There were several reasons behind the shortage but one of the most noteworthy is cryptocurrency mining.
Well, Nvidias LHR Limiter has been fully cracked by NebuTechs latest NBMiner software, version 0.41.
The software works flawlessly both on Windows and Linux.
Clearly, this is a hefty increase from the old hash rates of 80-85 MH/s.
That said, its only available for Windows.
Support for NiceHash Miner is coming.
source: www.techworm.net