--- title: RTX 2080 Ti Graphics Card Memory Upgrade | daily.dev description: GPU Solutions offers a hardware upgrade service for the RTX 2080 Ti that doubles its VRAM from 11GB to 22GB by replacing all GDDR6 memory modules with... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/rtx-2080-ti-graphics-card-memory-upgrade-4its1qmen twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: RTX 2080 Ti Graphics Card Memory Upgrade | daily.dev og:description: GPU Solutions offers a hardware upgrade service for the RTX 2080 Ti that doubles its VRAM from 11GB to 22GB by replacing all GDDR6 memory modules with... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/rtx-2080-ti-graphics-card-memory-upgrade-4its1qmen og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4Its1qMEN.png og:image:alt: RTX 2080 Ti Graphics Card Memory Upgrade og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # RTX 2080 Ti Graphics Card Memory Upgrade **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GPU Solutions offers a hardware upgrade service for the RTX 2080 Ti that doubles its VRAM from 11GB to 22GB by replacing all GDDR6 memory modules with higher-density 2GB parts. The service includes VBIOS configuration, thermal paste replacement, and full benchmarking/stability testing. Turnaround is approximately 12 days with a 90-day warranty on workmanship and replaced components. Pricing depends on memory module availability, and cards with severe physical damage may be ineligible. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community take How the wider developer community reacted, aggregated from 1 discussion and 93 comments across hackernews (as of 2026-07-28). **TL;DR:** The community is intrigued by the concept of physically upgrading VRAM on a 2080 Ti but is largely skeptical about the value proposition, pricing transparency, and trustworthiness of this UAE-based service. Discussion quickly broadens into repair culture differences between East and West. **Sentiment:** 25% positive · 50% mixed · 25% skeptical **The case for** - Modified 22GB 2080 Ti cards have been spotted on Chinese marketplaces for ~$300, suggesting the mod is real and potentially cost-effective. - The broader repair ecosystem in Asia (cheap parts, skilled labor, scale) makes such niche hardware mods viable there in ways they aren't in the West. - For those already owning a 2080 Ti, a VRAM upgrade could extend its useful life for AI/LLM workloads at lower cost than a new card. **The pushback** - Upgrades are currently on hold due to doubled memory module costs, undermining the core value proposition. - The service hides its pricing, which commenters find frustrating and unprofessional. - At least one commenter flagged potential legal/trust concerns with UAE-based companies, though others disputed this. - AI benchmark performance of these upgraded cards on GPU rental platforms reportedly isn't impressive. - Sending a GPU internationally for a mod of uncertain quality and VBIOS signing issues is a significant risk. - A used 3090/3090Ti with 24GB is seen by many as a more sensible alternative. **By community** - hackernews (mixed): Commenters are genuinely curious about the mod's technical feasibility and market reality, but skeptical about pricing transparency, value vs. buying a 3090, and the logistics of shipping a GPU to Dubai. **Hottest debate:** Whether it makes more financial sense to upgrade a 2080 Ti's VRAM versus simply buying a used 3090/3090Ti with 24GB. **Open questions** - What is the actual price of the upgrade service? - How is the VBIOS signature requirement handled for the memory upgrade? - Are the 22GB 2080 Ti cards appearing on Japanese and Chinese marketplaces actually from this or similar services? - Is a similar mod available for other cards like the RTX 3080 Ti? **Highlights** > This seems to have been going on for a while, Toms Hardware have articles on these cards going back a couple of years - https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinese-work... It looks like for a while this was a way to work around the US tech bans in China. And cards with this mod pre-applied seem to be on ebay for about $500, which is cheaper than used 3090s from what I can see. > — [Nursie on hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49079590) > Hopping on VastAI or Runpod (GPU renting websites) it is easy to spot a bunch of these cards. In terms of AI performance though it doesn't seem to be that good. > — [tacomagick on hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080347) > How do they handle the signature requirement for the VBIOS? I could perform such a mod, but the requirement for a signed VBIOS puts me off. What if timings are wrong, such as with this attempt: https://www.computerbase.de/forum/threads/projekt-rtx3070-um... I guess that's not what they do, as they do not warn of a specific software configuration. Maybe this is why it is only compatible with 2080Ti GPUs? > — [MayeulC on hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49081225) > In Japan, these 22GB 2080 Tis have been showing up on flea-market apps for months now, and I suspect many of them may be coming from China. I’ve been wondering whether buyers realize they’re modified cards, not factory models. > — [h\_mirin on hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080320) > When trying to book an upgrade: "Please note: All Upgrades have been put on hold due to the double cost of Memory Modules. The option to upgrade the supported GPUs has been disabled on the booking page." > — [MYEUHD on hackernews · 1 comments](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078315) **Source threads** - [hackernews](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49041256) · 37 points · 93 comments ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Nvidia might add more VRAM to the RTX 5060 — but that still won't save it](https://daily.dev/posts/nvidia-might-add-more-vram-to-the-rtx-5060-but-that-still-won-t-save-it-3qvaley4u) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 1 comments - [Double The VRAM Of An RTX 3070](https://daily.dev/posts/double-the-vram-of-an-rtx-3070-xwvhnwxdq) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#machine-learning](https://daily.dev/tags/machine-learning), [#nvidia](https://daily.dev/tags/nvidia), [#gpu](https://daily.dev/tags/gpu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/rtx-2080-ti-graphics-card-memory-upgrade-4its1qmen) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"RTX 2080 Ti Graphics Card Memory Upgrade","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/rtx-2080-ti-graphics-card-memory-upgrade-4its1qmen","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/rtx-2080-ti-graphics-card-memory-upgrade-4its1qmen"},"datePublished":"2026-07-28T02:24:21.451Z","dateModified":"2026-07-28T10:13:00.493Z","description":"GPU Solutions offers a hardware upgrade service for the RTX 2080 Ti that doubles its VRAM from 11GB to 22GB by replacing all GDDR6 memory modules with...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7f1f723a80f3a8fe56a74aad853ccfe8?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7f1f723a80f3a8fe56a74aad853ccfe8?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/rtx-2080-ti-graphics-card-memory-upgrade-4its1qmen","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"machine-learning,nvidia,gpu","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"RTX 2080 Ti Graphics Card Memory Upgrade"}]} ```