Security researcher Kate transformed an Nvidia CMP 170HX Ethereum mining card into an artificial intelligence computing platform. By removing hardware locks through a brief voltage drop, she made about 80 GB of memory accessible out of the advertised 8 GB, although one of the ten cards tested provided only 64 GB. In a computing benchmark, the modified card completed approximately 18% more operations per second than an Nvidia A100 designed for data centers. However, the result applies to a specific type of computation and does not show that the card will outperform in every artificial intelligence application. Kate published her findings on 10 November and said she had notified Nvidia’s security team beforehand.
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