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[Cast XMR] high speed XMR/CryptoNight miner for RX Vega GPUs (2 KHash/s) October 11, 2017, 07:49:30 AM

Last edit: December 04, 2018, 09:24:44 AM by glph3k Merited by OgNasty (1), Yerba (1) #1 Cast XMR - Highspeed CryptoNight (Monero/Bytecoin/DigitalNote/Loki/Haven/BitTube/Aeon) Miner for Radeon RX Vega and RX 470/480/560/570/580/590 GPUs



Update to version 1.6.6 on 2018/11/30







Features



- Full support for:

CryptoNightV8 (CNv2) Monero (XMR) Graft (GRFT) Lethean (LTHN) Safex (SAFEX)

CryptoNightV7 (CNv1) Quantum Resistant Ledger (QRL) DigitalNote (XDN)

CryptoNight (Classic) Electroneum (ETN) Bytecoin (BCN)

CryptoNightXTL Stellite (XTL)

CryptoNight-Heavy Loki (LOKI) Saronite (XRN)

CryptoNightXHV-Heavy Haven (XHV)

CryptoNightV7-Lite Aeon (AEON) Turtlecoin (TRTL)

CryptoNightTUBE-Heavy BitTube (TUBE)

CryptoNight-Fast Masari (MSR)

CryptoNight-SuperFast Free Haven (XFH)



- Fastest miner for AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 GPUs

about 2000 CryptoNight/V7 Hashes/s

Hashes/s about 1850 CryptoNightV8 Hashes/s (10 min average)

Hashes/s (10 min average) about 1635 CryptoNight-Heavy Hashes/s

Hashes/s about 4100 CryptoNight-Lite Hashes/s - Fastest miner for AMD Radeon RX Vega56 GPUsl

more then 2000 CryptoNight/V7 Hashes/s

Hashes/s about 1825 CryptoNightV8 Hashes/s (10 min average)

Hashes/s (10 min average) about 1550 CryptoNight-Heavy Hashes/s

Hashes/s about 4260 CryptoNight-Lite Hashes/s - Fastest miner for AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition GPUs

about 2100 CryptoNight/V7 Hashes/s

Hashes/s about 1930 CryptoNightV8 Hashes/s (10 min average)

Hashes/s (10 min average) about 2120 CryptoNight-Heavy Hashes/s

Hashes/s about 4260 CryptoNight-Lite Hashes/s - Optimized cores for Vega and Polaris based GPUs

- Automatic driver version detection and setup recommendations

- Multiple GPU support for upto 24 Vega GPUs

- Monitor temperature and fan speed of each GPU

- Full pool support

- Nicehash support

- Fast Job Switch option to minimize outdated shares

- Rate Watchdog to monitor each GPU performance

- Includes

- Remote http access for statistics in JSON format

- only 1% dev fee



Requirements



- Windows 8/8.1/10 64 bit or

- Ubuntu Linux 16.04 or later

- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56/64 GPU with at least 8GB RAM

- or AMD Radeon RX Vega Frontier Edition with 16GB RAM

- or AMD Radeon RX 470/RX 480/RX 560/RX 570/RX 580/RX 590 GPU with a least 4GB RAM

- For up to 50% higher hash rates the



Version History



Cast XMR Version 1.6.6 (2018/11/30)

- support for RX 590 GPUs added

- fixes for detecting Compute Mode on Polaris based GPUs

- support for CryptoNight-SuperFast ( --algo=11 ) for mining

- updated



Cast XMR Version 1.6.0 (2018/11/07)

- Vega 56/64: 0.5 to 1% performance improvement on CryptoNightV8

- Vega 56/64: 2 to 3% speed improvement on CryptoNight-Heavy variants (Loki, BitTube, Haven)

- updated included switch-radeon-gpu to version 1.0.5

- support for RX 560 GPUs added



Cast XMR Version 1.5.0 (2018/9/27)

- Support for the CryptoNightV8 aka CNv2. The Monero V8 update is scheduled for 18th October. In case you are mining Monero make sure to update Cast XMR before that date. Also make sure that the algo for Monero is not explicitly set to CryptoNightV7 but set to auto detect with --algo=-1 to automatically switch from CryptoNightV7 to CryptoNightV8 when the upgrade is happening. Please also note that the CryptoNight V8 algo has added complexity which decreases the hashrate up to 7% for Vega GPUs.



Cast XMR Version 1.4.0 (2018/8/28)

- 3% performance improvement for CryptoNightTUBE-Heavy when mining BitTube (TUBE)

- support for --algo=9 to continue mining Festival Coin after the network update happened

- subtle performance improvements

- Tested with



Cast XMR Version 1.3.0 (2018/6/29)

- Performance improvement for job switches with multiple GPUs

- Support for --algo=5 to switch automatically from CryptoNightIPBC-Lite to CryptoNightTUBE-Heavy when the update is happening (approx. 2nd July). Please note that the hash rate will drop as it is a switch from a Lite to a Heavy variant.



Cast XMR Version 1.2.5 (2018/6/19)

- Support for CryptoNight-Fast introduced with the --algo=8 to mine Masari (MSR). CryptoNight-Fast will produce higher hash rates than classic CryptoNight, typical hash rates are:

- Vega64, 1025 Mhz MemClock: 3630 Hashes/s

- Vega56, 945 Mhz MemClock: 3700 Hashes/s

- VegaFE, 1025 Mhz MemClock: 3900 Hashes/s

- RX 470/570, 2250 Mhz MemClock: 1550 Hashes/s



Cast XMR Version 1.2.0 (2018/6/12)

- Fix for "unauthenticated shares" pool error

- Support for the upcoming --algo=7 now. Cast will then automatically switch to CryptoNightXHV-Heavy when the network update is happening.



Cast XMR Version 1.1.5 (2018/6/7)

- Fix for mixed up device order

- Support for --algo=6 in case you are mining Stellite. It will automatically switch to CryptoNightXTL when the network update is happening.

- Stability fixes



Cast XMR Version 1.1.0 (2018/6/1)

- All new --intensity option to specify the memory allocation in the range of 0 to 10, upto 12 for Vega Frontier Edition. The default setting will correspond with the settings of version 1.0 and are displayed at startup.

- Vega Frontier 'Large Pages' support added, up to 30% higher hash rates for CryptoNight-Heavy, 5% increase for CryptoNight

- Includes the

- Nicehash supports now up to 24 GPUs

- --maxmem option is deprecated, will now be mapped to an corresponding intensity setting

- --forcecompute is deprecated, 'Compute Mode' of Polaris GPUs will be automatically detected. To overwrite use the --intensity option

- Default mining algo changed to CryptoNightV7, to still mine CryptoNight Classic add --algo=0

- Tested with Radeon Adrenalin Driver 18.4.1



Cast XMR Version 1.0.0 (2018/4/24)

- Support for Aeon (AEON) CryptoNight Lite variant set --algo=3 to mine

- Support for Turtlecoin (TRTL) CryptoNightV7 Lite variant set --algo=4 to mine

- Support for Interplanetary Broadcast Coin (IPBC) CryptoNight Lite IPBC variation set --algo=5 to mine

- Up to 3% performance improvement with new option --maxmem to allocate the maximum memory of the card. For Vega cards the "HBCC Memory Segment" has to be disabled in the Radeon Settings to use the option. Disadvantage is a higher risk of hash rate drops when the --maxmem option is used.



Cast XMR Version 0.9.6 (2018/04/17)

- CryptoNight-Heavy fix for very low hash rates when HBCC Memory Segment is enabled

- HBCC Memory Segment performance hint for Vega64 when mining CryptoNightV7

- Improvement for 4GB versions of RX 470/480/570/580 when mining CryptoNightV7



Cast XMR Version 0.9.5 (2018/04/14)

- 0.5% performance improvement for the CryptoNightV7 kernel

- support for CryptoNight Heavy set --algo=2 to mine:

- Sumokoin (SUMO)

- Haven (XHV)



Cast XMR Version 0.9.2 (2018/03/29)

- Improvements for RX Vegas that achieve 99% the performance of the Blockchain Compute Beta driver with the latest standard



Cast XMR Version 0.9.1 (2018/03/22)

- 0.5% overall performance improvement for Vega based GPUs

- --ratewatchdog experimental option to monitor the hash rate, in case an occasional happening drop of the hash rate is detected the kernel will be resetted to restore the optimal hash rate

- fully tested CryptoNight variant (CryptoNightV7) for the Monero V7 Network Upgrade PoW Change which is now scheduled for the

- In case you want to mine the --algo=0 option, an automatic detection of the used CryptoNight variant is not possible for this coin. For all other known CryptoNight coins the hash variant seems to be detected correct

- In case you are mining with --algo=0 option is advised to prevent invalid shares on the Graft coin. Be aware to remove the option when the Monero V7 network upgrade is happpening otherwise it then will clash with mining Monero!



Cast XMR Version 0.9.0 (2018/03/08)

- support for the Monero V7 network upgrade. Read more about it

- the Monero PoW switch will be automatically detected, no restart of cast XMR is required. Only make sure to update cast XMR before the network upgrade is happening and that the used Monero pool supports the network upgrade

- no decrase in hash rate for other currencies was introduced by the change

- CryptoNightV7 will run at the same hash rate as CryptoNight

- for any case there is the new --algo option to force which CryptoNight variant to use:

- -1 = autodetect (default)

- 0 = CryptoNight

- 1 = CryptoNightV7 (Monero V7 network upgrade)



Cast XMR Version 0.8.5 (2018/02/07)

- 1% performance gain for Vega Frontier Edition with Blockchain driver (fastest GPU around)

- 1% performance improvement with current stock driver (18.1.1) for RX Vega 56/64 (40% to go to reach Blockchain driver performance)

- fix for random blocking console output

- GPU now always logs with its device id not the order they are listed in the -G argument

- --log option to log console output to a file

- remote access includes CORS support in HTTP header





How To



cast_xmr has a command line interface. For a minimal configuration run:



cast_xmr -S [pool server] -u [username or wallet address]



For a complete list of configuration options run:



cast_xmr --help



For more info check www.gandalph3000.com



Download Cast XMR 1.6.6 for Windows (64bit)



SHA256 hash of cast_xmr-vega-win64_166.zip:

8ebd4aaf769a8089d0adbb7d2f3f01f9a682c82b2b34ae4c67534b2471b126b8



Cast XMR for Linux is available here:



Cast XMR for Ubuntu 16.04/18.04

- Full support for:- Fastest miner for AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 GPUs- Fastest miner for AMD Radeon RX Vega56 GPUsl- Fastest miner for AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition GPUs- Optimized cores for Vega and Polaris based GPUs- Automatic driver version detection and setup recommendations- Multiple GPU support for upto 24 Vega GPUs- Monitor temperature and fan speed of each GPU- Full pool support- Nicehash support- Fast Job Switch option to minimize outdated shares- Rate Watchdog to monitor each GPU performance- Includes switch-radeon-gpu command line tool to restart GPUs, switch on/off HBCC, Compute Mode and Large Pages- Remote http access for statistics in JSON format- only 1% dev fee- Windows 8/8.1/10 64 bit or- Ubuntu Linux 16.04 or later- AMD Radeon RX Vega 56/64 GPU with at least 8GB RAM- or AMD Radeon RX Vega Frontier Edition with 16GB RAM- or AMD Radeon RX 470/RX 480/RX 560/RX 570/RX 580/RX 590 GPU with a least 4GB RAM- For up to 50% higher hash rates the Radeon Driver 18.5.1 or later has to be installed- support for RX 590 GPUs added- fixes for detecting Compute Mode on Polaris based GPUs- support for CryptoNight-SuperFast () for mining Free Haven Protocol (XFH) - updated switch-radeon-gpu to version 1.2.0, which includes bugfixes for newer versions of the AMD Radeon drivers- Vega 56/64: 0.5 to 1% performance improvement on CryptoNightV8- Vega 56/64: 2 to 3% speed improvement on CryptoNight-Heavy variants (Loki, BitTube, Haven)- updated included switch-radeon-gpu to version 1.0.5- support for RX 560 GPUs added- Support for the Monero V8 Network Upgrade which introduces a new CryptoNight variant. The Monero V8 update is scheduled for 18th October. In case you are mining Monero make sure to update Cast XMR before that date. Also make sure that the algo for Monero is not explicitly set to CryptoNightV7 but set to auto detect withto automatically switch from CryptoNightV7 to CryptoNightV8 when the upgrade is happening. Please also note that the CryptoNight V8 algo has added complexity which decreases the hashrate up to 7% for Vega GPUs.- 3% performance improvement for CryptoNightTUBE-Heavy when mining BitTube (TUBE)- support for Festival Coin (FEST) upcoming update which introduces a new CryptoNight variant: CryptoNightFEST. Useto continue mining Festival Coin after the network update happened- subtle performance improvements- Tested with Radeon Adrenalin Driver 18.5.1 - Performance improvement for job switches with multiple GPUs- Support for BitTube (TUBE) V4 Pow Update which introduces the new algo CryptoNightTUBE-Heavy aka CN Saber. Stay onto switch automatically from CryptoNightIPBC-Lite to CryptoNightTUBE-Heavy when the update is happening (approx. 2nd July). Please note that the hash rate will drop as it is a switch from a Lite to a Heavy variant.- Support for CryptoNight-Fast introduced with the Masari (MSR) update. Setto mine Masari (MSR). CryptoNight-Fast will produce higher hash rates than classic CryptoNight, typical hash rates are:- Vega64, 1025 Mhz MemClock: 3630 Hashes/s- Vega56, 945 Mhz MemClock: 3700 Hashes/s- VegaFE, 1025 Mhz MemClock: 3900 Hashes/s- RX 470/570, 2250 Mhz MemClock: 1550 Hashes/s- Fix for "unauthenticated shares" pool error- Support for the upcoming Haven (XHV) V3 update. In case you are mining Haven setnow. Cast will then automatically switch to CryptoNightXHV-Heavy when the network update is happening.- Fix for mixed up device order- Support for Stellite (XTL) V4 Update. Addin case you are mining Stellite. It will automatically switch to CryptoNightXTL when the network update is happening.- Stability fixes- All newoption to specify the memory allocation in the range of 0 to 10, upto 12 for Vega Frontier Edition. The default setting will correspond with the settings of version 1.0 and are displayed at startup.- Vega Frontier 'Large Pages' support added, up to 30% higher hash rates for CryptoNight-Heavy, 5% increase for CryptoNight- Includes the switch-radeon-gpu command line tool to restart GPUs, switch on/off HBCC, Compute Mode and Large Pages- Nicehash supports now up to 24 GPUsoption is deprecated, will now be mapped to an corresponding intensity settingis deprecated, 'Compute Mode' of Polaris GPUs will be automatically detected. To overwrite use theoption- Default mining algo changed to CryptoNightV7, to still mine CryptoNight Classic add- Tested with Radeon Adrenalin Driver 18.4.1- Support forCryptoNight Lite variant setto mine- Support forCryptoNightV7 Lite variant setto mine- Support forCryptoNight Lite IPBC variation setto mine- Up to 3% performance improvement with new optionto allocate the maximum memory of the card. For Vega cards the "HBCC Memory Segment" has to be disabled in the Radeon Settings to use the option. Disadvantage is a higher risk of hash rate drops when theoption is used.- CryptoNight-Heavy fix for very low hash rates when HBCC Memory Segment is enabled- HBCC Memory Segment performance hint for Vega64 when mining CryptoNightV7- Improvement for 4GB versions of RX 470/480/570/580 when mining CryptoNightV7- 0.5% performance improvement for the CryptoNightV7 kernel- support for CryptoNight Heavy setto mine:- Sumokoin (SUMO)- Haven (XHV)- Improvements for RX Vegas that achieve 99% the performance of the Blockchain Compute Beta driver with the latest standard Radeon Driver 18.3.4 - 0.5% overall performance improvement for Vega based GPUsexperimental option to monitor the hash rate, in case an occasional happening drop of the hash rate is detected the kernel will be resetted to restore the optimal hash rate- fully tested CryptoNight variant (CryptoNightV7) for the Monero V7 Network Upgrade PoW Change which is now scheduled for the 6th April - In case you want to mine the Graft coin use theoption, an automatic detection of the used CryptoNight variant is not possible for this coin. For all other known CryptoNight coins the hash variant seems to be detected correct- In case you are mining with nicehash.com or any other automatic coin switching pool that has the Graft coin in the mix theoption is advised to prevent invalid shares on the Graft coin. Be aware to remove the option when the Monero V7 network upgrade is happpening otherwise it then will clash with mining Monero!- support for the Monero V7 network upgrade. Read more about it here - the Monero PoW switch will be automatically detected, no restart of cast XMR is required. Only make sure to update cast XMR before the network upgrade is happening and that the used Monero pool supports the network upgrade- no decrase in hash rate for other currencies was introduced by the change- CryptoNightV7 will run at the same hash rate as CryptoNight- for any case there is the newoption to force which CryptoNight variant to use:- -1 = autodetect (default)- 0 = CryptoNight- 1 = CryptoNightV7 (Monero V7 network upgrade)- 1% performance gain for Vega Frontier Edition with Blockchain driver (fastest GPU around)- 1% performance improvement with current stock driver (18.1.1) for RX Vega 56/64 (40% to go to reach Blockchain driver performance)- fix for random blocking console output- GPU now always logs with its device id not the order they are listed in the -G argumentoption to log console output to a file- remote access includes CORS support in HTTP headercast_xmr has a command line interface. For a minimal configuration run:For a complete list of configuration options run:SHA256 hash of cast_xmr-vega-win64_166.zip:8ebd4aaf769a8089d0adbb7d2f3f01f9a682c82b2b34ae4c67534b2471b126b8Cast XMR for Linux is available here: