PhoenixMiner 5.4c (release candidate) is ready. You can download
PhoenixMiner 5.4c from here (both Windows and Linux versions):
https://github.com/PhoenixMinerDevTeam/PhoenixMiner/releases/tag/5.4c (github.com, MEGA links are no longer active)
If you want to check the integrity of the downloaded file, please use the following hashes (you need the last file PhoenixMiner_NVRTC_Windows.zip only if you want to mine BCI with Nvidia cards under Windows):
File: PhoenixMiner_5.4c_Windows.zip
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SHA-1: 191f35a6f90c5caa9c95813a1b1737e642f73c67
SHA-256: 4599daac32507079c96d43ed0f401c09a0d362a59dd7aa828bc8203148f3d193
SHA-512: 0ed90d35cbe5d04f2c0a0717b1d5f199a79e281b2590687d2448867f3c8fbceb7062c85833653f9c879c6d7b254460eb3f8bcda89f9aa9892a738bc850fdb72a
File: PhoenixMiner_5.4c_Linux.tar.gz
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SHA-1: f2341079baacdc75e12c7c8976ab25acaa3acaaa
SHA-256: da3801a37d561bde30bc2b2083310bc2f3e8b2ea674fa0555e3af5d90e3ade2c
SHA-512: 265db5f014bbfce03bfbc15d8cfbf255903b95f7232f1a9d50a90bae9f49c40786c3644210f4fbad88180c23ab8f7a9937dcc4b63dd53b437522dde5f2ff722f
File: PhoenixMiner_NVRTC_Windows.zip
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SHA-1: ff6fa5e018adbd52caf631c42b7c2fac7ce48a51
SHA-256: 8087757169405d51ea8ba818347fb05d0450aef985c29272165070346eb5a54a
SHA-512: 7b2d832f7f40578bb1f501d5174467f5ae06612e601dab769fd56d39da48a471b18c6373435a485155f70fec4017d8378797bf1e1dfe5d62fee30fa6a1d992c4
The changes in this release (since 5.4b) include the following:
- Added support for DAG epochs up to 500
- Fixed crash (or GPUs not detected error) when using the latest Windows Nvidia drivers 460.79 and 460.89
- Validated support for Nvidia RTX 3090, 3080, 3070, and 3060Ti GPUs. Those still use the current kernels and there are no speed increases from the previous PhoenixMiner release
- Add support for the older AMD Linux driver 19.50-1011208-ubuntu-18.04 (used by some Linux mining OSes and other software)
- Added new kernels to allow mining on AMD Hawaii cards (R9 390, etc.) with the current and future DAG epochs (even with DAG buffer above 4GB for the 8GB cards). Note that the AMD Windows drivers do not support compute mode for Hawaii cards, so the hashrate will be quite low (14-15 MH/s with the current ETH DAG epoch). This problem is fixed under Linux, where you can get the full 29-30 MH/s speed out of the Hawaii cards.
The changes of the previous beta (5.4b) since the last version (5.3b) are:
- New kernels for AMD Vega and Navi GPUs that are slightly faster when the DAG buffer is approaching or passing 4GB in size (the current ETH DAG is close to 4GB). To use these new kernels, you need to use drivers 20.5.1 or later under Win10, or 20.10.x or later under Linux
- Automatic re-running auto-tune as needed when switching to a different DAG buffer type (e.g. when switching from ETH to ETC, or back)
- Added support for the latest AMD Windows 10 drivers 20.12.1 and 20.11.3
- Fixed crash when trying to set -mvddc on very old AMD drivers (including the beta blockchain drivers from 2017)
- Other small fixes and improvements
Some notes on the best (or at least some of the better) drivers for AMD cards:
- If you have 6GB or 8GB card that is at least Polaris (i.e. 470/480/570/580, Vega, Radeon VII, Navi), you should run at least driver 20.5.1 under Windows 10, or driver 20.10.x under Linux.
- If you have 4GB Polaris card (i.e. 470/480/570/580), ideally you should also run drivers 20.5.1 or later. At the very least the drivers should be either 18.12.1.1 to 19.7.5 (inclusive), or 19.12.2 and later. Under Linux, drivers 19.x.x or 20.x.x should be OK for 4GB cards.
- Avoid using the 20.40.x, and 20.45.x drivers under Linux.
Please let us know if you have any problems or questions related to PhoenixMiner 5.4c
