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Open-source UEFI tool lifts Nvidia's FP16 AI performance cap on RTX GPUs in Windows

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The open-source nv-uefi-unlocker tool removes Nvidia's tensor rate limiter on RTX 20, 30, and 40-series desktop and laptop GPUs under Windows, raising FP16 math performance by up to 65%.

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  1. 2026-11-01 14:00 · Tom's Hardware
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