Crypto Mining on Mac's: Forum

In this install guide we used CPU miner to mine Dogecoin -> viewtopic.php?f=4&t=23

CPU miner is a crypto miner for multiple currencies including for Litecoin, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin. Install CPU Miner on macOS 1. Go to CPU Miner releases and download the latest OSX 64 zip. 2. Unzip pooler-cpuminer-2.5.1-osx64.zip and you will have the minerd application on your Desktop. cpu-miner-m...

Only benchmarked the NiceHash approved algos. Using ethash, getting almost 20 MH/s.

Make sure you run the NiceHash client as Administrator. Shift Right-Click NiceHash miner -> Run as administrator.

to access MSR registers Administrator privileges required.
FAILED TO APPLY MSR MOD, HASHRATE WILL BE LOW

System:
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9
64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4
AMD Radeon Pro 5600M 8 GB


Hashrates were consistent around 3700 - 4100 H/s. Earning about $0.19 a day running 24 hours.

Don't copy your config.json files to other Mac's you plan to use XMRig. Use the XMRig wizard to always create a brand new configuration file for any new Mac device you want to run it on. XMRig automatically configures your config.json on first run with CPU & GPU information it finds on your Appl...

I understand this a mac binary GPU miner but seems dated. Anyone having success with it?

OPENCL error with dual GPU's. Tries to compile the Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 which is not supported. Update the config.json file and remove the Intel(R) UHD Graphics 630 to get around this. However, it appears not all AMD cards + OpenCL in macOS will still work and you may receive error CL_INVALID_V...

Installed Boot Camp + Windows 10 64-bit and Nice Hash miner for Intel. Nice Hash does NOT recognize the onboard Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB so you cannot mine with it, only the CPU. In all, the hashrates weren't as good as using XMRig on macOS documented here. However, earnings may have potential...

The top of the line maxed MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) 2.4 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i9 64 GB 2667 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro 5600M 8 GB. The 5600M GPU will mine almost $2 a day using NBMiner. CPU miner is around $0.18 a day using XMRig. I did not install any special drivers or induce overclocking. Fans wer...