Japanese repair shop sells GDDR6 VRAM upgrades for $25 per GB during memory crisis — RTX 2080 Ti modded to 22GB for just $282, double the VRAM creates a budget AI powerhouse
This vendor can upgrade your RTX 2080 Ti to feature 22GB of VRAM for less than $300, converting it into an AI powerhouse without breaking the bank.
A Japanese repair shop is offering to upgrade RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards with 11GB of GDDR6 memory for $282, effectively doubling the VRAM to 22GB. This service, provided by a vendor based in Saitama Prefecture, comes at a rate of about $25 per gigabyte, making it a relatively affordable option in a current memory crisis. The shop has received a shipment of 200 Samsung GDDR6 2GB modules, which should be enough to upgrade 36 RTX 2080 Ti cards to 22GB.
While the upgrade is primarily beneficial for AI workloads, it will not significantly improve gaming performance due to the card's limited memory bandwidth.
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