What is Bminer
Bminer is a miner that supports multiple algorithms. It works well with both Nvidia and AMD cards and it also boasts high operation performance.
Creators charge a fee for their software. Here is a list of all supported algorithms and coins with relative fees.
- Equihash (Zcash, Bitcoin Gold, BitcoinZ) – 2% fee
- Ethash (Ethereum) – 0.65% fee
- Ethash + Blake14r/Blake2s Dual Mining – 1.3% fee
- Bytom BTM – 2% fee
- Grin – 1% fee
Read more: How to Mine Grin?
Here are the features of Bminer highlighted by its creators.
- High operation speed and efficiency
- SSL support
- Automatic reconnection in case of network failure
- Automatic restart in case of GPU hang
- REST API interfaces support for large-scale mining rigs
You can see the full list of options using the Bminer command -help in the command line.
Bminer Performance
These are the hashrates of the most popular GPUs on different algorithms. First, let’s take a look at Bminer for Ethereum on Ethash.
GeForce GTX 1060 – approx 21 MH/s GeForce GTX 1070 – approx 27 MH/s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti – approx 46.7 MH/s
These are Bminer results for Bitcoin Gold on Equihash 144.5.
GeForce GTX 1060 – approx 25 Sol/s GeForce GTX 1070 – approx 28 Sol/s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti – approx 63 Sol/s
This is Bminer on ZEC on Equihash 200.9.
GeForce GTX 1060 – approx 325 Sol/s GeForce GTX 1070 – approx 338 Sol/s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti – approx 745 Sol/s
The next in line is the profitable Beam on Equihash 150.5.
GeForce GTX 1060 – approx 12 Sol/s GeForce GTX 1070 – approx 21 Sol/s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti – approx 31 Sol/s
The hashrate of Bminer for Aeternity on CuckooCycle.
GeForce GTX 1060 – approx 3.4 G/s GeForce GTX 1070 – approx 4.7 G/s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti – approx 7.4 G/s GeForce GTX 2080 – approx 8.9 G/s GeForce GTX 2080 Ti – approx 11.8 G/s
This is Bminer and Grin on Cuckaroo29.
GeForce GTX 1060 – approx 3.3 G/s GeForce GTX 1070 – approx 4.8 G/s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti – approx 7.8 G/s GeForce GTX 2080 – approx 8.6 G/s GeForce GTX 2080 Ti – approx 11.2 G/s
The last one is Bminer and Grin on Cuckatoo31.
GeForce GTX 1070 – approx 0.95 G/s GeForce GTX 1080 Ti – approx 1.55 G/s GeForce GTX 2080 – approx 1.65 G/s GeForce GTX 2080 Ti – approx 2.6 G/s
Where to Download Bminer
The latest version is 15.5.3, the miner is compatible with Linux 64 and Windows x64. You can find the necessary version by clicking on this link. Or you can download the archive with miners from here. The password is 2miners.
Read more: How to Setup EWBF’s Cuda Equihash Miner: Step-by-Step Guide
How to use Bminer
The setup is easy. As an example, take a look at the edited bat file for mining Aeternity AE on 2Miners pool.
bminer -uri aeternity://YOUR_LOGIN.RIG_ID:x@ae.2miners.l1q3urman.workers.dev:4242
These are settings for Grin on Cuckaroo29.
bminer.exe -uri cuckaroo29m://YOUR_LOGIN.RIG_ID:x@grin.2miners.l1q3urman.workers.dev:3030 -nofee pause
The last one is for Grin on Cuckatoo31.
bminer.exe -uri cuckatoo31://YOUR_LOGIN.RIG_ID:x@grin.2miners.l1q3urman.workers.dev:3030 -nofee pause
And for Cuckatoo32.
bminer.exe -uri cuckatoo32://YOUR_LOGIN.RIG_ID:x@grin.2miners.l1q3urman.workers.dev:3030 -nofee pause
After the launch, you will see the following. The image proves that the rig is connected to the pool and is active.
The Miners Online tab will help you make sure that you did everything correctly. Here is what it looks like on 2Miners Aeternity pool.
You can find the list of top GPUs for mining in 2019 here. Discover all the secrets of cryptocurrency mining in this Telegram chat and go mine on 2Miners pool.
