alt Hacker NewsWhy weren't crypto gpus running at 100%?
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fishgoesblub • yesterday at 11:24 PM
Most were powerlimited to a degree to get the most hash/watt out of them.
Why weren't crypto gpus running at 100%?
Most were powerlimited to a degree to get the most hash/watt out of them.
Most crypto mining on GPUs would use 100% of memory bandwidth, but only a fraction of the compute available. This is a consequence of ASIC resistance of their mining algorithms -- custom silicon can only offer a modest benefit over GPUs if the hard part is memory bandwidth.