Nvidia LHR explained: What is a ‘Lite Hash Rate’ GPU?

LHR is designed to foil Ethereum miners and get more GeForce graphics cards in the hands of gamers. Here’s what you need to know.

It’s a tough time to be a PC gamer. A crippling GPU shortage has made buying the best graphics cards next to impossible, and when you can find a GPU, it’s usually at an exorbitant markup. Making matters worse, crypto currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have been absolutely booming throughout 2021, driving hordes of GPU miners to gobble up what graphics cards they can find to mine cryptocoins and turn a nice profit, sometimes in “farms” composed of rows of toiling GPUs.
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