Memory leak when mining with NVIDIA GPUs

You might experience a memory leak when mining with NiceHash Miner or when using OCtune overclocking tool. This is a known bug related to NVIDIA nvml library when calling method nvmlDeviceGetPowerUsage.

Some NVIDIA drivers tend to have a higher memory leak than others. If you recently updated the drivers, the extensive leak could be related to the newer drivers. Make sure that you are using standard NVIDIA drivers. DCH drivers worsen the issue. Learn how to correctly install drivers here.

Memory leak when using NiceHash Miner

A memory leak occurs when NiceHash Miner calls for the above nvmlDeviceGetPowerUsage.  You can solve this problem by disabling Device Status Monitoring and Device Power Mode settings in the NiceHash Miner Advanced settings tab.

Memory leak when using NiceHash QuickMiner

A memory leak occurs when OCtune calls for the above method. 

You can solve this problem by closing OCtune in your web browser.