Modders unlock hidden AI performance on Nvidia RTX 20/30/40 GPUs, nearly doubling some benchmarks
Resident-Fall4351 · reddit · 2026-10-29
Per TechSpot, modders have found a way to unlock hidden AI performance in Nvidia's RTX 20, 30, and 40 series GPUs, with some benchmarks nearly doubling — a significant win for local inference on existing GeForce cards.
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