The developers of the mining software NBMiner claim to have cracked Nvidia’s anti-mining defences in part. The exploit reportedly unlocks up to 70% of the original graphic card mining power.
Nvidia deployed the Lite Hash Rate, or LHR, algorithm on all graphics cards in its RTX 30 series in June in a bid to reduce crypto mining.
The limiter detects mining algorithms at both the BIOS and driver level, dramatically decreasing mine power by up to 50% of its original potential.
The company stated at the time that miners were interrupting its supply chain, causing the price of its graphics cards to rise owing to a lack of supply.
Nvidia stated that “…this extra step will get more GeForce cards into the hands of gamers everywhere at better prices.”
According to reports, NBMiner’s most recent release was able to overcome these limits and enhance the mining capability of certain graphic cards by up to 70%.
The update provides backup mining pool configuration and is accessible on both Windows and Linux terminals. While the software is free to use, miners must pay a development fee that ranges from 1% to 3% of their mining profits to the team.
For years, the NB team has been inventing strategies to boost graphic card performance, and they have promised to continue to do so in the future.
Once Ethereum 2.0’s widely-anticipated Proof-of-Stake technology kicks in, it may not matter much.
