NVIDIA is throttling its RTX 3060 GPU to deter cryptominers and please gamers | Pocketnow
The huge industry-wide semiconductor crisis has affected domains ranging from consumer electronics to automobiles. Among the worst hit was the gaming segment, triggering a massive shortage of new GPUs as well the next-gen consoles powered by them. And to further exacerbate the problem for gaming enthusiasts, cryptocurrency miners also called their dibs on the new wave of graphics cards. NVIDIA is trying to address the crypto-induced shortage by throttling its latest GPU the GeForce RTX 3060 to deter cryptominers from buying it and ensuring that gamers get their hands on it.
