Zagitta/gpu-unlock

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Your GeForce runs AI at half speed. This fixes it for 20/30/40 series cards. Up to 2× FP16 / BF16 / TF32 tensor throughput

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…subtle ways - tensor cores for example are capped at half speed on all GeForce cards, which is why https://github.com/Zagitta/gpu-unlock exists. The intent is to force you to spend significantly more for the exact same silicon under…
comment by TkTech · 2026-11-04 · in Nvidia RTX Spark encrypted firmware slows inference speed to 35% on Linux
…you launch the llm, but i wouldn't say its slow. Btw, fellow 3090 user, some time ago i saw this: https://github.com/Zagitta/gpu-unlock Can't try it personally because windows, but maybe it will help you.
comment by nev3rfail · 2026-11-02 · in Ask HN: What hardware are you using to run local LLMs?
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Show HN: UEFI pre-driver Nvidia GPU unlocker for Windows
story by 84634E1A607A · 2026-10-28 · 0 comments
The repo has a lot of reports of people applying it to other 3xxx card, see https://github.com/Zagitta/gpu-unlock/issues There's at least 3080 Ti, 3070 Ti, 3070, 3060
comment by Tiberium · 2026-10-24 · in GPU-unlock: FP/BF16 instruction issue rate on Nvidia 3000's cards
…results are legit, this is incredible, even if a little risky (it relies on exploiting firmware): https://github.com/Zagitta/gpu-unlock/blob/main/docs/How%20A... > Unfortunately for Nvidia the booter is vulnerable to a classic buffer…
comment by Tiberium · 2026-10-24 · in GPU-unlock: FP/BF16 instruction issue rate on Nvidia 3000's cards
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GPU-unlock: FP/BF16 instruction issue rate on Nvidia 3000's cards
story by fragebogen · 2026-10-24 · 85 comments
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Nvidia Ampere GPUs got unlocked/exploited
story by Zagitta · 2026-10-23 · 0 comments