# New Open-Source Tool Unlocks Nvidia RTX 30-Series

October 24, 2026 at 12:31 PM

> GitHub user Zagitta releases gpu-unlock, a Linux kernel module that bypasses hardware restrictions to boost RTX 30-series performance.

**GitHub** user **Zagitta** has released gpu-unlock, an open-source tool designed to bypass performance restrictions on **Nvidia** RTX 30-series GPUs. By targeting hardware speed-selection registers via a **Linux** kernel module, the tool unlocks restricted Tensor Cores.

The modification operates without flashing VBIOS or using patched drivers by executing before the Nvidia driver loads. Benchmarks show an **RTX 3090 Ti** increasing BF16 throughput from 87.5 to 157.4 TFLOPS, while ComfyUI tests saw up to 59% higher throughput.

While local LLM inference shows improved prompt processing, token generation remains unchanged and gaming gains are unverified. Originally for Linux and based on CMP mining research, an experimental Windows port of the Ampere-focused tool is now available.


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