Modders unlock hidden AI performance on NVIDIA RTX 20, 30 and 40 series GPUs, with up to 2× tensor throughput
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Modders have found ways to remove NVIDIA’s compute performance restrictions on several generations of GeForce graphics cards. What started with the RTX 3090 series has now expanded to RTX 40 models and even the older RTX 2080 Ti.
The modifications can nearly double the throughput of certain Tensor Core operations without changing the hardware or flashing a new VBIOS. However, this does not mean twice the gaming performance, and the GeForce RTX 50 Blackwell series has yet to receive a confirmed working unlock.
A coalition of private-sector security firms working with Japan’s National Police Agency has disrupted XCPE, a backdoor used to build a massive botnet comprising more than 1.3 million Android devices across more than 200 countries.
Google, Lumen, Human Security, Plume, Synthient, and TrendAI participated in the disruption.
“We assess with high confidence that the backdoor and botnet were intentionally developed, deployed, and operated for financial gain by Videostrong Technology,” the Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) said in a Monday blog.
Videostrong Technology is a hardware manufacturer based in Shenzhen, China. It builds Android devices, including home TV boxes and projectors. According to Google, Videostrong deliberately embedded the XCPE backdoor in device firmware and sold access to criminal affiliates, allowing them to install additional malware modules on devices shipped to unsuspecting customers. When buyers connected these devices to their home networks, the preinstalled backdoor allowed operators to create proxy networks and hide malicious traffic using the customers' internet connections without their knowledge.