Ethminer

Ethminer is a popular program for mining Ethereum (ether) cryptocurrency on NVIDIA graphics cards. The utility also supports some AMD video adapters, but only the new GeForce GTX series models show the maximum efficiency of aether coin production.

Ethminer is a CLI program that does not have a graphical interface. The utility is launched through a special BAT-file or CMakeLists.txt, which prescribe rules and configuration settings. Instead of the usual buttons and colorful menu screen you will see only a black window of the command line, through which you can control the mining process. The full list of the utility's functions can be found in the official manual, as well as in the reference information (help command).

The only serious disadvantage of Ethminer is the high power requirements of the graphics card. On weak models, the utility often generates various errors, shows unstable results of airtime mining, or refuses to run at all when the command line is reopened. To avoid such problems, some amateurs and professionals use overclocked graphics cards while working with this program.

To create Ethminer, the developer used the developments of such projects as cpp-ethereum and Genoil's CUDA miner, which eventually led to the addition of support for CUDA technology, OpenCL-cards, Stratum mode, as well as the function of realistic testing of mining. This program can be recommended to all users who are going to mine Ethereum coins on their graphics card, as well as those who are looking for an alternative to Claymore's Dual Ethereum GPU Miner.