Guide
How to mine Ergo (ERG) on your GPU
Updated 19 August 2026 · Autolykos2 · Windows & Linux · NVIDIA 6 GB+
Since Pasiv 0.5.0 (25 September 2026), new installs mine Monero on the CPU and Pearl on the GPU, paid in USDT to your own address by unMineable's pool. Ergo remains available on the direct route, for installs from before 0.5.0 that pay a coin address directly, until 1 November 2026, when Pasiv stops mining Ergo. Existing installs get a notice in the app with a one-click switch to USDT payouts. This guide describes that route until then.
Ergo is the established GPU coin: a fair-launched chain running since 2019, with a memory-hard proof-of-work — Autolykos2 — built to keep ASICs out and ordinary graphics cards in. In Pasiv it's a one-click pick on the GPU lane, and the pool pays your own ERG address directly.
On the direct route, Pasiv takes no fee on Ergo. There, Pasiv's 4% time-sliced fee applies to Monero only; ERG carries no Pasiv fee. The fees that do exist are disclosed below, and neither reaches Pasiv.
Ergo is Pasiv's newest engine — if you don't see it in your coin picker yet, update to the latest release from the install page.
Three steps
- Download Pasiv from the install page (free; Windows and Linux for GPU mining) and open it.
- Pick Ergo on the GPU lane and paste your ERG address. Ergo mainnet addresses start with 9 and are 51 characters; Pasiv validates the format before you can start. No wallet yet? Pick one from the official Ergo wallet list — Pasiv never asks for private keys or seed phrases.
- Press the pearl. Your card connects to the pool and starts submitting Autolykos2 shares; the pool pays your address directly once you pass its payout minimum. Stop any time — the GPU is yours again instantly.
The facts
| Algorithm | Autolykos2 — memory-hard and ASIC-resistant by design, so consumer GPUs stay competitive on a chain that has run since 2019 |
| Engine | SRBMiner-Multi, the bundled GPU engine Pasiv already ships for Pearl and Ravencoin. Its developer keeps a 1.00% Autolykos2 dev fee — third-party, disclosed, never Pasiv's |
| Hardware | Windows or Linux with an NVIDIA card (Turing or newer) and 6 GB+ of VRAM. The algorithm's dataset is smaller, but we measured the engine allocating 7.6 GB on an 8 GB card — so the floor stays conservative until we've measured smaller cards. Cards below it are refused up front. Not available on macOS |
| Pool | HeroMiners (de.ergo.herominers.com) — an established public pool; its own fee ~0.9% |
| Payout | Direct to your ERG address once the pool's minimum is reached. Pasiv is non-custodial and never touches your coins |
| Cost | Pasiv is free and takes no fee on ERG on the direct route, where its 4% time-sliced fee applies to Monero only (how it works) |
Frequently asked questions
Is mining Ergo profitable on one card?
Honestly: when we measured, a 4060-class card estimated at roughly ten cents a day on Ergo — and Pasiv shows you its live estimate before you start, so you never have to guess. On most cards Pearl currently estimates higher; Ergo is there for people who want the older, established chain. Profitability always moves with price, difficulty, and your electricity, and is never guaranteed.
Why does Ergo need 6 GB of VRAM if its dataset is smaller?
Autolykos2's dataset is around 2.5 GB, but memory floors are set by what the engine actually allocates, not by the theory: on our 8 GB test card the engine allocated 7.6 GB. Until we've measured smaller cards ourselves, the floor stays at 6 GB — a card refused up front beats a card that fails mid-mine.
Can Auto / Max-Profit mode pick Ergo for me?
No — Auto ranks the CPU's RandomX coins, where profitability is directly comparable. A GPU algorithm like Autolykos2 can't be ranked against RandomX on price alone, so GPU coins are a deliberate manual pick: you choose Pearl, Ravencoin, or Ergo per card, and the app shows each one's live estimate to help you decide.
Is Ergo ASIC-mined?
No. Autolykos2 is memory-hard specifically to keep ASICs uncompetitive, and the network hashrate is GPU-shaped. That's the test every Pasiv GPU coin has to pass — on an ASIC-dominated chain (Kaspa, Alephium), a consumer card's share rounds to zero and we won't pretend otherwise.
Non-custodial · no account · stop any time