The higher video memory options for consumer GPUs are only available with products like NVIDIA’s RTX 5090, but one service provider is offering VRAM upgrades for those who don’t wish to make another upgrade and don’t know where to begin to get more life out of their graphics card. By increasing the total memory, gamers can not only play the newest AAA titles without running into low-memory issues but also run LLMs while they’re at it.

GPU Solutions offers unique services to a vast number of gamers to upgrade their memory and get a new lease of life out of their graphics card. If you’re wondering why these service providers are not in a lot more abundance, the answer is that the job is a bit more complicated than you’re being led to believe. Apart from micro-soldering all the key components, which are the GDDR5X, GDDR6, or GDDR6X memory chips, depending on which graphics card you have, there’s also the requirement of getting the modded GPU to recognize the VRAM upgrade.

This is achieved using a VBIOS, which isn’t a straightforward procedure and often requires modifying memory strap resistors on the PCB due to compatibility limitations. For instance, we’ve reported that NVIDIA’s RTX 3070, which was a powerful chip whose capabilities were stunted due to shipping with a measly 8GB VRAM, was modded to feature a framebuffer of 16GB . Unfortunately, driver support was nonexistent, meaning that you couldn’t play the newer games on updated drivers because the software wouldn’t recognize a 16GB variant of the RTX 3070.

GPU Solutions has a YouTube channel in which they’ve showcased an older-generation RTX 2080 Ti sporting 22GB VRAM instead of 11GB , making it ideal to run both AAA games and some LLMs. As for the costs, that’s a variable these providers left out, but seeing as how tricky this soldering job is, not to mention the ridiculous premium that’s being charged on all memory types due to the DRAM shortage, it’s safe to say that these guys are probably going to charge a decent chunk of change, even if they are based in the UAE.

Fortunately, they’ve mentioned that pickup and delivery charges are AED 50 (approximately $13.6), with 12 days required for completion, along with a 90-day warranty period. You can visit their page right now and request a quote, and if you don’t reside in the UAE, you can also have a conversation regarding logistics, if these guys will indulge.

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