New Linux kernel drivers AMDGPU is revealing the possibility that AMD is designing RDNA graphics cards intended solely for cryptocurrency mining.
AMD RDNA, graphics cards will soon be available for mining only
The Linux kernel drivers AMDGPU hints at some graphics cards for mining that could use the RDNA 1 architecture, rather than the more current RDNA 2 architecture.
An NV12 chip (Navi 12) has been discovered in the driver logs that do not appear to have Video Core Next (VCN) support. This means that it does not support controller-level video capabilities. The only possibility for AMD to remove this feature is for the chip to be used for a graphics card with no video output. In general,
This is not the first that something like this has been discovered about an AMD graphics card, at the end of last year a record of a Navi 10 GPU with its video outputs disabled at the driver level was revealed, which raised the alarms that it was planned some graphics cards only for mining.
So far, this has not materialized, but so many movements at the driver level could only indicate that AMD plans to launch graphics cards taking advantage of an increasingly demanding mining market. After all, Nvidia has also announced its own line of graphics cards dedicated to mining.
Using the RDNA 1 architecture may be an indication that RDNA 2 had little improvement in hashing tasks. Also, it would be easier for AMD to use these chips and get rid of part of its inventory. We will keep you informed.
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