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So the sanctions didn't take into account the loophole of underclocking and let the consumer clock it to normal... Not that unexpected by our technology illiterate governments.
Keep in mind that doing so would be in the same vain as Volkswagen emissions scandal. Nvidia could end up in Court trying to justify why their products can easily bypass sanctions and they can be hit hard by fines, billions of dollars hard. A special mode used to complay with the law that is not going to be used in reality still got Volkswagen in hot water and with more stringent testing that costed them more on the long run.
Nvidia can't afford to mess around as making an enemy of us lawmakers on matter national security if a sure fire way for the US to release new requirements that would cripple next gen Nvidia cards
Are there any regulations about how hard you have to "lock down" your product ?. Or do they just "fuck around and find out" ?
The regulations specify the performance ceiling. Nvidia just ships products slower than that