MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Mining Performance Review
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Today I’ll be reviewing one of the most expensive gaming GPUs – the GTX 1080 Ti. While it have been released about a year ago, the 1080Ti still remains the most expensive, as well as the fastest consumer-grade GPU. Its unmatched amount of cores and huge amount of memory makes it perform amazingly well for games. My question is – how does that translates into megahashes?
I’ve tested the Founders Edition back in 2017 and some days ago I’ve got the MSI version. I’ve been experimenting with different clocks and gathering hashrate numbers. I will be sharing them in a moment.
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Specs
- Core Name: GP102-350
- Cores: 3584 Units
- Core Clocks: 1683 MHz / 1569 MHz (OC Mode) – 1657 MHz / 1544 MHz (Gaming Mode) – 1582 MHz / 1480 MHz (Silent Mode)
- Memory Clock Speed: 11124 MHz (OC Mode)
11016 MHz (Gaming / Silent ) - Memory: 11GB GDDR5X
- Memory Bus: 352-bit
- Power consumption: 250 W
- Power connectors: 8-pin x 2
- Recommended PSU: 600 W
Unboxing
You probably know that as for today, GTX 1060 family GPUs are fit for mining the most. The 1080 Ti used to be a great option for zCash mining about a year ago. Now that the card price doubled, one can argue that it might be better to leave the 1080 Ti for gamers.
Recommended Hardware for 6x MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Mining Rig
- Motherboard: ASRock H81 PRO BTC, GIGABYTE GA-H110-D3A, Biostar TB250-BTC PRO
- CPU: Intel Celeron G1840 for ASRock H81 PRO BTC, Intel Celeron G3900 for Gigabyte H110-D3A & Biostar TB250-BTC PRO
- RAM: Kingston HyperX FURY 4GB 1333MHz DDR3 for ASRock H81 PRO BTC, Kingston Technology HyperX FURY 2400MHz DDR4 for Gigabyte H110-D3A & Biostar TB250-BTC PRO
- SSD: ADATA SU700 120GB
- PSU: 2x 1000w Corsair RM1000i, 80+ GOLD
- Dual PSU Adapter: Add2PSU Multiple Power Supply Adapter
- USB Risers: USB Riser VER 008 PCI-E 16x to 1x 60cm USB 3.0 Extension Cable
- Power Button: 2 Pin SW PC Power Cable on/off Push Button ATX Computer Switch Wire 45cm
- Energy Meter: TP-Link HS110 Smart Plug w/ Energy Monitoring
- Frame: https://1stminingrig.com/product/aluminum-mining-rig-open-air-frame/
Ethash Algorithm
- Ethereum (ETH)
- Ethereum Classic (ETC)
- Ubiq (UBQ)
- Expanse (EXP)
- Soilcoin (SOIL)
- Musicoin (MUSIC)
- etc..
Equihash Algorithm
- ZCash (ZEC)
- Zclassic (ZCL)
- Komodo (KMD)
- Hush (HUSH)
- Zencash (ZEN)
- etc..
CryptoNight Algorithm
- Monero (XMR)
- ByteCoin (BCN)
- Sumokoin (SUMO)
- Karbowanec (KRB)
- DigitalNote (XDN)
- etc..
Personally, I think that the card has got some potential – Despite the elevated price, it features three times more cores than a GTX 1060, as well as 3 times wider memory bus. Let’s see how many megahashes we can squeeze from it:
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Mining Hashrate
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Ethereum Hashrate Stock Clocks (Micron Memory)
system power draw: 35w
Ethereum Mining
Ethash Ethereum Classic (ETC), Ubiq (UBQ), Expanse (EXP), Soilcoin (SOIL), Pirl (PIRL), Ellaism (ELLA), Metaverse (ETP), Callisto (CLO) etc..
Hashrate 37.6 MH/s
- Clocks +150/+750
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 130w
Ethereum Dual Mining Blake2s and LBRY
Verge (XVG), BlakeStar (BLAS) / Maxcoin (MAX), Creativecoin (CREA), SmartCash (SMART) etc..
Ethereum 37.6 Mh/s – Verge (Blake2s) 501 Mh/s
- Clocks +150/+750
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 138w
- -dcri 40
Ethereum 37 Mh/s – LBRY 43 Mh/s
- Clocks +150/+750
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 135w
- -dcri 30
Ethereum Dual Mining Pascal and Pascal Lite
Ethereum 34 MH/s – Pascal 444 Mh/s
- Clocks +150/+750
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 135w
- -dcri 30
Ethereum 34 MH/s – Pascal Lite 450 Mh/s
- Clocks +150/+750
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 140w
- -dcri 30
ZCash (Equihash) Mining Performance
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Equihash Mining Hashrate Performance & Power Consumption
Equihash coins algorithm: Bitcoin Gold (BTG), Zencash (ZEN), Zclassic (ZCL), Hush (HUSH), Komodo (KMD), BitcoinPrivate (BTCP)
Hashrate 690 Sol/s
- Clocks +150/+750
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 160w
Monero (CryptoNight) Mining Performance
MSI GTX 1080 Ti CryptoNight Mining Hashrate Performance & Power Consumption
CryptoNight coins algorithm: Monero (XMR), Electroneum (ETN), Karbo (KRB), DigitalNote (XDN), MoneroOriginal (XMO), Dinastycoin (DCY)
Hashrate 890 H/s
- Clocks +150/+750
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 135w
Nexus (SHA3) Mining Performance
MSI GTX 1080 Ti SHA3 Mining Hashrate Performance & Power Consumption
Hashrate 250 Mh/s
- Clocks +150/-502
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw 130w
Luxcoin PHI2 Mining Performance
MSI GTX 1080 Ti PHI2 Mining Hashrate Performance & Power Consumption
Hashrate TBA Mh/s
- Clocks +150/-502
- Power Limit 65
- Power Draw TBA
NiceHash Mining Performance
MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Mining Profitability
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Mining Rigs Builds
Pros
- Overclocked out of the box
- Good temperatures, no throttling
- Low noise levels
Cons
- Not the greatest USD/MHs ratio
- Important upfront investment
- Up to 25% more expensive that other brands
- 2.5 Slot design might be harder to fit into a case
In Conclusion
Do I recommend this card for mining? The answer is yes but only if you are a gamer yourself and want to mine between gaming sessions. Another situation I can think of is that you have several mining rigs and you are okay with buying cards that won’t pay off anytime soon. Despite the high resale value of the card, I wouldn’t recommend it to the average home miner. Instead, you might consider buying a set of GTX 1060 3GB.
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