Guide
How to mine Ergo (ERG) on your GPU
Updated 19 August 2026 · Autolykos2 · Windows & Linux · NVIDIA 6 GB+
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.
Pasiv takes no fee on Ergo. Pasiv's 4% time-sliced fee applies to Monero only; every other coin, ERG included, is fee-free. 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 vendored 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 — the 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