cards give users better value for their price

However, the elite are still the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 series cards. It offers miners some of the best features and performance in the market while costing just $379. With them, you could reach 33 MH/s by overclocking, a number that either the EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti FTW2 and the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Founders Edition could reach. In spite of having extra CUDA cores, the 1070 Ti aren’t particularly better for Ethereum miners.

In conclusion, while the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has many interesting features that set it apart from its peers, evidence still suggests that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 series cards are better and more suitable for mining Ethereum, because, among many other things, it achieves better performance while using similar amounts of energy and power.

There is no denying that the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has many positive traits. It has an excellent cooling system, it has mosfets and capacitors that make it durable and stable, it has even further overclock potential, it is silent and convenient for many environments, and is stylish and good-looking. However, it may be better suited for gamers than it is for cryptominers, and can be sold as a card for gamers with no issues. When it is set on factory configuration, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti has a disappointingly low hash rate, and if you take in consideration the price, you can say it is good, but not top-notch.

The biggest quest for Ethereum miners is undoubtedly the search for a great GPU for their mining rig. There are a lot of options to choose from, and the sad fact that the GPU that comes in most computers by default just won’t do.

MINING SPECS

ETH Hashpower:

• Power: 306 Watt
• Hash Rate: 32.4 MH/s

ETH Hashpower (Vega 64 Flash Mod)

• Power: 130 Watt
• Hash Rate: 43.50 MH/s

*Not confirmed, not tested only theory.

ETH Hashpower (modded in Bios, Blockchain Drivers)

*Claymore tested, by us, with more than 3 cards

• Power: 160 Watt
• Hash Rate: 38 MH/s

ETH Hashpower (dual mining NiceHash)

*Claymore tested, by us, with more than 3 cards

• Power: 160 Watt
• Hash Rate: 32 MH/s

ZEC Hashpower (modded in Bios, Blockchain Drivers)

*Claymore tested, by us, with more than 3 cards

• Power: 140 Watt
• Hash Rate: 420 Sol/sAMD has started to acknowledge Ethereum miners with its latest line of Vega GPUs.One of the most well documents problems with AMD’s Radeon Rx Vega 64 is the supply issue. Regardless. it is hardly the only AMD card available, amd a less powerful card was announced that gave users hope for access to a new GPU. The Radeon RX Vega 56 was sold out almost as soon as it hit the shelves.Amazon had been selling the XFX and the Sapphire Vega 56 although they were quickly sold out. Gamers desperate for a new GPU and others hoping to deplete the supply and sell for a higher price after create the demand made this happen. Both the XFX and the Vega 56 sold at $399.99. The cards also went out of stock on Newegg and Ebay.Best Buy had the XFX Vega 56 listed at $499,99, which is $100 over the MSRP. It is sold out there, as well.
  AMD said that it is working hard to meet the supply demand for these two cards, just as the company said it was doing with the Vega 64. AMD said that it is working with its supply partners to get more of the cards stocked as quickly as they can.The Vega 56 looks to be quite promising for gamers, and benchmark tests implied that it would be a viable alternative to the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070. The card is also being looked upon with hope from Ethereum miners, and AMD has released new drivers intended specifically for mining. These drivers will amp up the performance of Vega10 GPUs. The Vega 56 shows a consistent 36.48 MH/s when the memory was clocked to 1900MHz.

  Pros and Cons

  38.48 MH/s isn’t very high, but it is still the best for 130W of consumption. The memory clock speed is promising, especially when overclocked. However, this GPU isn’t perfect and using a fan or air conditioner will help to keep it cool. Remember that the fan isn’t a one stop solution to the health of your GPU. Regardless the cooling system it uses, operating in a cooled room will be healthier for your GPU than in a hot one.

  Final Thoughts on The AMD RX VEGA 56

  It may be hard to get your hands on the RX Vega 56, but if you do, would you really want it? There are better cards to get your hands on for around the same price tag, and it seems that AMD has been striking out a little bit with their cards and the use for mining. However, it is nice to see that AMD is looking out for miners with mining specific drivers. As an entry level mining GPU, the RX Vega 56 could work decently enough to get your feet wet in the mining industry.