MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Mining Performance Review

| June 11, 2018 | GPU, GPU, GPUs, Mining Hardware, Mining Hardware Comparison, Mining Rig, Nvidia, Reviews, Tutorials, Unboxing | No Comments

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
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Unboxing

MSI GTX 1080 Ti Box 1MSI GTX 1080 Ti Box 1
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Box 2MSI GTX 1080 Ti Box 2
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 1MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 1
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 2MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 2

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.

MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 3MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 3
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 4MSI GTX 1080 Ti Unboxing 4

Recommended Hardware for 6x MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Mining Rig

  • Motherboard: [easyazon_link identifier=”B01M5FQZYE” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]ASRock H81 PRO BTC[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B073ZMZV6K” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]GIGABYTE GA-H110-D3A[/easyazon_link], [easyazon_link identifier=”B0736PV196″ locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Biostar TB250-BTC PRO[/easyazon_link]
  • CPU: [easyazon_link identifier=”B00J2LIE9C” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Intel Celeron G1840[/easyazon_link] for ASRock H81 PRO BTC, [easyazon_link identifier=”B01B2PJRPA” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Intel Celeron G3900[/easyazon_link] for Gigabyte H110-D3A & Biostar TB250-BTC PRO
  • RAM: [easyazon_link identifier=”B00J8E8YKC” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Kingston HyperX FURY 4GB 1333MHz DDR3[/easyazon_link] for ASRock H81 PRO BTC, [easyazon_link identifier=”B013H7U6FQ” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Kingston Technology HyperX FURY 2400MHz DDR4[/easyazon_link] for Gigabyte H110-D3A & Biostar TB250-BTC PRO
  • SSD: [easyazon_link identifier=”B06XY3KBLJ” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]ADATA SU700 120GB[/easyazon_link]
  • PSU: 2x 1000w [easyazon_link identifier=”B00YPNSQRW” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Corsair RM1000i, 80+ GOLD[/easyazon_link]
  • Dual PSU Adapter: [easyazon_link identifier=”B009P98Q8U” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]Add2PSU Multiple Power Supply Adapter[/easyazon_link]
  • USB Risers: [easyazon_link identifier=”B074V6Z5SZ” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]USB Riser VER 008 PCI-E 16x to 1x 60cm USB 3.0 Extension Cable[/easyazon_link]
  • Power Button: [easyazon_link identifier=”B01LMZZFWO” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]2 Pin SW PC Power Cable on/off Push Button ATX Computer Switch Wire 45cm[/easyazon_link]
  • Energy Meter: [easyazon_link identifier=”B0178IC5ZY” locale=”US” tag=”ethrig-20″]TP-Link HS110 Smart Plug w/ Energy Monitoring[/easyazon_link]
  • Frame: https://1stminingrig.com/product/aluminum-mining-rig-open-air-frame/

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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..
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Mining Hashrate Benchmark 1MSI GTX 1080 Ti Mining Hashrate Benchmark 1
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Mining Hashrate Benchmark 2MSI GTX 1080 Ti Mining Hashrate Benchmark 2

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)

MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Hashrate Default ClocksMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Hashrate Default Clocks
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Mining Power Draw Default ClocksMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Mining Power Draw Default Clocks

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
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Mining Hashrate OverclockMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Mining Hashrate Overclock
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Mining Power DrawMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Mining Power Draw
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
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Verge B2s Hashrate OverclockMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Verge B2s Hashrate Overclock
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Verge B2s Power DrawMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Verge B2s Power Draw

Ethereum 37 Mh/s – LBRY 43 Mh/s

  • Clocks +150/+750
  • Power Limit 65
  • Power Draw 135w
  • -dcri 30
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining LBRY Credits Hashrate OverclockMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining LBRY Credits Hashrate Overclock
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining LBRY Credits Power DrawMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining LBRY Credits Power Draw
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
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Pascal Coin Hashrate OverclockMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Pascal Coin Hashrate Overclock
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Pascal Power DrawMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ethereum Dual Mining Pascal Power Draw

Ethereum 34 MH/s – Pascal Lite 450 Mh/s

  • Clocks +150/+750
  • Power Limit 65
  • Power Draw 140w
  • -dcri 30
Gigabyte P104-100 4GB Ethereum Dual Mining Pascal Lite Hashrate OverclockGigabyte P104-100 4GB Ethereum Dual Mining Pascal Lite Hashrate Overclock
Gigabyte P104-100 4GB Ethereum Dual Mining Decred Power DrawGigabyte P104-100 4GB Ethereum Dual Mining Decred Power Draw

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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
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Zcash Equihash Mining Hashrate OverclockMSI GTX 1080 Ti Zcash Equihash Mining Hashrate Overclock
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Zcash Equihash Mining Power ConsumptionMSI GTX 1080 Ti Zcash Equihash Mining Power Consumption

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
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Monero CryptoNight Mining Hashrate OverclockMSI GTX 1080 Ti Monero CryptoNight Mining Hashrate Overclock
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Monero CryptoNight Mining Power ConsumptionMSI GTX 1080 Ti Monero CryptoNight Mining Power Consumption

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
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Nexus NXS SHA3 Mining Hashrate OverclockMSI GTX 1080 Ti Nexus NXS SHA3 Mining Hashrate Overclock
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Nexus NXS SHA3 Mining Power DrawMSI GTX 1080 Ti Nexus NXS SHA3 Mining Power Draw

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 NiceHash Benchmark 1MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Benchmark 1
MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Benchmark 2MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Benchmark 2
MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Benchmark 3MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Benchmark 3
MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Benchmark 4MSI GTX 1080 Ti NiceHash Benchmark 4
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Mining Rigs Builds
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Ravencoin Mining RigMSI GTX 1080 Ti Ravencoin Mining Rig
MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Mining Rig Ravencoin Mining HashrateMSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X Mining Rig Ravencoin Mining Hashrate

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.

  • Mining Performance
  • Power Consumption
  • Cooling
  • Price
4.8
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