GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 22GB mod targets local AI users at $499
The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti launched with 11GB of GDDR6 memory almost eight years ago . Modified versions with twice that capacity are now being sold as ready-to-use cards, mainly targeting local AI and compute workloads.
EBay sellers are now offering blower-style RTX 2080 Ti cards modified with 22GB of GDDR6 for $499. What’s interesting, the exact manufacturer is not guaranteed. The seller lists Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS and Leadtek among the possible brands depending on available stock, cards are shipped randomly.
© EBAY The modification replaces the original 1GB GDDR6 memory modules with 2GB chips. The RTX 2080 Ti has eleven active memory channels connected through its 352-bit interface, so doubling the capacity of each module increases total memory from 11GB to 22GB. Similar upgrades also require the card’s memory configuration straps to be adjusted so the GPU recognizes the higher-density modules.
22GB is aimed at AI rather than gaming
The additional memory does not increase the RTX 2080 Ti’s raw GPU performance. The TU102 GPU still has 4352 CUDA cores and the same Turing architecture. However, 22GB allows larger AI models, datasets and image-generation workloads to fit entirely within local GPU memory.
This has turned older Turing cards into an unusual alternative for users who need memory capacity more than current-generation performance. The RTX 2080 Ti also retains CUDA and Tensor Core support, although its Tensor Cores lack several lower-precision formats and other capabilities introduced with newer NVIDIA architectures.
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© EBAY The $499 listing is substantially more expensive than a standard used RTX 2080 Ti, but cards with more than 20GB of NVIDIA VRAM remain expensive on the second-hand market.
But also ready for gaming
The seller claims the modified 22GB cards work with standard NVIDIA drivers, with no custom driver required . The memory modification itself includes the necessary hardware and firmware changes for the additional VRAM to be recognized. That’s great news considering NVIDIA is still supporting Turing with day-1 drivers and even adds new DLSS tech after all these years.
Sources: eBay
