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| Nvidia extends the limitations of cryptocurrency mining |
Nvidia extends cryptocurrency mining restrictions to the newly manufactured GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3070, and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards.
After reducing the hash rate of the February GeForce RTX 3060 card, Nvidia has now started applying the LHR ID to the new card to inform potential customers that the card will be banned from mining.
The company said: The reduced hash rate only applies to newly manufactured cards with LHR, not to cards already purchased.
She added: We believe that this additional step will make more GeForce cards more suitable for gamers around the world.
The new GeForce RTX 3080, GeForce RTX 3070 and GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards will go on sale at the end of this month. LHR ID was displayed on retail product listing and package.
Nvidia initially started with the GeForce RTX 3060 to reduce fragmentation, and the company promised not to limit the performance of previously sold GPUs.
When Nvidia tried to limit the use of the GeForce RTX 3060 for mining, it accidentally released a beta driver that nullified the hash rate and improved performance.
New drivers have introduced restrictions, but test drivers are now commonplace.
Nvidia's new LHR card is part of a larger effort to make the latest 30-series GPUs unacceptable to cryptocurrency miners.
Due to severe shortages of supplies, PC gamers have tried not to get a new graphics card for years, and miners have been accused of cryptocurrencies.
Instead, Nvidia offers a separate CMP processor for Ethereum mining. These maps offer the best mining performance and efficiency, but they cannot handle graphics at all.
Nvidia's new movement increases the price of existing 30-series GPUs that are not subject to these restrictions.
It could also mean that the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti (expected late this month) has restrictions that prevent cryptocurrency mining.