Is there a performance difference between a new NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti and a used one for mining?

Currently cryptocurrency mining is on everyone's lips due to the shortage of graphics. NVIDIA has even had to take action by limiting GeForce graphics to prevent them from being used for mining. YouTube channel Testing Gamers has compared a new RTX 2080 Ti to one used for cryptocurrency mining.

New NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti compared to RTX 2080 Ti for mining

According to the Testing Gamers channel, the NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti would have been used for a year and a half for mining. What is not specified is whether it has been operating with stock frequencies and voltage. It is stated that the thermal pads have not been replaced, so predictably the thermal paste neither.

What is most striking is that the RTX 2080 Ti used for mining works at a different frequency than the new one. We can see that the one used for mining works at 1.815MHz and the new one works at 1.920MHz. Both graphics have been tested in Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption 2, Battlefield V, and Forza Horizon 4.

We can see that the graph used for mining would have an effect on games. As indicated, the RTX 2080 Ti for mining would perform 10-20% less depending on the game. We can see that the temperature also increases by up to 20 ºC.

Although it is true that the use for mining, which makes intensive use of graphics, can impact hardware wear, we are missing data. The ideal would have been to compare the same new graph and after a year and a half mining.

Also, the difference in temperature could come from poor maintenance. If the pads and thermal paste have not been changed, this could lead to higher temperatures. Remember that thermal paste degrades and more with intensive use.

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Source: TH