Has the RTX 3080 graphics card been used for mining? Inno3D refutes the rumor: Engineers tested heat dissipation

NVIDIA's RTX 3080 graphics card will go on sale next week, and the price of 5,499 yuan is expected to be very popular. In addition to gamers, this graphics card has also been targeted by miners. Recently, there was news that Inno3D's RTX 3080 Ice Dragon graphics card has been used for mining, but the official denied the rumor today, saying that it was just someone's trick.

The news about the release of the RTX 3080 graphics card for mining came from Baidu Graphics Card Bar. The picture used was of Inno3D's RTX 3080 Ice Dragon graphics card. Someone also announced the ETH computing power data of the RTX 3080 graphics card, which seemed very serious.

After communicating with Inno3D, the staff of Inno3D company denied it and said that the picture was a test photo released by them and it was a fabricated story that was spread.

This morning, Inno3D's official Weibo account further clarified that the graphics cards rumored to be used for mining were the result of the engineering department testing and debugging the Ice Dragon radiator, not for mining. The test interface was DOS, and it was not a mining program.

As for why some netizens are trying to lead the trend, it may be that some netizens deliberately made a big news, or it may be that there are really miners who want to use the popularity of RTX 3080 to hype up Ethereum, or it may be that JS created a gimmick that RTX 3080 graphics cards are hot-selling and in short supply to create momentum for scalpers to raise prices.

The RTX 3080 graphics card will go on sale on September 17. NVIDIA has already controlled the pre-sale. Now everyone can only rush to buy it on September 17. It is estimated that the first batch of graphics cards will still be a bit stressful. Players who want to try it out should be prepared.

If other people don't have an urgent need to upgrade, they can wait. After all, AMD's RDNA2 graphics card has been officially announced and will be unveiled on October 28, more than a month late, but those who wait and see are often the ones who win in the end.