News Modder Turns RTX 3060 8GB Into Its 12GB Sibling

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A GPU modder has modded an RTX 3060 8GB into an RTX 3060 12GB model, by adding two extra memory ICs to the 3060's PCB. Increasing both memory capacity and memory bandwidth.

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[Order 66]

I'm still waiting for the 4070 16gb. I feel like that would be a lucrative if maybe illegal business to mod GPUs and then resell them.

 

[Eximo]

I'm still waiting for the 4070 16gb. I feel like that would be a lucrative if maybe illegal business to mod GPUs and then resell them.

Not quite the same thing.

The AD104 GPU has a 192 bit bus, so you could do a 24GB version. A 16GB version would mean losing two memory channels and dropping down to what the 4060Ti will have.

I suppose someone could try replacing two of the memory chips with larger ones, but I'm not sure how well that would work. I don't think differing memory chips would get along on the same board. (Though that is how they do it on the consoles at the moment, so maybe)

It is possible with the RTX 3060 because there are two variants of the GA106 chip one with the 192bit bus and one with the 128bit bus. It is clear that some of the GA106 have working memory channels, but they weren't populated to make more 8GB cards to fill orders. There is also a GA104 based model with 12GB.

 

[Order 66]

Not quite the same thing.

The AD104 GPU has a 192 bit bus, so you could do a 24GB version. A 16GB version would mean losing two memory channels and dropping down to what the 4060Ti will have.

I suppose someone could try replacing two of the memory chips with larger ones, but I'm not sure how well that would work. I don't think differing memory chips would get along on the same board. (Though that is how they do it on the consoles at the moment, so maybe)

It is possible with the RTX 3060 because there are two variants of the GA106 chip one with the 192bit bus and one with the 128bit bus. It is clear that some of the GA106 have working memory channels, but they weren't populated to make more 8GB cards to fill orders. There is also a GA104 based model with 12GB.

what is the max amount of VRAM you could put on a 4090

 

[Eximo]

what is the max amount of VRAM you could put on a 4090

At the moment, 48GB like the A6000.

 

[Order 66]

If devs are going to release games that are poorly optimized and/or incomplete (looking at you, jedi survivor) we may need 24 or even 48gb GPUs.