When NVIDIA RTX 3060 was previously launched, although there were mining restrictions, due to officialLow-level mistakes, causing this restriction to become invalid, and the representative said that this method is no longer feasible. Of course, NVIDIA will not give up just like this (otherwise it will definitely be scolded by players), so it was reported a while ago that NVIDIA will add mining restrictions by updating the internal chips of the entire RTX 30 series. Now it seems to be true. Earlier, foreign media revealed that the new version of the GeForce RTX 30 series is expected to go on sale in the middle of next month.
It is rumored that the new version of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 will go on sale in the middle of next month
The following is the core of the current RTX 30 series
- RTX 3090：GA102-300-A1
- RTX 3080：GA102-200-KD-A1
- RTX 3070：GA104-300
- RTX 3060 Ti：GA104-200-A1
- RTX 3060：GA106-300
Current rumors indicate that the core number of the entire RTX 30 series that introduces mining restrictions in the new version will be changed to xx2, and there is a chance that it will directly support Rezisable BAR without updating the vBIOS.
The name of the new version may be called “RTX 3000 Lite Hash Rate (LHR)”, but NVIDIA does not seem to intend to distinguish it from the current RTX 30 series. Simply put, it cannot be seen from the packaging. The only way to check the core version is through the GPU software.
There is no difference for players. The current version and the new version are the same, but there is a big difference for those who want to use it for mining. If you buy the new version, the mining computing power will be greatly limited, unless someone finds a way to crack it.
Here are the possible core numbers for the new RTX 30 series
- RTX 3090：GA102-302
- RTX 3080：GA102-202
- RTX 3070：GA104-302
- RTX 3060：GA106-302
For the RTX 3090, foreign media VideoCardz learned from internal sources that this one may not have mining restrictions, because the price is already very high, and the mining efficiency is very low. Basically, few miners will buy this one to mine. However, new cores will still be obtained, mainly directly supporting Rezisable BAR.
The new version of the RTX 30 series is expected to go on sale from mid-May. With new mining restrictions, the graphics card should be easier to buy after the middle of the year.
Source: KOCPC Chinese