Open-source UEFI tool lifts Nvidia's FP16 AI performance cap on RTX GPUs under Windows
The open-source nv-uefi-unlocker tool, installed via USB, removes Nvidia's tensor rate limiter on RTX 20, 30, and 40-series desktop and laptop GPUs, raising FP16 math performance by up to 65% on Windows.
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- 2026-11-01 14:00 · Tom's Hardware
Open-source USB tool unlocks Nvidia's half-speed GPU AI limiter on Windows - 2026-11-01 14:00 · Tom's Hardware
Open-source USB tool unlocks Nvidia's half-speed GPU AI limiter on Windows — lifts GPU's FP16 math performance up to 65%, UEFI unlocker covers RTX 20, 30, and 40-series desktops and laptops
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