GeForce Unlocked: Modders Boost RTX 30 and RTX 40 Compute Performance by Up to 2x - TechPowerUp — SkimNews
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- GPU Unlock, an open-source project, boosts AI performance on GeForce RTX 30-series cards by up to 60%.
- GeForce RTX 3090 Ti gains nearly 80% in FP16/BF16 compute from a Linux-based unlocking trick, putting the headline gain on a named card and a specific precision format.
- GeForce RTX 30 and RTX 40 cards are the stated targets of the modding effort, with compute performance reported up to 2x higher once the unlock is applied.
- TechPowerUp leads with the up-to-2x ceiling for RTX 30/40 compute, while Wccftech and KuCoin narrow the same unlock to nearly 80% FP16/BF16 on the RTX 3090 Ti and up to 60% AI performance on the RTX 30 series.
Why it matters: AI developers holding an RTX 3090 Ti or an RTX 30-series card gain roughly 60% to 80% more low-precision throughput from the open-source, Linux-based unlock, turning consumer GeForce cards into more capable AI compute hardware without a new hardware purchase.
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