From 3322acd9443e43c8e5da02c354a2ce19245976c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: tevador <37503146+tevador@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2019 15:22:35 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Clarification in readme Some people thought that fast and light mode were different algorithms. --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c46c87d..3372bf2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ RandomX can operate in two main modes with different memory requirements: * **Fast mode** - requires 2080 MiB of shared memory. * **Light mode** - requires only 256 MiB of shared memory, but runs significantly slower +Both modes are interchangeable as they give the same results. The fast mode is suitable for mining, while the light mode is expected to be used only for proof verification. + ## Documentation Full specification is available in [specs.md](doc/specs.md).