Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti returns with 22 GB memory via hardware modification

A Hong Kong-based seller on eBay has begun offering modified Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards featuring 22 GB of GDDR6 memory, doubling the original 11 GB capacity. These units are being marketed toward enthusiasts running local artificial intelligence workloads, where high memory capacity is often more critical than raw processing power.

The modification is a hardware-level procedure rather than a software hack. Technicians desolder the original memory modules and replace them with higher-capacity chips, subsequently adjusting