Nvidia to limit hash rate of RTX3060 GPU's

[Disco_P]

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[Joxeon]

I misread a speculation post as confirmation post. It does appear that the 3060 is nerfed (for now)

Will will be interesting to see if those drivers also nerf the hash rates of the current nvidia Gpus, obviously with those cards you can just install an older driver but still not ideal for gamers who mine on the side but want the latest game ready drivers and resizable bar support.

 

[Andromeda1983]

It will at least be interesting to watch

 

[Jay-G25]

https://videocardz.com/newz/zotac-g...-mining-test-shows-reduced-hashrate-in-action

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

https://videocardz.com/newz/zotac-g...-mining-test-shows-reduced-hashrate-in-action

Since the author of the video has no drivers for this card, this would suggest that the anti-mining algorithm is not present in the software, but rather implemented in the BIOS itself.

interesting

 

[Minstadave]

I'm sure it'll get bypassed in no time.

 

[MCFC_ANDY]

for sure it will, but the casual uninformed miner, i think it could have an impact, but the casual miner arent the ones buying cards, so your probs right

 

[FireTwo]

bios flash to a ti there will be work arounds

 

[Jay-G25]

yeah can see this harming the average joe who wants to mine while not gaming or using the pc rather than large farms who will buy them in the 100's and get past the bios issues ... interesting times watching from the side

 

[Disco_P]

interesting times watching from the side

Profitable time mining on the side

 

[Cold_And_Miserable]

Why doesn't Nvidia make new drivers + vBios's with a check for known mining software that immediately disables all compute functions? Maybe even add in some encryption / self-modifying code obfuscation techniques to make it extra hard to bypass.

 

[Jay-G25]

Profitable time mining on the side

Agree , am very happy with how my 3090 is doing ... looking to be able to pay for itself and then some , we shall see

 

[SkillTim]

Miners who want maximum efficiency wouldn't be buying 3060's even before this. I hope, and can't imagine, nVidia will do this to every 30 series Graphics card. If they do, a s*** storm cometh.

 

[Joxeon]

Miners who want maximum efficiency wouldn't be buying 3060's even before this. I hope, and can't imagine, nVidia will do this to every 30 series Graphics card. If they do, a s*** storm cometh.

Not really since the product is aimed at gamers who I imagen would be quite pleased.

 

[Neutrino101]

Not entirely convinced that this is a good thing, if miners can’t use the 3060 then they will simply continue buying the 3070 & 3080 instead. This will simply increase demand for the cards that we actual want as gamers.

 

[Hotwired]

Not entirely convinced that this is a good thing, if miners can’t use the 3060 then they will simply continue buying the 3070 & 3080 instead. This will simply increase demand for the cards that we actual want as gamers.

The vast, overwhelming, majority of gamers are buying midrange like they always have. You get enough performance for current games without burning money and pass on the shiniest shiny special effects.

£500+++ cards are not what the average gamer is after.

 

[FoxEye]

The vast, overwhelming, majority of gamers are buying midrange like they always have. You get enough performance for current games without burning money and pass on the shiniest shiny special effects.

£500+++ cards are not what the average gamer is after.

Before lockdown I would say for sure, mid-range is where most people look to buy.

But recently I've heard people say that spending £3000k on a gaming PC is "pretty cheap entertainment," and other stuff that makes my jaw drop

The amount of cash people have lying around atm, burning a hole in their pockets, is several times what would be normal. Sure it's not life-changing amounts we're talking about, but people are looking to spend their way out of the current pandemic misery.

When people start losing their jobs and furlough is over, maybe some of them will regret buying £3000 gaming PCs. But, what do they say? "YOLO!" People are just looking for ways to spend atm.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

bios flash to a ti there will be work arounds

The GPUs in them are different.

 

[Neutrino101]

The vast, overwhelming, majority of gamers are buying midrange like they always have. You get enough performance for current games without burning money and pass on the shiniest shiny special effects.

£500+++ cards are not what the average gamer is after.

Fair enough, I should indeed have said enthusiasts rather than gamers. Sadly the majority majority of gamers will not be hanging out in the GPU section of a PC enthusiast forum.

My point is simply that this will do nothing to help all those here trying to get hold of 3080’s, instead it’s likely to make it worse for enthusiasts in the short term.

 

[no_1_dave]

The real issue issue isn't the card being used for cryptomining, it's the miners/scalpers getting all the cards so the gamers can't get any

Surely if miners and scalpers can get them, so can gamers... I'm pretty sure they all share the same internet

Anybody with common sense would just pay the higher scalped price if they can't find the cards in stock, then use the card for mining while they're in bed and at work. In a few months they would have made back what they lost when they paid the higher price and would then start making profit. Plus they would benefit from having one of the new cards for gaming. Imagine if people had done this 3-4 months ago, they would have almost paid off the entire cost of the card by now