RTX 3060 Ether mining accidentally unlocked by Nvidia’s own update
Nvidia's own software update inadvertently removed the RTX 3060's Ether-mining hash rate limiter. A software update released by Nvidia inadvertently bypassed the Ether (ETH) mining block the firm placed on its own GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card. A spokesperson for Nvidia confirmed on Tuesday that the latest 470.05 driver update was mistakenly released with code intended for use only by Nvidia developers, which allowed for the removal of the hash rate limiter.“A developer driver inadvertently included code used for internal development which removes the hash rate limiter on RTX 3060 in some....
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