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17 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM	Tom's Hardware	6.5	Japanese repair shop sells GDDR6 VRAM upgrades for $25 per GB during memory crisis — RTX 2080 Ti modded to 22GB for just $282, double the VRAM creates a budget AI powerhouse A Japanese repair shop is offering GDDR6 VRAM upgrades at $25 per GB, modding an RTX 2080 Ti from 11GB to 22GB for $282 total. This doubles the card's VRAM, making it viable for running larger local AI models at a fraction of the cost of current-gen GPUs. Why: If you're running local LLM inference or fine-tuning, VRAM is your primary bottleneck — a 22GB card for ~$282 plus the cost of a used 2080 Ti could undercut any new GPU option. Consider whether sourcing a modded older card is worth the risk versus renting cloud GPUs, especially during the ongoing memory shortage. hardware vram-upgrade local-ai budget-gpu

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17 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM

Tom's Hardware

6.5

Japanese repair shop sells GDDR6 VRAM upgrades for $25 per GB during memory crisis — RTX 2080 Ti modded to 22GB for just $282, double the VRAM creates a budget AI powerhouse

A Japanese repair shop is offering GDDR6 VRAM upgrades at $25 per GB, modding an RTX 2080 Ti from 11GB to 22GB for $282 total. This doubles the card's VRAM, making it viable for running larger local AI models at a fraction of the cost of current-gen GPUs.

Why: If you're running local LLM inference or fine-tuning, VRAM is your primary bottleneck — a 22GB card for ~$282 plus the cost of a used 2080 Ti could undercut any new GPU option. Consider whether sourcing a modded older card is worth the risk versus renting cloud GPUs, especially during the ongoing memory shortage.