Special graphics cards for mining from Nvidia
Nvidia has prepared 2 graphics adapters that have been specifically designed for cryptocurrency mining. Both cards are based on existing Pascal chips, but have been modified for more efficient and efficient mining on Nvidia GTX chips. These graphics cards with GP104-100 and GP106-100 chips are provided by Nvidia Authorized Partners.
It is worth noting that the warranty for these video cards is only 3 months . The launch of Nvidia GTX GPUs for mining is expected in mid-June, but the timing may vary from vendor to vendor. On the P104-100 graphics chip, the performance / watt is claimed to increase 30% over the GTX 1060 3GB. And the P106-100 chip gives an increase of 10% in comparison with the same video card. Both video cards are produced without video interfaces.
The Nvidia P104-100 graphics card uses the same design as the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. But it provides much more performance per watt of consumed power, as the adapter is specially modified for mining with Nvidia GTX. Cards from different manufacturers come with different chip frequencies, while this base model runs at a base frequency of 1607 MHz. The overclocking frequency is 1733 MHz with 10 GB / s GDDR5X memory bandwidth and 256-bit bus width.
Power is supplied via a single 8-pin connector, and the power consumption is approximately 180W. The base model of the graphics adapter is slated for shipping at a price of $ 350, while the model from the manufacturer Inno3D is announced at a price of $ 370 – Inno3D P6D-N104-1SDN P104-100 Twin X2 8GB GDDR5X. These prices are significantly less than their in-game counterparts ($ 499).
The claimed mining performance on the Nvidia GTX P104-100 will be about 60 MH / s, but this performance will be achieved only after updating the adapter BIOS to the new firmware.
The Nvidia P106-100 model uses the same design as the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060. This made it possible to configure the graphics adapter for mining with Nvidia GTX much more efficiently. The adapter operates at a base frequency of 1506 MHz, a turbo frequency of 1708 MHz, and a memory bandwidth of 8 GB / s GDDR5 with a 192-bit bus. Power will be supplied through the 6-pin connector and the power consumption will be 120W.
The base model in the US will be priced at $ 200, which is $ 49 cheaper than the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB gaming counterpart. Here is the price of a specific Inno3D adapter (N5G-N106-4SDN P106-100 Twin X2 6GB GDDR5) – $ 235.
The American electrical giant PNY Technologies, which is the official supplier of professional video cards Nvidia Quadro to Russia, has released its own version of the accelerator called Pny Quadro Gp100 16 Gb. At launch, the product was announced as the world’s most powerful graphics workstation and computing card. Equipped with advanced visualization and modeling capabilities to meet the most demanding professional requirements, the card allows application developers to create massive and complex environments, ensuring high speed in solving the most complex computational problems. The presence of NVLink interfaces determines the ability to combine two cards with a total memory capacity of 32 Gb.
Thanks to the combination of technical characteristics, the Pny Quadro Gp100 16 Gb demonstrates outstanding performance, 9% faster than its closest competitor AMD Radeon PRO WX 9100.
