NVIDIA’s updated anti-cryptomining hash limiter is here for the GeForce RTX 3060
NVIDIA is taking another stab at fighting mining.
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NVIDIA’s had enough of everyone gobbling up its GPUs and going to the digital mines to fetch cryptocurrencies like Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Dogecoin. That’s why, as of today’s NVIDIA GeForce WHQL 466.27 Game Ready driver update, hashrates are getting limited. As spotted byNeowin, NVIDIA included the following bullet in its 466.27 notes:
You can see the full list of 466.27 driver noteshereand grab the driver itselfhereunless you’re a crypto enthusiast and aren’t so keen on having your hashrates limited. 466.27 also includes perks such as support for Metro Exodus PC Enhanced Edition, Resident Evil Village, and Mass Effect Legendary Edition, in the event you don’t care about crypto and just want to play games with enhanced performance and optimization.
The fight against cryptocurrency mining is a tricky one, as shown by the fact that NVIDIA needs to release an enhanced hash limiter since the originaldidn’t work out. And how could it have, given that the GeForce RTX 3060 (specifically, theGeForce RTX 3060 Ti) is one of the bestGPUs for crypto mining? Miners won’t give up so easily.
Not to mention, companies such as AMDwon’t even give hard figuresregarding the impact crypto mining is having on hardware sales and subsequent hardware shortages. Just because NVIDIA’s taking steps to combat the issue doesn’t mean it’s alone in the struggle.
Will gamers ever get access to GPUs again or have theglobal semiconductor shortageand crypto mining frenzy locked them out for the foreseeable future? Time will tell, and so will we, when we report on developments as they arise.
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