[maltamonk]

Nvidia releases beta Linux driver that bypasses anit-mining lock.

The simple hack reportedly requires a clean driver install with Nvidia's latest GeForce 370.05 Beta driver — some report the need to flash the GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card with a hacked vBIOS, though in our testing that's not required. Nvidia apparently messed up something in this particular driver that renders its anti-mining algorithm completely useless.

Above, you can see Ethereum mining performance using the 461.81 drivers, topping out at around 28MH/s after tuning. (We set the power limit to 75% and boosted the memory clock by 1250MHz using MSI Afterburner.) With the 470.05 drivers, using the same power and clock settings, we're now getting a consistent 48MH/s. It's also interesting that power use didn't change between the drivers, coming in at around 118W in both cases.

Now that the cat is out of the bag, Nvidia will likely remove the driver and pretend that it never existed. Sadly, the news is everywhere, meaning that cryptominers will be back on the hunt for GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards.

Source: Nvidia Hacks Its Own GeForce RTX 3060 Anti-Mining Lock (Updated)


Edit: Also and tbh I should have looked further

NVIDIA GeForce 470.05 driver confirmed to remove GeForce RTX 3060 ETH mining limiter - VideoCardz.com

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060’s unhackable mining limiter has been hacked Two German publications have now confirmed that simply by using a special driver, the Ethereum limiter appears to be nonfunctional. NVIDIA announced that their new mid-range RTX 3060 graphics card will have a built-in anti...

videocardz.com

Credit seems to come from ComputerBase and confirmation from HardwareLuxx

ComputerBase can confirm that only the beta driver GeForce 470.05 distributed by Nvidia to developers and via the Windows Insider Program ensures that the performance of the GeForce RTX 3060 in the Ethereum algorithm no longer drops. A BIOS update is not necessary.
— ComputerBase

 

[maltamonk]

True, which is interesting. It works for home at-night miners but it is still annoying for full time mining rigs.

However, it is also a great in for others to start working from. I expect the trend to continue.

Welp they have pulled the driver so they are screwing the single gpu miners as well. But like mentioned...it shows it can be done, and most likely will be.

 

[maltamonk]

Bit of an update:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 successfully used in 7-way mining rig - VideoCardz.com

GeForce RTX 3060 successfully used in a 7-way mining rig Just over a month ago, no one would have believed that NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 mining limiter will be broken this quickly, but it was. In fact, it was not even hacked, but the limiter was removed by NVIDIA themselves by ‘accident’. The...

videocardz.com

What this all means is that just over a month after GeForce RTX 3060 release, miners have been able to successfully use this graphics card model in a typical multi-GPU mining rig without any limitations. The mining limiter on RTX 3060 has now become completely useless.