{"id":262577,"date":"2021-05-28T13:40:09","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-is-a-lite-hash-rate-or-lhr-gpu\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T10:40:09","slug":"what-is-a-lite-hash-rate-or-lhr-gpu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-lite-hash-rate-or-lhr-gpu\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Is a \u201cLite Hash Rate\u201d or \u201cLHR\u201d GPU?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c1b8e561e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40c1b8e561e\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-lite-hash-rate-or-lhr-gpu\/#%E2%80%9CLite_Hash_Rate%E2%80%9D_GPUs_Are_for_Gamers\" >\u201cLite Hash Rate\u201d GPUs Are for Gamers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-lite-hash-rate-or-lhr-gpu\/#What_Is_Cryptocurrency_Mining\" >What Is Cryptocurrency Mining?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-is-a-lite-hash-rate-or-lhr-gpu\/#NVIDIAs_LHR_Fight\" >NVIDIA\u2019s LHR Fight<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Is a \u201cLite Hash Rate\u201d or \u201cLHR\u201d GPU?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-731379 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/nvidia-lhr-gpu.png?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 3060 Ti LHR GPU.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-credittext=\"NVIDIA\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">NVIDIA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Forget about <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/2011\/08\/20\/why-software-is-eating-the-world\/\">software.<\/a>\u00a0In 2021, it\u2019s cryptocurrencies that are eating the world. Thanks to miners looking to strike it rich in cryptocurrencies like Ethereum and Dogecoin, prices are sky-high in the consumer market for graphics cards\u2014if you can even find a graphics card in stock.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLite_Hash_Rate%E2%80%9D_GPUs_Are_for_Gamers\"><\/span>\u201cLite Hash Rate\u201d GPUs Are for Gamers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hoping to make it easier and cheaper for <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>rs to upgrade their rigs for the latest AAA titles, NVIDIA announced new \u201clite hash rate\u201d (LHR) versions of existing RTX GPUs. These cards are designed to make it harder to mine for cryptocurrency without reducing gaming performance.<\/p>\n<p>This is already the second time in 2021 that NVIDIA has tried this. The company\u2019s plans blew up spectacularly in March of 2021 when the company <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/74058\/of-course-nvidias-attempt-to-limit-cryptocurrency-mining-immediately-failed\/\">accidentally unlocked its own software-based anti-mining protections<\/a> for the RTX 3060 graphics card. Now, the company is trying again with a much bigger push against mining, and it comes not a moment too soon.<\/p>\n<p>If you look at major online retailers, you will see, for example, that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/ASUS-Phoenix-Graphics-DisplayPort-Axial-tech\/dp\/B08G5CH316?tag=hotoge-20\">NVIDIA GTX 1650<\/a> prices start at around $350 and top out close to $600. That\u2019s for a graphics card that was released in April of 2019 and revised a year later with an original MSRP of $150.<\/p>\n<p>The reason that these cards are priced so high is that major retailers are completely out of stock and sell out quickly when they do get a shipment. Third-party sellers, meanwhile, are looking to make a quick buck with big markups.<br \/>\n The reduced stock in retail is h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ening because 2021 has been a strange year for graphics cards. The pandemic and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a> distancing were still going strong at the start of the year, increasing the demand for entertainment with people staying at home. Then, there were supply chain issues, international shipping slowdowns, and finally, our friends looking to strike it rich from their basement mining operations.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Is_Cryptocurrency_Mining\"><\/span>What Is Cryptocurrency Mining?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-731384 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ethereum.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A silver Ethereum coin.\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ethereum-eth-cryptocurrency-silver-coin-on-1030451626\" data-credittext=\"AlekseyIvanov\/Shutterstock.com\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/ethereum-eth-cryptocurrency-silver-coin-on-1030451626\">AlekseyIvanov\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin are produced by so-called mining. What this means is that computers are trying to win digital coins by calculating math problems as quickly as possible. These math problems are part of the blockchain system, the ledger that tracks transactions for a specific cryptocurrency. Whoever can verify a transaction first by solving the math problem is presented with a freshly minted new coin.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, anyone who mines enough of these coins can quickly make some serious dough. Consider, for example, that a single Ethereum digital coin is worth around $2,700 U.S. dollars at the time of this writing. However, mining takes electricity, and you need the right hardware to mine cryptocurrency quickly and profitably.<\/p>\n<p>Graphics cards are currently the ideal hardware for mining the trendiest cryptocurrencies. GPUs are built for solving math problems since, to run a video game, they need to calculate tons of math in parallel operations. That foundational feature makes them ideal for cryptocurrency mining.<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin, the granddaddy of cryptocurrencies, was also mined with GPUs at one point, and it also used to put stress on the consumer market for graphics cards. However, specialized hardware that was even better for mining Bitcoin, called ASIC rigs, took the stress off the market. ASIC rigs for other cryptocurrencies haven\u2019t taken off in the same way for reasons that are beyond the scope of this article.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line is that most cryptocurrencies, with the exception of Bitcoin, are mined largely by graphics cards. Often, a single miner can have dozens of cards running together with the hopes of producing some serious cash. Multiply that demand for dozens of cards by thousands of people, and you can see why mining contributes to the current shortage.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NVIDIAs_LHR_Fight\"><\/span>NVIDIA\u2019s LHR Fight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hoping to put more cards in the hands of gamers rather than cryptocurrency miners, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nvidia.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/18\/lhr\/\">NVIDIA announced its LHR program<\/a> in mid-May of 2021. This program means that newly manufactured RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and RTX 3060 Ti graphics cards can detect when they\u2019re being used for Ethereum cryptocurrency mining. When that happens, the cards deliberately reduce their speed (hash rate) for solving Ethereum-related math problems by about 50%.\u00a0Since these RTX cards originally launched without a reduced hash rate, the newer LHR models will be labeled as such on the box and in product listings.<\/p>\n<p>The LHR program makes these cards less useful to miners, but NVIDIA isn\u2019t leaving miners out in the cold. To accommodate the mining frenzy,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/gigabyte-cmp-30hx-officially-announced-but-price-and-release-date-still-a-mystery\">NVIDIA also announced GPU models<\/a> specifically for the cryptocurrency market that could also reduce demand for regular consumer cards.<\/p>\n<p>NVIDIA says that gaming performance won\u2019t be affected with LHR cards, as it\u2019s only designed to slow down Ethereum workloads. Ethereum is a popular currency and there are many Ethereum-based projects and clones out there. But Ethereum isn\u2019t the only type of coin putting stress on GPU demand. Dogecoin, for example, is not based on Ethereum. Presumably, an LHR graphics card wouldn\u2019t detect its mining.<\/p>\n<p>Even if it does reduce demand by miners, it\u2019s not clear whether the LHR program will bring graphics cards back to store shelves. The RTX 3060 with anti-mining protections still sold out quickly when it was released earlier this year. There\u2019s no reason to think that the same won\u2019t hold true with NVIDIA\u2019s other RTX cards, especially if there\u2019s a lot of pent-up demand from gamers.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, LHR is a step in the right direction and will hopefully make graphics cards more easily obtainable.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s assuming, of course, that NVIDIA doesn\u2019t shoot itself in the foot again and release a software update that kills the anti-Ethereum mining protections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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