Voltage Glitching Vulnerability Unlocks A100 Features on CMP 170HX
November 11, 2026
A discovered voltage fault injection vulnerability on the GA100 die allows users to blow arbitrary fuses. This enables converting CMP 170HX 8GB cards into 80GB units that perform ~1.2x faster than retail A100s by enabling all 120-126 SMs.
HOW THIS AFFECTS YOU
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builderYou can potentially unlock much higher performance and more memory from consumer-grade mining hardware.
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founderThis represents a hardware security risk that could impact the resale value of enterprise GPUs.