As we previously reported, Nvidia has announced the release of a new series of processors called the Crypto Mining Processor (CMP) dedicated to mining cryptocurrencies. By the way, although the manufacturer did not disclose details, it seems that three of the four models are based on the Turing architecture, and only one is based on the Amper architecture.
At the same time, it was announced that the new GeForce RTX 3060 gaming video card will implement a mechanism that prevents its use for mining. Yesterday in one of the news on this topic, it was stated that this mechanism cannot be used in other models of the GeForce RTX 30 series, because it relies on a driver.
In fact, a company spokesman said not “we are not limiting the performance of GPUs already on sale”, but “we are not limiting the performance of already sold GPUs”. It would seem a slight difference in wording, but it changes the meaning a lot.
According to the source, the protection against mining is built into the BIOS and takes into account the device ID, that is, it is not only a matter of changes in the driver. Yes, Nvidia cannot change anything in the already sold copies of the GeForce RTX 3090 and other cards, but from a certain point, the new copies of the GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs manufactured by TSMC will have new device identifiers. This will allow the discussed mechanism to reduce performance if the card is used for mining.
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