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Modder creates unreleased 16GB Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti

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A modder has successfully created a functional Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti with 16GB of VRAM, a configuration that Nvidia never officially released. The modder, known as fmklab, combined an RTX 3070 PCB with an RTX 3070 Ti GPU and replaced the original GDDR6 memory chips with higher-capacity GDDR6 chips from Samsung. After reconfiguring the memory straps via the Nvidia BIOS Reader tool, the card recognized the full 16GB capacity and was tested running a local LLM and Call of Duty: Warzone, both of which utilized the increased VRAM. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates the potential for increased VRAM capacity in older hardware to run more demanding AI models locally.

RANK_REASON This is a hardware modification of an existing product, not a new release from the manufacturer.

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Modder creates unreleased 16GB Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti

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  1. Tom's Hardware TIER_1 English(EN) · Hassam Nasir ·

    Nvidia's unreleased RTX 3070 Ti 16GB comes to life thanks to a modder's crazy GDDR6 swap — Frankenstein card combines RTX 3070 PCB and new VRAM with RTX 3070 Ti GPU

    A modder has recreated the never-released RTX 3070 Ti with 16GB of VRAM using GDDR6 chips instead of the GDDR6X the retail 3070 Ti actually shipped with.

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