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Here's a source: > According to Bryan Del Rizzo, director of global PR for GeForce, more things are working behind the driver. > According to Mr. Del Rizzo: "
by qqii 6y ago
Here's a source:
> According to Bryan Del Rizzo, director of global PR for GeForce, more things are working behind the driver.
> According to Mr. Del Rizzo: "It's not just a driver thing. There is a secure handshake between the driver, the RTX 3060 silicon, and the BIOS (firmware) that prevents removal of the hash rate limiter."
https://www.techpowerup.com/278712/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-anti-mining-feature-goes-beyond-driver-version-could-expand-to-more-skus https://www.techpowerup.com/278712/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-a...
- tibbydudeza 6y agoThey must be using an eFUSE to differentiate between a gamer and miner GPU , would not make sense to have differing SKU's.
- qqii 6y agoIt's likely they have other subtle differences too. That doesn't mean they can't be worked around. Mining cards could still produce a display output with Looking Glass style software. Gaming cards could still mine using modded drivers and firmware or a change in mining algorithm.