{"id":36687,"date":"2021-02-18T19:18:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T17:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=36687"},"modified":"2025-08-29T07:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T04:33:54","slug":"nvidia-to-cap-hash-rate-on-geforce-rtx-3060-gpus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/nvidia-to-cap-hash-rate-on-geforce-rtx-3060-gpus\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia to cap hash rate on GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia will significantly restrict the mining use of GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs, whose release is scheduled for February 25. This is reported in <a href=\\\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/2021\/02\/18\/geforce-cmp\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">in the company\u2019s blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The RTX 3060 software drivers are designed to detect specific attributes of the Ethereum mining algorithm and restrict the hash rate by roughly 50%, on which mining efficiency depends,&#8221; Nvidia representatives said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>This approach is intended to put GeForce GPUs into the hands of gamers, the company stressed.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>To meet demand from miners, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.nvidia.com\/en-us\/cmp\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noopener\\\">the NVIDIA CMP line of chips<\/a> (Cryptocurrency Mining Processor) for professional mining.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<div id=\\\"attachment_125281\\\" style=\\\"width: 886px\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption aligncenter\\\"><img loading=\\\"lazy\\\" decoding=\\\"async\\\" aria-describedby=\\\"caption-attachment-125281\\\" class=\\\"size-full wp-image-125281\\\" src=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/specs-1.png\\\" alt=\\\"NVIDIA CMP chip specifications\\\" width=\\\"876\\\" height=\\\"304\\\" srcset=\\\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/specs-1.png 876w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/specs-1-300x104.png 300w, https:\/\/u1f987.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/specs-1-768x267.png 768w\\\" sizes=\\\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\\\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\\\"caption-attachment-125281\\\" class=\\\"wp-caption-text\\\">Technical specifications of NVIDIA CMP chips. Data: Nvidia blog.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>In January, Nvidia representatives <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/nvidia-weighs-mining-gpus-as-demand-rises\">allowed the release of specialized graphics cards<\/a> amid rising demand from miners.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Earlier ForkLog <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/china-based-miners-assemble-a-laptop-farm-capable-of-yielding-77000-in-ethereum-per-year\">reported about a farm made of gaming laptops<\/a>, capable of yielding $77 000 in Ethereum per year.<\/p>\n<p>\\n<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to ForkLog&#8217;s channel on <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCC9FnXTC8_ENzaNSO5cHQ6g\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"nofollow noopener\\\">YouTube<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nvidia will significantly restrict mining use of GeForce RTX 3060 GPUs, whose release is scheduled for February 25. 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