Below is the hashrate of mining devices for all algorithms, including popular cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC) and dash (DASH).
Calculate your profit based on the hashrate of your equipment using the following mining calculators:
For Bitcoin -
For altcoins:
- Coinwarz - https://www.coinwarz.com/calculators;
- Whattomine - https://whattomine.com.
To view the list of cryptocurrencies corresponding to the selected mining algorithm, use the table.
Bit depth cheat sheet (Sol/s = H/s):
Mining on rx 470, characteristics
Graphics accelerator characteristics:
- Processor – Polaris 10 Pro;
- Microchip manufacturing technology - 14 Hm;
- Architecture - GCN 1.3;
- Graphics core area - 232 mm?;
- Number of transistors — 2048;
- DirectX support - DirectX 12;
- Video memory - 4 GB/8 GB;
- Effective memory frequency - 1650 MHz (4GB), 2000 MHz (8GB);
- The clock frequency of the video processor is 920/1206 MHz;
- Connections : DisplayPort, HDMI, DVI-D;
- Additional power supply - 8-pin.
Additional power to the video card ensures stable operation during overclocking. The Polaris structure is very practical for mining, which is why the rx470 remains in demand despite the release of newer series.
For example, if you compare the rx 470 and rx 480 in mining, the first one is ahead in terms of energy efficiency. Not to mention the video cards that were produced earlier (r9 380, r9 390, etc.)
In addition, graphic adapters of this line can be converted into Rx 570 with simple manipulations. You need cards from the same manufacturer and with the same memory. Link to video instructions:
. After reflashing, production efficiency improves. Please note that in case of an error, the Rx 470 will not turn into a 570, but into a brick. You perform all actions at your own peril and risk.
| Model | Hashrate (MH/s) | Consumption (Wh) | Efficiency on the Ethash algorithm (MHS/W) |
| Rx 470 | 27 | 120 | 0,220 |
| Rx 480 | 29.5 | 135 | 0,218 |
| Rx 570 | 28 | 130 | 0,215 |
| Rx 580 | 30.1 | 140 | 0,215 |
| Rx 590 | 33 | 150 | 0,22 |
Video card performance in mining
The productivity of the rx 470 mining farm is directly related to the hash algorithm. The mining calculator helps you choose the most profitable coins. The optimal coin option for the Ethereum blockchain network (Ethash).
| Algorithm | Hashrate | Consumption |
| Ethash | 27 Mh/s | 120 W |
| Zhash | 18 H/s | 110 W |
| CNSaber | 590 H/s | 100 W |
| CNHeavy | 590 H/s | 100 W |
| CNHaven | 590 H/s | 100 W |
| CryptoNightV8 | 660 H/s | 120 W |
| Aion | 80 H/s | 110 W |
| NeoScrypt | 680 Kh/s | 140 W |
| BCD | 6.8 Mh/s | 120 W |
| TimeTravel10 | 7.5 Mh/s | 120 W |
| X16R | 4.5 Mh/s | 90 W |
| Lyra2Z | 0.4 Mh/s | 105 W |
| Hex | 2.0 Mh/s | 85 W |
| ProgPow | 6.4 Mh/s | 130 W |
| X22i | 3.2 Mh/s | 120 W |
The cryptocurrency market is volatile, so the owner of a mining farm must constantly keep his finger on the pulse of events. New promising projects appear periodically. Mining on the Dagger Hashimoto (Ethash) algorithm in dual with (DCR, MAX, SMART, XVG) worked well, but in 2020 , this topic is no longer relevant.
AMD RX 590 Driver
When installing AMD RX 590 drivers, it is always recommended to uninstall the current drivers first. This way you can be sure that DCH drivers will not be installed by Windows 10.
For older AMD video cards (for example, AMD R9 290 or AMD HD 7870), Catalyst (Crimson) 15.12
can show the best performance and compatibility.
For other video cards, the latest driver version from the official website of the AMD manufacturer is best suited.
Which model to choose, the main nuances when buying a used one
Several companies are involved in the production of 470 line graphics accelerators. Which one should you choose for cryptocurrency computing?
The best rx 470 for mining should be high-speed and reliable in operation. It is possible to equip the rig with video cards of the same series from different manufacturers.
Brief overview of models:
The low noise MSI rx 470 mining version was first released in Japan in 2022. Standard MSI GPUs are also well adapted for mining, thanks to dual-chamber air-cooling radiators. The video card is available in two versions with 4 GB and 8 GB of video memory.
Model Specifications:
- Consumption – 130 W;
- Memory – 4 GB, 7000 MHz;
- Additional power – 8 pin;
- PSU power – 500 W.
On the Powercolor rx 470 , mining is convenient, thanks to dual BIOS/UEFI and an overclocking mode switch. A special profile of the cooler blades and a nickel radiator grille with heat-dissipating pipes guarantee protection against overheating under high loads.
Model Specifications:
- Consumption – 120 W;
- Memory – 4 GB, 6600 MHz;
- Additional power – 8 pin;
- PSU power – 450 W.
On the gaming Gigabyte rx 470, mining is no worse than complex computer games. XTREME Engine utility makes it easy to overclock the device to the desired parameters. WINDFORCE 2X coolers will provide effective heat dissipation, and color LED backlighting allows you to visually monitor the operation of the video card.
Model Specifications:
- Consumption – 120 W;
- Additional power – 8 pin;
- Memory 4GB, 7000 MHz;
- PSU power – 450 W.
For Asus rx 470, mining is a native element. A video card with a Samsung memory chip, produced specifically for cryptocurrency mining. The video card quickly fails due to a poor cooling system; after 1 year of use, the killers stop spinning. We do not recommend buying such video cards for mining 24/7
Model Specifications:
- Consumption – 120 W;
- Memory – 4GB, 7000 MHz;
- Additional power – 8 pin;
- PSU power – 450 W.
On the Sapphire rx 470 , mining will be as productive as possible. The graphics processor is not inferior in power to the 480 model. Even with standard parameters, the sapphire rx 470 demonstrates a high hashrate in mining.
Model Specifications:
- Consumption – 175 W;
- Memory – 8 GB , 8000 MHz;
- Additional power – 8 pin;
- PSU power – 500 W.
The power supply for the rx 470 mining farm is selected by power based on the amount of consumption of the nodes (GPU, riser, motherboard, processor) with the addition of 20% to protect against overload.
Before purchasing a used video card, you should carefully inspect the product. First of all, pay attention to such criteria.
- Date of sale.
- Factory seals and stickers.
- The presence of swollen and chipped parts.
- PCB color. After repairs, the silk-screen printing darkens and the shade of the textolite changes.
- Degree of cooler wear. The blades should turn easily by hand, without any extraneous sounds or play.
After an external examination, performance tests are carried out using special programs ( GPU-Z , FurMark etc.).
Factory defects appear in the first months. If the rx470 worked in mining for a year without breakdowns, then, subject to careful operation, it will serve the new owner for a long time. But no one is immune from troubles, so it is better for a mining farm to purchase new GPUs.
Specifications
| CPU |
| Polaris 30XT |
| Technical process |
| (14)12 n.m. |
| GPU frequency |
| 1469 - 1560 MHz |
| Stream processors (Shading Units) |
| 2304 |
| Texture units (TMUs) |
| 144 |
| Raster Operations Pipelines (ROPs) |
| 32 |
| Memory type |
| GDDR5 |
| Memory bus width |
| 256 Bit |
| Memory |
| 8 GB |
| Memory frequency |
| 2000 MHz (8000 MHz) |
| DirectX |
| 12 |
| Interfaces |
| 2xDisplayPort 1.4a, 2xHDMI 2.0b and 1xDVI-D. |
| Power Consumption(TDP) |
| 225 W |
| Price |
| — |
What to mine, choice of algorithm
The most profitable mining on an rx 470 video card for coins on the Ethash platform (Etherum, Ethereum Classic, QuarkChain, Ether-1, Ubiq, Expanse, Pir). Even with standard parameters, productivity is 24 Mh/s, and after flashing the BIOS and overclocking, the mining speed will increase to 27 Mh/s. The calculation speed depends on the installed video driver and software.
What is better to mine on rx 470 besides Ethereum (ether)? After the departure of Monero, there were almost no profitable tokens left on cryptonet. It is more or less profitable to mine BitTube , but you will earn more Ethash An alternative could be the ProgPowZ and KawPow (RVN) , but they heat up the cards very much and switching to them in the hot season is not advisable. Moreover, the profit on ETH/ETC is still higher.
It is not profitable to work on coins of the Equihash platform hashrate. By mining Zclassic on EquihashZero, you will get mere pennies, and on other altcoins, Zikesh will generally remain in the red.
Experts constantly analyze the most profitable coins that the services they use ( Whattomine, Coincalculator ). Current and latest news is published on the global Bitcointalk . There you can find out the newest projects that no one knows about yet.
How many megahashes does the RX 580 produce using other algorithms?
On such productive GPUs you can mine not only ether. Speaking of the RX580, how many megahashes does the card produce for other cryptocurrencies? We have compiled a card hashrate table (RX 580 hashrate) for popular algorithms based on data from whattomine.com. The numbers may be lower than those stated in the reviews, since GPU performance directly depends on the manufacturer and the mining card settings.
| Autolykos | 59.50 Mh/s | Xevan | 1.60 Mh/s |
| CryptoNightGPU | 760.00 h/s | Lyra2REv3 | 39.00 Mh/s |
| Equihash (150.5) | 15.50 h/s | NeoScrypt | 820.00 kh/s Mh/s |
| CuckooCycle | 2.60 h/s | Octopus | 4.9 Mh/sh/s |
| BCD | 10.10 Mh/s | Hex | 7.60 Mh/s |
| ChukwaV2 | 20.50 kh/s | KawPow | 13.00 Mh/s |
| CryptoNightFast | 1.65 kh/s | ProgPow | 9.40 Mh/s |
| CryptoNightHeavy | 960.00 h/s | RandomX | 470.00 h/s |
| CryptoNightR | 830.00 h/s | TimeTravel10 | 13.50 Mh/s |
| Cuckaroo29 | 2.40 h/s | Verthash | 440.00 kh/s |
| Cuckatoo31 | 0.60 h/s | X16R | 11.50 Mh/s |
| Cuckatoo32 | 0.16 h/s | X25X | 830.00 kh/s |
| Equihash (210.9) | 95.00 h/s | ZelHash | 14.00 h/s |
| EquihashZero | 14.00 h/s | Zhash | 21.50 h/s |
| Ethash | 30.50 Mh/s | Ethash4G | 30.50 Mh/s |
Dual mining, frequencies for normal operation of the video card
In the new releases of Claymore's Dual Ethereum AMD+NVIDIA GPU Miner, the developers have retained the dual mining option, but there are no profitable coins, so this topic is presented for purely informational purposes. However, the situation may change when new blockchain projects appear.
We set the core frequency to 1169 and the memory frequency to 2100, with these parameters the card consumes 95 W, Ether mining on the video card reaches 26 Mh/s and 450 per decred. Frequencies of 1070/2100 reduce power consumption in mining to 70 W, with a hashrate of 25/430, this is the optimal option for setting up the GPU of a crypto farm.
Often, video cards during dual mining can melt the 8 pin wires on the power supply. This happens due to the fact that the voltage on the core is colossally high. To avoid problems, set Core Voltage to -100. Detailed settings for dual mining.
List of the best video cards
To get the most efficient mining on AMD cards, you need to download the AMD driver and switch it to compute mode. Without this driver, you will experience significant performance degradation on both new and old generation as the Ethereum era DAG increases.
Most AMD miners also edit and update the BIOS of their cards to improve mining performance while using less power. This is a complex operation so you should only do it after you have mastered it.
This process can increase productivity by up to 50% at a time, so it's worth knowing how to do it. There is a guide on the Ethereum forum that explains the process in detail.
AMD RX 470/570
Power consumption: 80W-200W
Hashrate: 20-30 Mh/s
video memory: 4 and 8 GB GDDR5
Pros: This series is by far the most energy efficient. Using proper memory overclocking, core overclocking and undervolting techniques, you can get this card to only run at 70-80W and still clock it at 30MH/s.
Cons: These cards are not very good for most other algorithms, so if you want the freedom to mine other altcoins then this series may not be for you. If something happens to Ethereum mining (for example, it switches to Proof of Stake), expect this series to flood the market with depressed prices.
AMD RX 480/580/590
Power consumption: 100W-250W
Hashrate: 20-30 MH/s
video memory: 4 and 8 GB GDDR5
Pros: This series is the big brother of the RX 470/570 series. It has almost the same hashrate, but with more power consumption. It is also better to use several other algorithms, giving you the freedom to choose more altcoins to mine.
Cons: The card has mostly the same cons as the RX 470/570 series, but has the slight advantage of mining more algorithms. So if something happens to Ethereum mining, you will still be able to mine other coins such as Monero with them.
AMD Radeon RX Vega Series
Power consumption: 150 W - 250 W
Hashrate: 30 – 45 MH/s
Video memory: 8 GB HBM2
Pros: This is the newest series from AMD. It includes the RX Vega 56 and RX Vega 64, which have 8GB of RAM and are very close in mining performance. They have excellent performance for the power they consume and can be resold for more since they are the newest generation. They are also really good at other algorithms such as Monero mining.
Cons: They are quite expensive, so it may take longer to cover your costs and turn a profit than with the older RX series. They also run a little hotter than the older series and are very rare to find at a good price.
BIOS firmware
How to flash an rx 470 video card for mining? To modify the BIOS, the following programs are required:
- ATIWinflash - saves settings and flashes the card.
- SRBPolaris V3-Int - edits BIOS.
- Atikmdag-patcher - adapts the re-flashed GPU to Windows and drivers.
Sequencing
- Open Atiwinflash with administrator rights, if there are several cards, select the one you need and press the right Save to save the original BIOS. It is necessary to make at least two copies, one for editing, the other for returning to the previous settings in case the card does not work correctly after reprogramming.
- Open the BIOS in the SRBPolaris utility to change the timings (time delay scheme for correct execution of operations). We look at the device memory manufacturer. We select values that correspond to the RAM of the video card.
- We edit the timings and save the modified BIOS. Instead of SRBPolaris , you can use PolarisBiosEditor-master with auto-timing selection function . But best of all, get the timings from here: https://forum.bits.media/index.php?/topic/38510-eth-xmrtimingsrx470480570580-optimized-timings-and-configs/
- Click Load image in the Atiwinflash , select the new BIOS modification and give the Program command. After flashing the firmware, the utility will prompt you to restart the PC. Before rebooting, you must run Atikmdag-patcher , otherwise the system may not detect the video card.
Optimized timings of 470 will speed up mining by 25-30% , which is important considering the cost of electricity.
When submitting flashed video cards for warranty repair, the store has the right to refuse repairs. Be careful if you decide to change your video card settings.
Claymore's 15 and Phoenix 4.9 miners can modify timings on the fly. In claymore you need to select the values –strap and –rxboost , and in phoenix add the option – mt 1 , or – mt 2 . You will get the same hashrate as with the modified BIOS and will not risk the warranty.
Nvidia cards
Nvidia cards are more expensive than their AMD counterparts. They are easier to use and do not require technical skills. Just grab the card, download the drivers and you're done. Even if you want to overclock them (for Ethash), you're basically just going to increase the memory clock speed and reduce the power limit.
GTX 1060
Power consumption: 60 W - 150 W
Hashrate: 18 – 25 Mh/s
Video memory: 6 GB GDDR5
Pros: If you're targeting Nvidia cards, then this is the base card you're going to be looking at. It is relatively cheap and very good at mining Ethash. It also does not experience performance degradation as the Ether epoch DAG increases.
The card is also good for Zhash mining and has extremely low power consumption.
Cons: Their mining speed, i.e. Mh/s per motherboard, is relatively low for other cards.
GTX 1070
Power consumption: 150 W - 225 W
Hashrate: 25 – 32 MH/s
Video memory: 8 GB GDDR5
Pros: very good card. Not only is it good at mining Ethereum, but it can also mine Zhash, VTC and many other coins. This is the first card that will not have reduced performance if Ethereum mining stops altogether, there are many other options.
Cons: If you can find them at a good price, you should get them, as they can get expensive at full price.
GTX 1080ti
Power consumption: 150 W - 250 W
Hashrate : 35-40 MH/s
Video memory: 11 GB GDDR5
Pros: This card is the most powerful among Nvidia video cards. This is the most expensive, most powerful video card, regularly used in mining, and has the highest mining speed. A full installation (6) of these would cost almost 3-4 entire installations of the RX 570 series. This card is suitable for almost every coin available for mining.
Cons: Mining Ethereum with this card may not be the best solution, since its hashrate is not much higher than the GTX 1070, but it is almost twice as expensive. However, you will find that mining other coins with this card is much more profitable than mining Ethereum.
Overclocking Radeon RX 470 4 and 8 GB
In addition to modifying the BIOS, it is necessary to speed up the operation. In this section you will learn: “How to overclock a video card for mining.” You need to install MSI Afterburner to adjust:
- Core frequencies (Core Clock).
- Memory frequencies (Memory Clock).
- Limit .
- Voltage .
- Cooler speed modes (Fan Speed).
Exceeding the optimal permissible frequencies leads to malfunctions. To determine the correct overclocking parameters for a video card.
We recommend overclocking the video card by gradually adding +30 MHz. When mining ETH, the core frequency is practically not used, so the optimal value is 1169 MHz. , but for the memory frequency you need to set the maximum effective values to about 2100 MHz .
You can also overclock cards using mining programs. Write the necessary parameters –cclock and –mclock and the miner will do everything himself. But these options do not always work correctly, so watch the miner window when starting.
Mining profitability on AMD Radeon RX 580
We figured out what hashrate the RX580 8gb produces using different algorithms. It is worth noting that the hashrate of the RX580 4gb and the hashrate of the Radeon 580 8gb are practically the same. But what about profitability? In the table below you can see how much profit one card will bring per day. Data is presented as of August 2022. Current information can be calculated at whattomine.com.
| Cryptocurrency | Income in dollars per 24 hours | Cryptocurrency | Income in dollars per 24 hours |
| Ethereum(ETH) Ethash | $1.86 | Etho(ETHO) Ethash | $0.61 |
| Nicehash-Ethash Ethash | $1.68 | Ryo(RYO) CryptoNightGPU | $0.36 |
| Ravencoin(RVN) KawPow | $1.26 | Nicehash-Autolykos Autolykos | $1.12 |
| Conceal(CCX) CryptoNightGPU | $0.68 | Bloc(BLOC) CryptoNightHaven | $0.62 |
| Nicehash-KawPow KawPow | $1.15 | Ellaism(ELLA) Ethash | $0.60 |
| Vertcoin(VTC) Verthash | $0.90 | Zero(ZER) EquihashZero | $0.52 |
| EthereumClassic(ETC) Etchash | $1.29 | Beam(BEAM) BeamHashIII | $1.02 |
| Ergo(ERG) Autolykos | $1.29 | Ycash(YEC) EquihashZero | $0.58 |
| Callisto(CLO) Ethash | $0.80 | Expanse(EXP) Ethash | $0.56 |
| QuarkChain(QKC) Ethash | $0.74 | Zano(ZANO) ProgPowZ | $0.82 |
| Metaverse(ETP) Ethash | $0.92 | Nicehash-BeamV3 BeamHashIII | $0.98 |
How to reduce energy consumption
The graphics accelerator is a power-hungry device. The consumption of rx 470 in mining is higher than in gaming mode. To save energy, lower the core voltage using Afterburner . In the utility settings, you need to open access to voltage regulation , which allows you to change parameters within 100 mV . To save on electricity bills and not lose hashrate, you need to increase the Power Limit of video cards when overclocking the rx 470 mining rig.
When flashing the card, you can lower the memory and core voltage. To do this, open the BIOS in the SRBPolarisV 3 program, go to the Voltages section and enter the parameters manually. Then you need to save the BIOS and flash the card with it. Typically, gpus of this line work stably at 875 Mv. If the rig reboots or the hashrate decreases, you need to increase the voltage to 900 Mv or even 925 Mv. In Claymore's 15 and Phoenix 4.9 miners, you can perform undervolting directly in the executive file. Just add –cvddc 900, -mvddc 900 to the batch file and you will reduce the consumption of the card in mining.
Attention! At low voltage, the –powlim value should be increased (to about +40). You will not lose energy efficiency at all, you will ensure stability of operation and a normal number of shares sent to the pool.
As a result, the card is flashed, overclocked and ready for cryptocurrency mining. Of course, one rx470 is not enough for mining; it is advisable to assemble a rig of at least 4 – 6 video cards. During a period of recession in prices for virtual money, not everyone will decide to make such expenses. But when the next rise begins, equipment may again become scarce and one can only regret the wasted opportunities.
Ethereum Mining Basics
If you are new to Ethereum mining, there are 3 important things you should know:
Ethereum Proof of Stake Update
Ethereum developers are planning to switch to Proof Of Stake using an algorithm called Casper. This switch will make Ethereum mining impossible or greatly reduce the rewards, so make sure you are up to date.
The good news is that this update only applies to Ethereum. Other coins using Ethash will not be affected, so your cards will still work correctly when mining other Ethash coins.
Video memory requirements
One more thing to consider before purchasing. When mining the Ethash (Ethereum) algorithm, a DAG (directed acyclic graph) is used. Without going into too much detail, a DAG is a file created every 30K Ethereum blocks. Since the DAG is stored in the graphics card's memory, your graphics card must have enough RAM to load the DAG.
Because of this, you can only mine Ethereum with cards that have at least 4 gigabytes of video memory. However, this may not be the case for other Ethash-based coins. So if you have old 2-3GB cards at home and you are new to mining, you can try them on other coins first.
You can check the current and future status of Ethash coins here.
Demand for mining equipment increases the cost of video cards
Not long ago, video card-based cryptocurrency mining reached such a level of popularity that two video card companies (AMD and Nvidia) could no longer keep up with the demand. This has forced retailers and secondary market sellers to increase their prices.
An important skill for a good miner is the ability to hunt for deals where graphics cards are reasonably priced. This can be done by visiting online stores, offline stores and other secondary markets.
Other hardware requirements
While the graphics card is perhaps the most important component in Ethereum mining, your system's hardware must meet certain specifications. Here's what I recommend:
- For installations with less than 6 graphics cards, 4 GB of RAM is required. Moreover, I recommend installing 8 GB of RAM.
- A motherboard with enough PCI-e inputs is very important for your motherboard. If you're building multiple graphics cards, your motherboard must have enough PCI-e inputs to accommodate them.
- Riser for each card.
- Frame for several video cards.
- Reliable power supply. The capacity should be calculated based on the graphics cards you choose, we'll talk about this later.
- Reliable internet connection.
Software requirements
Mining also requires certain software such as programs and drivers. Some of them are specific to graphics cards, so we'll only list the general miners here and expand on them later:
- Temperature Monitoring and Overclocking Software – This software is designed to tune the performance of graphics cards. This will make your graphics card better (more hashes per second), fan control (lower temperatures are always good for cards) and mining more efficient (uses less power). Most miners use MSI Afterburner and GPU-Z overclocking software to monitor temperatures and power.
- Mining software. Most people use Claymore software to mine Ethash coins. Claymore is one of the oldest and most supported Ethash miners. Since then, some other programs have appeared, such as PhoenixMiner.
The rest of this guide focuses on the hardware. For more help on setting up an Ethereum wallet, joining a pool, and using your miner, read our beginner's guide to Ethereum mining.
