Friday, May 28th 2021
NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti, 3060 LHR Tested in Cryptomining Workloads
Expreview have tested one of the latest RTX 3060 graphics cards of the LHR (Lite Hash Rate) nature, so as to discern exactly how cryptomining limited these LHR cards are in practice - and whether or not there are performance differences for non-mining related workloads such as gaming. The results are satisfying: the new RTX 3060 Lite Hash Rate puts out around 21 MH/s at 119 W - and it does so from the beginning of the workload, which didn't happen prior, when NVIDIA's solution was a poorly implemented driver check instead of a new device ID (it started at 40 MH/s and then decreased until it hit the LHR ceiling). The RTX 3060 also didn't show any performance difference compared to previous, non-LHR cards in gaming benchmarks, which might put some prospective buyers at ease.
Also leaked was the said RTX 3080 Ti mining score. Since this card is only coming out now, a way to differentiate it from existing stock is unneeded. But even if the RTX 3080 Ti doesn't carry the LHR suffix as does the RTX 3060 and eventually the 3070 and 3080 upon their re-release to the wild, it does pack in the same mining performance limiter. And the card was tested to deliver some 58 MH/s at a 199 W board power. One should be cautious about expecting swift prices back on the market, as miners shift their focus towards the RTX cards already in the second-hand market or the new CMP cards; one can only be hopeful that the actual gaming market is already well-furnished with cards enough that scalpers aren't able to contend with the (ideal?) overflow of stock on LHR cards.
Source:
Videocardz
Also leaked was the said RTX 3080 Ti mining score. Since this card is only coming out now, a way to differentiate it from existing stock is unneeded. But even if the RTX 3080 Ti doesn't carry the LHR suffix as does the RTX 3060 and eventually the 3070 and 3080 upon their re-release to the wild, it does pack in the same mining performance limiter. And the card was tested to deliver some 58 MH/s at a 199 W board power. One should be cautious about expecting swift prices back on the market, as miners shift their focus towards the RTX cards already in the second-hand market or the new CMP cards; one can only be hopeful that the actual gaming market is already well-furnished with cards enough that scalpers aren't able to contend with the (ideal?) overflow of stock on LHR cards.
69 Comments on NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti, 3060 LHR Tested in Cryptomining Workloads
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As long as CMP is more profitable, that's what miners will buy. If there's enough of them be be had.
Same goes for the 3060 LHR. 21 MH/s is comparable to a GTX 1660, which sells for $500+.
Translated: "These paper launched cards will be out of stock, meaning prices will not recover towards MSRP any time this year. The Miners have been buying and the scalpers have been reselling for two years straight and own the 2nd hand market. We know this paper launch is a marketing ploy to prop up nVidia stock and push AMD publicity down while attracting miners to future Nvidia Asic boards. We will not speculate on the availability at launch for these 'gamer' LHR cards."
I had a seizure reading this post full of hot air
Being that NVidia does not want to become tangled up in the cryptocurrency market by ramping up production, it becomes a supply chain problem near the end that can only be addressed by NVidia & its partners(i.e. EVGA, ASUS, etc.) eliminating the use of resellers & only allowing customers to purchase a very limited number of the cards directly. There's just no other feasible way to do it.
Only thing they can do, is BAM the criptoo..