UAE-Based GPU Solutions Replaces Original 1GB GDDR6 Chips With 2GB Parts And Applies Modified VBIOS To Double Turing GPU’s Framebuffer Currently Paused Due To Sharp Rise In Memory Component Costs
According to VideoCardz, UAE-based repair shop GPU Solutions has been offering a service to double the VRAM on the RTX 2080 Ti from 11GB to 22GB by physically replacing the card’s original 1GB GDDR6 chips with 2GB parts, applying a modified VBIOS, replacing thermal materials and completing stress testing before return.
The service also extends to the RTX 3070, offering an upgrade from 8GB to 16GB. GPU Solutions serves customers worldwide, with a YouTube channel documenting the upgrade being performed on an Asus Strix variant.
The important caveat is that GPU Solutions’ own FAQ states both upgrades are temporarily suspended because memory-component prices have risen sharply. The service listing remains online but shows AED 0; a quote-request placeholder, not a free service.
The modification was enabled by the 2022 NVIDIA hack, which exposed internal tools that modders and repair shops subsequently applied across RTX 20, 30, 40 and even 50 series cards.
More VRAM will not increase the RTX 2080 Ti’s compute performance or ray-tracing capability. But a 22GB framebuffer can remove a meaningful constraint for workloads that genuinely exceed 11GB; large texture pools, GPU rendering and local LLM inference are obvious examples.
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