GTX 1070 Optimized: 390X Ethereum Hashing on 140 Watts?
The new Nvidia-beta driver package that allows for clock, memory, and voltage adjustments released this week, and I thought it would be interesting to see just how far we can push the EVGA GTX 1070’s Ethereum hashing now that we have full control over the hardware. If you read our first review of the GPU, you’ll know that the card stands on its own as a power-efficient piece of equipment, but just how far a little optimisation goes may surprise you. Testing Methodology. Miner Benchmarking is worlds away from your typical hardware testing. Manufacturers, architectures and even board and....
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