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An '''OpenCL miner''' is a bitcoin miner that uses the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCL OpenCL framework] to perform the hashing computations. When used with a modern GPU, this can produce hash rates orders of magnitude higher than what can be achieved with a CPU. Hashing on a GPU requires an OpenCL or CUDA compatible graphics card.
An '''OpenCL miner''' is a bitcoin miner that uses the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCL OpenCL framework] to perform the hashing computations. When used with a modern GPU, this can produce hash rates orders of magnitude higher than what can be achieved with a CPU. Hashing on a GPU requires an OpenCL or CUDA compatible graphics card.


The first open source OpenCL bitcoin miner was created by m0mchil<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1334.0 m0mchil's announcement on the forum]</ref>. Subsequently another miner based on m0mchil's was created in Java by Diablo-D3.<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1721.0 Diablo's announcement on the forum]</ref>
The first open source OpenCL bitcoin miner was created by m0mchil<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1334.0 m0mchil's announcement on the forum]</ref>. Subsequently the Java [[DiabloMiner]] based on m0mchil's was created by Diablo-D3.<ref>[http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=1721.0 Diablo's announcement on the forum]</ref>


See the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page for detailed statistics on the hash rates that can be achieved with various hardware.
See the [[Mining Hardware Comparison]] page for detailed statistics on the hash rates that can be achieved with various hardware.

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This page is a stub. Help by expanding it. An OpenCL miner is a bitcoin miner that uses the OpenCL framework to perform the hashing computations. When used with a modern GPU, this can produce hash rates orders of magnitude higher than what can be achieved with a CPU. Hashing on a GPU requires an OpenCL or CUDA compatible graphics card.

The first open source OpenCL bitcoin miner was created by m0mchil[1]. Subsequently the Java DiabloMiner based on m0mchil's was created by Diablo-D3.[2]

See the Mining Hardware Comparison page for detailed statistics on the hash rates that can be achieved with various hardware.

External Links

  • m0mchill's poclbm open source project.

References