Posts Tagged ‘Nvidia’

Nvidia Has Removed the LHR Lock in the Latest Driver 522.25

14, Oct 2022

It seems that the latest video driver from Nvidia version 522.25 just released with support for the new Nvidia RTX 4090 GPUs does also come with a removed LHR, so no more the need to use a miner that unlocks the GPU’s full performance for mining (if you have a LHR video card that is). One would argue that after Ethereum switching to PoS and not being minable anymore is a reason enough for this move from Nvidia to remove the hashrate limiter on their RTX 30xx series of GPUs. We have tested the latest video drivers on LHR locked RTX 3070 Ti GPUs with PhoenixMiner 5.9 that does not yet support any kind of LHR unlock and they are doing 80 MH/s mining. Other LHR locked GPUs should also be capable of their full hahsrate without the need of special unlocking miner, though we have not been able to test and confirm other GPUs for the moment.

It is not the mining part; it is the sales part that is the reason for the LHR removal. The current situation with no profit for most miners means that there is no need to have software that implies further hashrate limiter like the LHR mode in place as it will further decrease the interest from miners for Nvidia GPUs with the current market situation. And while Nvidia was really enjoying the last bull run with huge demand for their video cards, the situation at the moment is not very favourable for the company even with the launch of their new RTX 4090 GPUs. Miners are not buying new GPUs, in fact many are not only not buying, but are actually starting to sell their RTX 30 series video cards on the second-hand market at lower and lower prices as they don’t see a point using the for mining at the moment…

So, is Nvidia trying to “make things right” with the crypto miners one more now that they need to be brought back buying GPUs in time for the next crypto bull run? It probably is, and if not, they can always say the lack of LHR lock in the 522.25 drivers was a developer mistake that will be fixed in a future driver update!

Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 With Full Unrestricted ETH Mining Hashrate, But Only With Single GPU in a Gaming PC

15, Mar 2021

It seems that a workaround to the artificially enforced hashrate limiter for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs mining Ethereum has been discovered and it is pretty simple apparently. You just need to use the developer driver version 470.05 where there is apparently no hashrate limiting being applied, unlike with the regular GeForce video driver that you would normally download for these video cards. This has been reported by some users and we can confirm that it is indeed working and you can get the full mining hashrate for Ethereum with this driver, however there is still a catch… read on below with the latest updates on what and how it works.However, if you are fond of online games, check out https://sickodds.com/lol.

We are getting 47 MH/s Ethash mining hashrate using the Nvidia developer driver version 470.05 with PhoenixMiner mining Ethereum, with the following settings in MSI Afterburner: 70% TDP, -500 MHz GPU, +1000 MHz video memory. You can check what performance does a Asus ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 OC Edition manage to provide you with with the limited hashrate regular drivers, though the limit is not for all crypto algorithms, but for memory-intensive ones such as Ethash and VertHash for instance.

The drawback is that the Nvidia developer driver version 470.05 does require you to register on the Nvidia website as developer and is currently still available for Windows only, but hey, it works and you get the full mining hashrate mining Ethereum and other algorithms such as Verthash used by Vertcoin that apparently also suffered from the hashrate limitation introduced by Nvidia for the RTX 3060. For VTC mining with the above settings the hashrate we are getting is around 810 KH/s instead of the reduced in half sub-400 with the regular driver.

Update: It seems that this “workaround” is still somewhat limited to just when using a single RTX 3060 GPU connected to a monitor, with more GPUs in a mining rig it does not seem to work for full hashrate on all of the video cards… If you do not have the hardware you can look for personal loans for bad credit and use it to buy the equipment that you need. When looking for help to apply for a loan and will match you to the best deal offered based on your application, you can visit a site similar to https://sunnyloansuk.co.uk/same-day-loans-direct-lender/ for more info!

Further researching into the matter with a single RTX 3060 GPU working with unrestricted hashrate, while multiple ones not working has revealed that there seem to be some conditions met. Having a single RTX 3060 GPU connected on a ь8/x16 PCI-E slot (no extenders) and a monitor connected to it. This makes us believe that Nvidia did not in fact forget to implement the protection in the latest developer driver 370.05, but has instead further improved their protection mechanism instead. What they could’ve done is to detect that you are using a single video card in a gaming setup and then no limitations, even for mining will be enforced, while if more GPUs on a slower PCI-E interface are present then this is a mining rig and the hashrate will be reduced.

– To download the Nvidia developer driver version 470.05 (free registration required)…

Pre-orders Are Apparently Open for Nvidia CMP 30HX Mining GPUs

10, Mar 2021

It seems that Nvidia is getting ready to start shipping their CMP HX Dedicated GPUs for Professional Crypto Mining that were announced last month. The company is apparently taking pre-orders from their partners for deliveries starting probably in early April for the lowest-end mining model – NVIDIA CMP 30HX D6 6G. Nvidia has rated the 6GB CMP 30HX GPU at 26 MH/s with 125W of power usage for Ethereum mining, though with further optimizations 28-32 MH/s could be possible (like on RTX 2060 or GTX 1660 models).

The not so good news here, as we have expected unfortunately, is that you will be getting a “pro mining GPU” that is more-expensive, but comes without a video outputs, just 90 days warranty instead of 2-3 years and at a higher price than an alternative desktop GPU that could deliver the same mining performance. The expected end-user price for the NVIDIA CMP 30HX could be 10-20% higher than the already pretty high prices that RTX 2060 or GTX 1660 GPUs are available with the same level of performance.

So, the only advantage that you may get by purchasing the NVIDIA CMP 30HX D6 6G GPUs for mining is that you should probably be able to order in big quantities, something that is still hard to achieve with the problematic availability of GeForce RTX 2060 or GTX 1660 GPUs. Though you will have to pre-order and pay in advance for these Dedicated GPUs for Professional Crypto Mining from Nvidia and wait a few weeks for them to be delivered to you.

– More on the official page of the NVIDIA CMP HX Dedicated GPU for Professional Mining…


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