According to informed sources, NVIDIA reacts with restraint to the "crypto-currency boom", and does not hurry to increase the production of graphics processors. AMD in this sense is more willing to react to the market situation, but tries to take into account the mistakes of past periods, when the potential of demand was overestimated by this company. Meanwhile, as experts Susquehanna Financial Group after visit to regions of video cards manufacture, recently NVIDIA began to promote crypto-currency .
In addition to the lack of video output of GeForce GTX 1060 graphics cards, which we have seen more often in the news, the profile group of consumers will be offered similar versions of the GeForce GTX 1080. As to the attractiveness for miners, AMD products still remain the leader, as it has a higher financial return. The problem is that "optimal" AMD video cards are difficult to buy.
In addition, the release of the lack of video outputs GeForce GTX 1080 does not pose a particular threat to other NVIDIA graphics cards, which are aimed at the gaming segment. They are deprived of video outputs, and therefore can not be used "not for their intended purpose". NVIDIA can also realize through this channel those graphics processors, in which the profile part of the crystal is damaged by defects.
In turn, as we learned, AMD does not resist creating special versions of video cards for fans of "mining", and, if necessary, helps partners develop appropriate products. At the same time, there is no centralized initiative such as creating "reference" card for "miners".