Topic: 64-bit faster than 32-bit mining? (Read 3613 times)
I agree that for GPU mining it makes no difference what so ever. Maybe it can improve CPU mining.
Operating systmen doesnt have much influence on how your GPUs are running, so its
all up to your graphics cards
all up to your graphics cards
This should depend on the graphics card and video memory, not the operating system.
I have experienced on windows 7 and windows 10 that using the Xevan x86 version is a few hundred hashes faster than the x64 version.
I say a few hundred hashes faster because i am seeing a hash rate of ~7300 to ~7600 using the setup i have.
I am looking for a decent Skein miner AMD and NVIDIA, anybody that has knowledge of a decent miner, please?
Thanks
I say a few hundred hashes faster because i am seeing a hash rate of ~7300 to ~7600 using the setup i have.
I am looking for a decent Skein miner AMD and NVIDIA, anybody that has knowledge of a decent miner, please?
Thanks
GPUs don't have 32 or 64 bit, they have 128 and some 256 bit, it's independent from your OS
on CPU mining however, 64 bit CAN be faster than 32 bit depending what exactly is being done, usually 64 bit can hash better because it uses less operations to handle 64 bit numbers (instead of adding 2 32 bit numbers) but who uses CPU for mining anymore?
on CPU mining however, 64 bit CAN be faster than 32 bit depending what exactly is being done, usually 64 bit can hash better because it uses less operations to handle 64 bit numbers (instead of adding 2 32 bit numbers) but who uses CPU for mining anymore?
I can believe that it would be possible.
As a simple example: a bignum library divides numbers into n-bit chunks, and operates on those chunks one at a time. If the chunks were 64-bits instead of 32, then the bignum library would (near enough) double in speed.
There is more to it than that of course, optimisation is about more than just bits.
Also, just because the existing code doesn't show speed up on 64-bit, doesn't mean it is impossible that 64-bit optimisations are possible with different algorithms.
Edit: of course it would make no difference at all when it is the GPU doing all the calculating.
As a simple example: a bignum library divides numbers into n-bit chunks, and operates on those chunks one at a time. If the chunks were 64-bits instead of 32, then the bignum library would (near enough) double in speed.
There is more to it than that of course, optimisation is about more than just bits.
Also, just because the existing code doesn't show speed up on 64-bit, doesn't mean it is impossible that 64-bit optimisations are possible with different algorithms.
Edit: of course it would make no difference at all when it is the GPU doing all the calculating.
I haven't experienced a change between Win7 32 and 64...
Untrue.
A user here mentioned that using a 64-bit operating system and miner can produce twice as many hashes per second then a 32bit system during mining. I do not believe this is true but I was hoping for other opinions about this claim. If I am mistaken then I would like to be told. But if this user is mistaken I would like to post that fact in that thread.
link to the post is here http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=21344.msg271183#msg271183
link to the post is here http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=21344.msg271183#msg271183
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