What to mine on Nvidia 1060 3GB? List of coins 2022
Video cards of the 1060 3 GB series "come out" of mining. Mining most of the popular, profitable coins on this "prehistoric" video card is no longer possible, since the amount of video memory is only 3 GB!
Yes, of course everything was going to this, however, is everything so bad? Should I give up and "throw away" Nvidia 1060 3 gigabyte versions?
The most important question that worries users of these video cards is what, in fact, to mine now? Is there still a profit in 1063? Is it worth buying/ selling them?
We will answer all these and other questions in this article. You will also learn about a small life hack, how you can mine Ethereum on 1060 3 GB video cards.
The best cryptocurrencies for mining on 1060 3 GB: a quick answer
As we have already said, there are not so many profitable coins left for mining at 1063. Below we have compiled a list of profit coins that can still be mined on a 1060 3 GB graphics card in 2022:
| Coin | Algorithm | Hashrate | Program |
| Ethereum Classic (ETC) | Etchash | 24.9 Mh/s | |
| Ergo (ERG) | Autolykos | 46 Mh/s | NBminer |
| Flux (FLUX) | ZelHash | 20.5 H/s | lolMiner; miniZ |
| Bitcoin Gold (BTG) | Zhash | 36.2 H/s (Miniz) и 35 H/s (Gminer) | miniZ; Gminer |
| Nimiq (NIM) | Argon2d-NIM | 185 Kh/s | noncerpro |
| Conceal (CCX) | CryptoNightGPU | 776 H/s | cryptodredge |
| Aion (AION) | Equihash (210,9) | 137 H/s | miniZ |
| Zano (ZANO) | ProgPowZ | 9.2 Mh/s | T-Rex miner |
| Ubiq (UBQ) | Ubqhash | 23.5 Mh/s |
The king is "dead" (Ethereum), what's next?
To begin with, let's figure out why the mining of the most popular cryptocurrencies (such as Ethereum) with a 1063 video card has become impossible?
The thing is that the Ethash algorithm has such a thing as a DAG file. The size of the DAG file is constantly changing, it is stable only for a while. But with every 30 thousandth block, its size increases along with the increase in the difficulty of mining coins. The process of increasing the block size is commonly referred to as the "change of epochs".
The video card must have at least 200-300 megabytes more memory than the DAG file, at least in order to give part of the resource to the operating system.
The DAG file at the time of writing is at the next stage:
- Ethereum- 4.61 GB
At the same time, the 1060 video card in our case has only 3 GB of video memory. In this regard, Ether mining is impossible.
Why can Ethereum classic be mined on 1060 3 GB?
The thing is that Ethereum classic had a hard fork, after which they "rolled back" their DAG file.
At the time of writing (January 2022), the ETC DAG file is 2.8 GB. Therefore, you can mine ETC on 1063 video cards!
Is it worth mining other Ethash coins instead of Ethereum?
As we have already described above, one of the most profitable coins for mining on 1063 is Ethereum Classic (but there are others). This coin has a similar algorithm - Etchash.
Now let's look at other cryptocurrencies that can be mined on the 1060 3 GB version, and which are also on the Ethash algorithm (Ether algorithm), but before that, a small statistic of their DAG file.
Unfortunately, time flies very fast. Back in 2020, the list of coins was many times larger. Many coins have died, and some can no longer be mined for 1060 3 GB, since the Dag file has already exceeded 3 GB.
Below is a screenshot of the coins that could be mined back in 2019-2020:
Note that for all the algorithms listed below, you can download already fully configured and ready-made miners with ready-made Bat files for different pools!
Ethereum Classic (ETC) mining for 1060 3 GB
Mining LTC on 1060 3 GB in 2022 is still possible! Nvidia 1063 is still mining this coin as a plus.
For example, at the time of writing, you can get $0.68 dirty from 1 video card per day (without deduction for light):
How to mine LTC on 1060 3 GB?
In order to start mining LTC on Nvidia 1063, you need to follow these steps.
Step 1. Choosing a wallet
First you need to create a digital coin wallet, which will receive a reward for mining. The following wallets are suitable:
- Exchange wallet (for example): Huobi, Binanc
- Official Wallet
- Hardware Wallet (Trezor/ Ledger)
- Multi-currency wallet
Choose the method that is convenient for you and get a digital coin wallet.
Step 2. Choosing a mining program
We know that Ethereum Classic runs on the Etchash algorithm. This means that the following programs are suitable:
Choose a program that is convenient for you.
Step 3. Choosing a pool for mining
Ethereum Classic has a lot of pools and it will not be difficult to choose a convenient one for you. Here is an example of large and easy-to-configure pools:
Step 4. Setting up the Bat file
Now you need to configure the Bat file of the program that you downloaded.
Example of setting up a Bat file for the Phoenix miner program:
PhoenixMiner.exe -pool eu1-etc.ethermine.org:4444 -wal 0x7v9dd9150cG06819a9216525931R3q55e224Q121 -worker Phoenix -pass x -log 0 -retrydelay 1 -tt 79 -tstop 89 -tstart 85 -Rmode 1 -fret 1 -rate 1 -coin etc
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Read more about how to set up the Phoenix miner program on our website.
Flux (FLUX) mining on 1060 3 GB
You can also mine the Flux cryptocurrency on 1063 in 2022. This coin is not as popular as ETC and occupies (at the time of writing) the 166th place in capitalization.
Also one of the disadvantages is that the coin is traded on a small number of exchanges.
However, for Nvidia 1063, this coin is still a profit, and sometimes takes 1st place in profitability. At the time of writing, 1 Nvidia 1060 3 Gb graphics card brings $0.57 dirty per day (without deduction for light):
How to mine FLUX on 1060 3 GB?
In order to start mining FLUX on Nvidia 1063, you need to follow these steps.
Step 1. Create a Digital Coin Wallet
You can create a digital wallet on the following platforms:
Choose the method that is convenient for you and get a digital coin wallet.
Step 2. Choosing a mining program
We know that FLUX runs on the ZelHash algorithm. This means that the following programs are suitable:
Choose a program that is convenient for you.
Step 3. Choosing a pool for mining
FLUX doesn't have many mining pools. Here is an example of large and easy-to-configure pools:
Step 4. Setting up the Bat file.
Now you need to configure the Bat file of the program that you downloaded.
Example of setting up a Bat file for the mini Z program:
miniz [email protected]:2033 --pass=YourPassword --par=125,4 --pers=ZelProof --extra
Ergo (ERG) mining on 1060 3 GB
Ergo cryptocurrency can still be mined at 1060 3 GB in 2022. This coin is not as popular as ETC and Flux and occupies (at the time of writing) the 326th place in capitalization.
Also one of the disadvantages is that the coin is traded on a small number of exchanges.
However, for Nvidia 1063, this coin is still a profit, and sometimes takes 1st place in profitability. At the time of writing, 1 Nvidia 1060 3 Gb graphics card brings $0.63 dirty per day (without deduction for light):
How to mine Ergo on 1060 3 GB?
In order to start mining Ergo on Nvidia 1063, you need to follow these steps.
Step 1. Create a Digital Coin Wallet
You can create a digital wallet on the following platforms:
- Official Wallet
- Exchange: KuCoin, Gate.io
- Multi-currency wallet
Choose the method that is convenient for you and get a digital coin wallet.
Step 2. Choosing a mining program
We know that Ergo runs on the Autolykos algorithm. This means that the following programs are suitable:
Choose a program that is convenient for you.
Step 3. Choosing a pool for mining
Ergo doesn't have many mining pools. Here is an example of large and easy-to-configure pools:
Step 4. Setting up the Bat file.
Now you need to configure the Bat file of the program that you downloaded.
Example of setting up a Bat file for the lolMiner program:
lolMiner.exe --algo AUTOLYKOS2 --pool erg.2miners.com:8888 --user YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS.RIG_ID
How to mine Ethereum on 1063?
A lot of people ask if there is a way to bypass the DAG file, use some kind of program to mine the Ethereum?
No! Unfortunately, there is nothing like that! And you can't mine Ether directly!
However, today we will tell you a very interesting life hack, thanks to which you will be able to "extract" Ethereum on 1060 3 GB video cards in 2022!
This life hack is a method that we call "pseudo mining". To do this, you need to mine the most profitable coin that 1060 3 GB can mine.
For example, you can mine Flux or Ethereum Classic coins.
As you can see, the most profitable coin at the time of writing is Ethereum Classic (however, everything may change tomorrow, and Flux, or any other coin from the above, will be profitable).
Next, you mine ETC (or another most profitable coin available) and change it to Ethereum. Of course, the ETC rate may fall, and you will receive less profit (than when mining any other available coin). Therefore, we advise you (depending on your capacity) to sell the mined ETC as soon as possible and change it to Ethereum.
That is, it turns out:
- You mine Ethereum Classicdirectly to the exchange where there is Ethereum (or transfer it to the exchange from another wallet to which you have been mining)
- You sell it on the same exchange in exchange for Ethereum
- That's it, you have the Ether in your wallet that you "mined"
Why did we focus on hashrate? It's simple: if you have only 1 video card, then you will have to mine (for example Flux) for about 5 days to sell it on the stock exchange, since almost all exchanges do not give the right to trade amounts less than 4-5 dollars! If you have large capacities, you can sell Flux (or any other coin) in exchange for Ethereum on the same day.
The biggest plus is that you can leave the mined Flux coins (or any others) on the exchange (wallet), without changing them to Ethereum. Thus, you will not keep "all the eggs in one basket", but will expand your investment portfolio a little.
It is worth noting that this method will make you often follow the profit coins, and sometimes rearrange the rig on different coins. Plus, you often have to deal with the exchange - to sell coins in exchange for Ether.
Is it worth buying Nvidia 1060 3 GB for mining in 2022?
It is worth noting that now there is no way to buy a new Nvidia 1063 in stores, since they have long been discontinued, and they are sold only on the Used market.
It is also worth remembering 1 important thing - the amount of video memory in the video card is very important in mining!
Considering that the 1060 has only 3 GB of memory, it becomes almost not profitable! It is also worth noting that at the moment there are not so many coins left that can be mined for 1063 and they do not bring much profit at all.
Therefore, based on all of the above, the Bitwork team does not recommend buying an Nvidia 1060 3Gb video card for mining, since these are very old, low-resource and almost not profitable video cards!
On the other hand, you can buy a used Nvidia 1060 6Gb video card for mining (but not worth it), since this card is still, even in 2022, mining Ethereum and many other popular coins.
Why not buy 1060 6 GB? It's very simple. It is also already a very old and weak card, plus in 2022 6 GB of video memory is not so much anymore. Also, do not forget that the Dag file will get to 6 GB of video cards very quickly and they will also become useless!
Conclusion
«Отвал» 1060 3 Гб в майнинге всего от 1 монеты – не повод расстраиваться и забрасывать майнинг. Как Вы поняли, есть множество монет, которые также можно майнить на этой видеокарте и получать неплохую прибыль.
Однако это при условии, что видеокарты 1063 есть уже у Вас!
We strongly do not recommend buying 1063 video cards for mining in 2022, since you voluntarily cut yourself off in mining good, promising coins. Buying these cards is a waste of time, effort, and most importantly, money!
We hope that we helped you choose a new coin for mining on this video card.
Happy mining!
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