Here’s an update for all you folks having issues with RX VEGA 56/64 Cards on HiveOS, mining ERG on autolykos2 algorithm.
Before the nerf, Vega 56/64 cards were pushing around 190 - 200Mhz.
After the nerf, Vega 56/64 cards now push around 135 - 145MHz.
However! Overall network hashrate decreased and there hasn’t been any decrease in payouts since the nerf. So it’s nothing to worry too much about. It wouldn’t make an impact if an optimization came out across the board for Vega 56/64 GPUs. The percentage of resources you allocate to each block remains the same, thus resulting in virtually the same exact payouts because overall network hashrate would increase respectively. Its obviously correlated. Before the nerf, total network hashrate oscillated around 25Th/s. Now we’re looking at around 15TH/s for total network hashrate, thats around a 40% decrease in overall network hashrate.
NOW. Following the Vega GPU update or nerf or whatever you want to call it, a 180-200MHz nerf to 130 - 145MHz, yields on average a 30% decrease in hashrate power. With that being said, your percent contribution should be slightly higher per block than it was before, thus an increase in payout rewards. Correct me if I’m wrong, idk. this is how I’m looking at it.
SO BASICALLY what I’m trying to say is to STOP overstressing about your hashrates and just find a stable config that works for your cards. If you’re achieving anywhere between 130 - 145 MHz and not crashing, or producing invalid shares, you’re fine. You won’t be earning any less than you were before the emergency release. Also, don’t worry too much about GPU Detected DEAD error. No matter what you do, there’s always gonna be that one pesky card that just hates being alive. Check my previous post to see how I tackled that issue.
One last thing, After following the performance and payout intervals over the course of the last couple of months since the nerf, I haven’t made any more or less ERG than before the update.
P.S. Sorry for the rant. Hope this helped put some minds at ease.
