The Nvidia RTX 4090 offers a real leap in performance when it comes to running the best PC games, but it also dramatically improves its ability to handle much more sinister tasks. You may not realize it, but the top-tier GeForce GPU is also very good at cracking passwords.
While you have nothing to fear from the Nvidia RTX 4090 inside your own gaming PC, hackers around the world may soon get their hands on the RTX 4000 flagship for their own nefarious purposes. According to a security researcher. sam crawley (via Tom’s Hardware), the new GeForce card offers “an incredible >2x improvement over the 3090.”
When asked how long it would take for the best graphics card on the market to crack an eight-digit password, Corley replied, “368 minutes or 6.1 hours to fill the key slot on 1 4090 GPU.”
This news will not scare you, but take it as an invitation to update all the passwords that you have not changed for a long time. Don’t forget to make them unique too, as shared passwords can make you more vulnerable.
Source : PC Gamesn
