Guide
How to mine Ravencoin (RVN) on your GPU
Updated 19 August 2026 · KawPow · Windows & Linux · NVIDIA 6 GB+
Ravencoin is the classic GPU coin: its proof-of-work, KawPow, was designed to resist ASICs, so an ordinary consumer graphics card still holds real network share. In Pasiv it's a one-click pick on the GPU lane — no config files, no command line, and the pool pays your own RVN address directly.
Pasiv takes no fee on Ravencoin. Pasiv's 4% time-sliced fee applies to Monero only; every other coin, RVN included, is fee-free. The fees that do exist are disclosed below, and neither reaches Pasiv.
Three steps
- Download Pasiv from the install page (free; Windows and Linux for GPU mining) and open it.
- Pick Ravencoin on the GPU lane and paste your RVN address. Ravencoin addresses start with R and are 34 characters; Pasiv validates the format before you can start. No wallet yet? Use an official Ravencoin wallet — Pasiv never asks for private keys or seed phrases.
- Press the pearl. Your card connects to the pool and starts submitting KawPow 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 | KawPow — ASIC-resistant by design, so consumer GPUs stay competitive. Its DAG is ~6 GB, which sets the memory floor below |
| Engine | SRBMiner-Multi, the vendored GPU engine Pasiv already ships for Pearl. Its developer keeps a 0.85% KawPow dev fee — third-party, disclosed, never Pasiv's |
| Hardware | Windows or Linux with an NVIDIA card (Turing or newer) and 6 GB+ of VRAM. Cards below the floor are refused up front with the real numbers — an honest no beats a crash mid-mine. AMD: the engine lists KawPow support, but Pasiv hasn't verified it on our own hardware yet, so it isn't offered. Not available on macOS |
| Pool | HeroMiners (de.ravencoin.herominers.com) — an established public pool; its own fee ~0.9% |
| Payout | Direct to your RVN 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 RVN — the 4% time-sliced fee applies to Monero only (how it works) |
Frequently asked questions
Is mining Ravencoin profitable on one card?
Honestly: on current prices and difficulty, a single consumer card earns cents per day on RVN — and Pasiv shows you its live estimate before you start, so you never have to guess. On most cards Pearl currently estimates higher; RVN is there for people who specifically want the older, widely-traded coin. Profitability always moves with price, difficulty, and your electricity, and is never guaranteed.
Why does my 4 GB card refuse to mine RVN?
KawPow's DAG — the dataset your GPU must hold in memory — is around 6 GB and grows slowly over time. A 4 GB card would accept the job and then fail at runtime, so Pasiv refuses up front and tells you the real numbers instead. The same card may still be eligible for Pearl, which fits in 3 GB.
Can Auto / Max-Profit mode pick Ravencoin for me?
No — Auto ranks the CPU's RandomX coins, where profitability is directly comparable. A GPU algorithm like KawPow can't be ranked against RandomX on price alone, so GPU coins are a deliberate manual pick: you choose Pearl or Ravencoin per card, and the app shows each one's live estimate to help you decide.
Does Pasiv support AMD cards for Ravencoin?
Not yet. The bundled engine lists AMD support for KawPow, but Pasiv only offers what it has verified on real hardware — and we've verified NVIDIA. If that changes, it will be because we measured it, not because a spec sheet said so.
Non-custodial · no account · stop any time