

The v0.1 OpenCL version can be downloaded here. Macs with less than 8GB VRAM will report a hardware error when mining Ethash, and Macs with less than 4GB VRAM will report a hardware error when mining with Kawpow. The initial Metal API version was crashing on Intel based hardware, however this was addressed in the newer v0.3 release. The initial Metal API version of the application used to run sluggish on 2020 M1 Macs, this was addressed in newer v0.3 release, however you still try the OpenCL version.
Macminer pro#
2019 16″ MacBook Pro AMD 5500M and 8GB VRAM.MacMiner beta with bfgminer included - testers wanted. 2021 MacBook Pro with M1 Max and 64GB VRAM Topic: MacMiner beta with bfgminer included - testers wanted (Read 28619 times) Anonymailer (OP) aka BitBacco Hero Member Offline Activity: 662 Merit: 500.The application has been tested in-lab to run on the following systems. The application has been built for macOS 12. While we have a version running on macOS 10.5.7, it’s just currently much faster to target macOS 12 with its more mature Metal API, however if there is demand we may release support for 10.5.7. In future builds we will support other algorithms, please check back for updates. The algorithm’s supported are Ethash ( requires just over 4GB VRAM and is deprecated) and Kawpow ( requires just over 3GB VRAM). Support for many mining algorithms baked in. The most powerful - yet simple - route to cryptocoin mining for Mac.

In the pre-release we are experimenting with energy efficiency, allowing for mining in the background without overwhelming the system.įor mining on Android, please check out our sister app DroidMiner. MacMiner is the first native Mac app for mining Bitcoin, Litecoin and Alt coins. MacMiner is a free app without advertisements, in-app purchases, paid upgrades, or analytics tracking, just a skippable 1% mining dev fee.
