[SOLVED] Fake gtx 1060 3gb

[wsaws633]

Can someone help me identify the card? i took off the cooler and checked there but it had no letters at the bottom gpu z says it’s a gf116 and almost everything lines up with a 550 ti but playing games it crashes at 2gb vram usage and i can’t find a 2 gb 550 ti online

 

[wsaws633]

Can someone help me identify the card? i took off the cooler and checked there but it had no letters at the bottom gpu z says it’s a gf116 and almost everything lines up with a 550 ti but playing games it crashes at 2gb vram usage and i can’t find a 2 gb 550 ti online

by crashes i mean it blue screens

 

[eldridgep2]

See link below that GPU was used in a number of cards but the only 2GB ones I can see are mobile cards, couple of 1.5GB ones but no 2GB

GF116 Cards

 

[okjak808]

GF116 Chip

Alright, so here's the thing, i have an msi geforce gts 450. In gpu-z it shows up as a GF116, but GF116 is gtx 550 ti. What is happening here? And would i benefit or would it work at all if i tried to flash the 550 ti bios on this card! My cards brand is MSI, they made a gtx 550 ti card with the ...

linustechtips.com

try to look at this.

 

[DSzymborski]

Can someone help me identify the card? i took off the cooler and checked there but it had no letters at the bottom gpu z says it’s a gf116 and almost everything lines up with a 550 ti but playing games it crashes at 2gb vram usage and i can’t find a 2 gb 550 ti online

Screenshots of GPU-Z and images of the GPU in question would be very useful. If you want specifics, we have to be able to see everything you can see.

 

[wsaws633]

Screenshots of GPU-Z and images of the GPU in question would be very useful. If you want specifics, we have to be able to see everything you can see.

some things dont line up with anything on the gf116 list
ill take pictures of the gpu too

 

[wsaws633]

Screenshots of GPU-Z and images of the GPU in question would be very useful. If you want specifics, we have to be able to see everything you can see.

here you go
https://ibb.co/DkBYGDq

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ibb.co

https://ibb.co/s6H6CK9

 

[Nemesia]

GF116 is Fermi 2.0. None of the cards in the list below has 3GB so that's fake too.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/?architecture=Fermi+2.0&sort=generation

GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2	GF116	Mar 15th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, GDDR5, 128 bit	783 MHz	902 MHz	192 / 32 / 16
GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 3	GF116	Jul 11th, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, DDR3, 128 bit	783 MHz	700 MHz	144 / 24 / 16

GeForce GT 545 OEM	GF116	May 14th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, GDDR5, 128 bit	871 MHz	1000 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GT 545	GF116	May 14th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1536 MB, DDR3, 192 bit	720 MHz	800 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GTX 550 Ti	GF116	Mar 15th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, GDDR5, 192 bit	900 MHz	1026 MHz	192 / 32 / 24

GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand

GF116

Apr 24th, 2012

PCIe 2.0 x16

1536 MB, DDR3, 192 bit

720 MHz

800 MHz

144 / 24 / 24

GeForce GT 555M	GF116	Mar 26th, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit	675 MHz	900 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GTX 560M	GF116	May 30th, 2011	MXM-B (3.0)	1536 MB, GDDR5, 192 bit	775 MHz	625 MHz	192 / 32 / 24

GeForce GT 635M	GF116	Mar 22nd, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit	650 MHz	900 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GT 635M	GF116	Mar 22nd, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit	675 MHz	900 MHz	144 / 24 / 16

 

[wsaws633]

GF116 is Fermi 2.0. None of the cards in the list below has 3GB so that's fake too.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/?architecture=Fermi+2.0&sort=generation

GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 2	GF116	Mar 15th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, GDDR5, 128 bit	783 MHz	902 MHz	192 / 32 / 16
GeForce GTS 450 Rev. 3	GF116	Jul 11th, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, DDR3, 128 bit	783 MHz	700 MHz	144 / 24 / 16

GeForce GT 545 OEM	GF116	May 14th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, GDDR5, 128 bit	871 MHz	1000 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GT 545	GF116	May 14th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1536 MB, DDR3, 192 bit	720 MHz	800 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GTX 550 Ti	GF116	Mar 15th, 2011	PCIe 2.0 x16	1024 MB, GDDR5, 192 bit	900 MHz	1026 MHz	192 / 32 / 24

GeForce GT 640 OEM Rebrand

GF116

Apr 24th, 2012

PCIe 2.0 x16

1536 MB, DDR3, 192 bit

720 MHz

800 MHz

144 / 24 / 24

GeForce GT 555M	GF116	Mar 26th, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit	675 MHz	900 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GTX 560M	GF116	May 30th, 2011	MXM-B (3.0)	1536 MB, GDDR5, 192 bit	775 MHz	625 MHz	192 / 32 / 24

GeForce GT 635M	GF116	Mar 22nd, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit	650 MHz	900 MHz	144 / 24 / 16
GeForce GT 635M	GF116	Mar 22nd, 2012	PCIe 2.0 x16	2 GB, DDR3, 128 bit	675 MHz	900 MHz	144 / 24 / 16

when i play a game and the vram goes to about 2 gb the computer blue screens so i think it’s 2

 

[DSzymborski]

Most likely it has less than 2 GB of VRAM. That the blue screen happens at 2 GB doesn't necessarily mean anything. It's mot likely that the blue screen happens when it's really starved for bandwidth; GPUs, even junky ones, will just use slower system RAM when it runs out, so it's unlikely to see a blue screen right at the GPU's VRAM limit.

This is a weird one. The PCB looks an awful lot like a 550 Ti to me.

But it's weird because of the chip.

You have what looks a lot like a GTX 560M; it has all the same identifiers as a known 560M. And there's no particular reason why someone would want to make this look like a 560M. But that shouldn't be in a desktop GPU.

So it's a very, very odd situation. It makes me wonder if there were some poorly documented and obscure China-only chips out there for the 500 series. I'd bank on the chip being from this era, but I'll be damned if I know which one.

 

[wsaws633]

Most likely it has less than 2 GB of VRAM. That the blue screen happens at 2 GB doesn't necessarily mean anything. It's mot likely that the blue screen happens when it's really starved for bandwidth; GPUs, even junky ones, will just use slower system RAM when it runs out, so it's unlikely to see a blue screen right at the GPU's VRAM limit.

This is a weird one. The PCB looks an awful lot like a 550 Ti to me.

But it's weird because of the chip.

You have what looks a lot like a GTX 560M; it has all the same identifiers as a known 560M. And there's no particular reason why someone would want to make this look like a 560M. But that shouldn't be in a desktop GPU.

So it's a very, very odd situation. It makes me wonder if there were some poorly documented and obscure China-only chips out there for the 500 series. I'd bank on the chip being from this era, but I'll be damned if I know which one.

ohh okay thank you so much

 

[wsaws633]

Most likely it has less than 2 GB of VRAM. That the blue screen happens at 2 GB doesn't necessarily mean anything. It's mot likely that the blue screen happens when it's really starved for bandwidth; GPUs, even junky ones, will just use slower system RAM when it runs out, so it's unlikely to see a blue screen right at the GPU's VRAM limit.

This is a weird one. The PCB looks an awful lot like a 550 Ti to me.

But it's weird because of the chip.

You have what looks a lot like a GTX 560M; it has all the same identifiers as a known 560M. And there's no particular reason why someone would want to make this look like a 560M. But that shouldn't be in a desktop GPU.

So it's a very, very odd situation. It makes me wonder if there were some poorly documented and obscure China-only chips out there for the 500 series. I'd bank on the chip being from this era, but I'll be damned if I know which one.

do you know what bios i should flash to it?

 

[USAFRet]

do you know what bios i should flash to it?

Does it produce a picture on the monitor?
If so, leave it.

That GPU was designed to do one thing....extract money from your wallet, and deposit in theirs.

 

[DSzymborski]

do you know what bios i should flash to it?

Without any idea what it actually is, not a chance. Whatever you're using it for now is all you're ever going to be able to use it for. Not sure why you're not returning it, which seems like the best idea.

 

[wsaws633]

Without any idea what it actually is, not a chance. Whatever you're using it for now is all you're ever going to be able to use it for. Not sure why you're not returning it, which seems like the best idea.

okay thank you
i will be returning it