NVIDIA has made some major announcements to counter the mining boom in cryptocurrency and the subsequent supply disruptions affecting the GeForce series of graphics cards. The company not only announced a dedicated range of GPUs under the CMP (Crypto Mining Processor) banner, but also revealed that for the upcoming GeForce graphics cards, they will lower the hash rate by a large margin to prevent miners increase inventory. The company has now provided more information on how this is all going to work.
NVIDIA sheds light on GeForce GPUs Cryptocurrency Mining Nerf, all emerging playing cards can be crippled for miners.
According to Bryan Del Rizzo, NVIDIA, cryptocurrency mining seems to be more than just a driver limit. Many people adopted this from yesterday’s announcement, where it is said that the software drivers are designed to detect specific features of the Ethereum mining algorithm, as it is currently the most popular algorithm with the highest efficiency and profit rates, and the hash limit. rate by about 50 percent.
Hi Ryan. It’s not just a driver. There is a secure handshake between the driver, the RTX 3060 silicone and the BIOS (firmware) that prevents the removal of the hash restriction.
Bryan Del Rizzo (@bdelrizzo) 19 February 2021
Since the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is aimed at the main segment and early reports show that it will offer mining performance at the same level as an RTX 3070 (after tuning), it will undoubtedly be a hot seller for mining. means many gamers who were saving to get the card at launch would not be able to do so. With the new limit, however, NVIDIA miners can distract from playing cards and buy their dedicated CMP range.
As for the drivers, BDR says the driver is only one part of the limit. The whole process takes place through a secure handshake between the GPU, Driver and the BIOS (Firmware). All three prevent the hash limiter from being removed. NVIDIA is now confident that it will be enough to tackle miners driving GeForce GPUs, but at the same time we can not be too sure about the overall efficiency of this, as VBIOS and driver modes may allow miners to bypass the limit again. .
What I said.
The old specifications and device IDs of playing cards will be EOL.🤣 https://t.co/hSjEmifanh– kopite7kimi (@ kopite7kimi) 18 February 2021
Thanks, I have to explain it. 🤔
We may not see new specifications, but every old specification has a new twist. It is possible.– kopite7kimi (@ kopite7kimi) 19 February 2021
On top of all that, there are rumors that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 is just the beginning. More Ampere and future GeForce Gaming graphics cards may be added to the list soon. This does not mean that using a new driver on an existing graphics card will limit its hash rate, but a new SKU or existing graphics card with a new device ID may offer a similar limit.
To make things clear, this will not affect your existing RTX 30 series card running on your computer (even if you install new drivers), but say you are going to issue a new card with an ID or SKU update received, now it can probably be limited. This means that all GPUs, whether they are new or those manufactured after yesterday’s update, need to be tested and re-evaluated.
It was seen with the GeForce RTX 3060 by users who already have the card in their hands. YouTuber and trader, CryptoLeo, demonstrates how the GeForce RTX 3060 becomes paralyzed in seconds. The mining speed for the card goes from 41.5 MH / s in Ethereum to only 24 MH / s within a few minutes. Note that no new drivers have been released for the map yet, but it shows that there is more than just software in operation so that it can quickly detect mining algorithms.
The user also drove an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1080 Ti in the same mining industry and it did not affect. This is definitely a step in the right direction for NVIDIA, as it will enable more gamers to get their hands on the GeForce graphics cards made for them and not for large-scale GPU mining operations.
News source: Videocardz