MSI Launches CMP 50HX MINER with 3584 CUDA Cores

[Uskompuf]

MSI has recently launched the first NVIDIA Cryptocurrency Mining Processor (CMP) 50HX model with the MSI CMP 50HX MINER. The CMP 50HX is the third card in the CMP lineup above the CMP 30HX and CMP 40HX and a step below the flagship as of yet unreleased CMP 90HX. The CMP 50HX was expected to feature nearly identical specifications to the RTX 2080 Ti due to the similar reported mining performance and the fact that 30HX and 40HX models were derived from consumer cards. MSI has revealed that the CMP 50HX does use the TU102 but with only 3584 CUDA core compared to the 4352 cores found with the RTX 2080 Ti, the 50HX also features less memory with only 10 GB GDDR6. These core and memory reductions do come with a small power requirement reduction from 250 W to 225 W however dual 8-pin power connectors are still required. The MSI CMP 50HX card features a blower cooler design with a small plastic window and no display outputs.



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[ZoneDymo]

yay E-waste

 

[spnidel]

5000% msrp

 

[PLAfiller]

Now that mounting bracket is really air-flow optimized

 

[Bones]

The scalpers are already lining up their bots for this one.

 

[silentbogo]

I still don't see any CX cards in retail. Only vague YT vids, with cards shipped from some distant warehouse in China.

Now that mounting bracket is really air-flow optimized

I think it's also for mounting blower turbines "quadro-style".

 

[Dammeron]

I think it's also for mounting blower turbines "quadro-style".

It's just for improving airflow. The card already has a turbine, but when You have those working in crowd of 6-12 on a single motherboard, they need all the help in cooling they can get.

 

[Rithsom]

Dang, TU102 was the absolute best and most expensive GPU one could find in the last gen of graphics cards. It was an iconic monster of a monolithic die, even bigger than the 30-series GA102. It's a shame that they're putting the remaining supply of TU102 into these landfill-destined mining cards.

 

[Tomgang]

Wow great. More E-waste

 

[the54thvoid]

I know what brand will never get my money again. Cool. Thanks capitalism, for allowing me to spend my money elsewhere. Keep playing the short-term game MSI, see how far it gets you in 20 years.

Last I checked there are several GPU makers still focusing on gamers, Sapphire I hear makes great cards. When I do my new build in two years or so, they will most likely be getting my money, not MSI.

If you go Sapphire, you go AMD. They don't do Nvidia cards. And you can buy plenty AMD cards now (if you want to pay the retail scalping premium).

 

[Space Lynx]

If you go Sapphire, you go AMD. They don't do Nvidia cards. And you can buy plenty AMD cards now (if you want to pay the retail scalping premium).

there won't be a scalping premium in two years, and EVGA is another option, I only mentioned Sapphire for context purposes. EVGA has great warranty and proven they care about gamers first and foremost. their que program works great for example. I have 3 buddies that are gamers, gaming on 3080's right now cause of that que program.

 

[mikky-tokyo]

電子ごみ。
一年後には「なんでこんな奇妙なカードを発売したのだろうか？」
と笑い話になっている。
メーカーは2018年に犯した過ちから何も学んでいない。

Electronic garbage.
A year later, "Why did you release such a strange card?"
It is a funny story.
Manufacturers haven't learned anything from the mistakes they made in 2018.

 

[stimpy88]

DOA to the e-waste landfill. Nice move nGreedia.

 

[Legacy-ZA]

Well, if display outputs were to be put on, it should be HDMI 2.0 (4k 60Hz) or DP1.2 (4k 60Hz)

This way miners can still sell them for Media centre PCs that can maybe even run some golden oldies, but mostly keep them undesirable to gamers after the latest technologies and higher FPS/resolutions.

Anyways, all I can say is, I don't ever want to compete for a GPU again with miners, especially single individuals who buy up so much stock... warehouses full and we gamers get nothing, creating shortages and ruin the market price-wise too, no, just no.

 

[KainXS]

It's e waste, most mining on gpus right now is eth right now and when eth goes proof of stake gpu mining will be cut massively making this card e waste.

I do wonder if these crypto cards have higher binned dies for lower power consumption also. Would be pretty sad if they did.

 

[Cruise51]

Don't forget to club a seal and choke a sea turtle after purchase.