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Nvidia's unreleased RTX 3070 Ti 16GB comes to life thanks to a modder's crazy GDDR6 swap — Frankenstein card combines RTX 3070 PCB and new VRAM with RTX 3070 Ti GPU (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-09 | by Hassam Nasir | get Quick 861DW hot air rework station → | tags: nvidia, rtx 3070 ti, gddr6

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Benchmarking Qwen 3.8 27B on RTX 5090 and beyond — VRAM capacity alone can't overcome severe software and inference engine bottlenecks (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-08 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card → | tags: qwen 3.8 27b, rtx 5090, vram

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I Gamed on a 4GB GPU in 2026: AMD Is Repeating its Worst Radeon Mistake (techspot.com)

2026-09-08 | by Tim Schiesser | get Radeon RX 9060 XT 16GB graphics card → | tags: radeon rx 9050, radeon rx 6500 xt, amd

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Linux 7.3 improves performance when running out of vRAM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-18 | by Natalie Vock | tags: linux, vram, kernel

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4GB vs. 8GB VRAM: The 1080p Benchmark (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Steven Walton | tags: amd, rx 9050, rdna 4

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4GB vs. 8GB VRAM: The 1080p Benchmark (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Steven Walton | tags: amd, rx 9050, rdna 4

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Pre-modded 22GB RTX 2080 Ti cards surface on eBay for $500 as VRAM-hungry local AI fans chase down every spare FLOP — Hong Kong-based seller offers AI-friendly memory mod for a reasonable price (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jeffrey Kampman | tags: means, memory, products

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16GB GPUs and 8-core CPUs officially become the most popular configs on Steam — Latest hardware survey shows modern gaming's growing hunger for more resources (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: gpu vram, steam hardware, amd resurgence

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GPU prices keep surging in 2026 — Lack of sale discounts and rising VRAM costs keep current-gen prices sky-high (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: nvidia, amd, intel

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GPU repair service will upgrade the 11GB of VRAM on your RTX 2080 Ti to 22GB — mod involves physically adjusting the strap resistors on the PCB to support a new BIOS (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: nvidia, rtx 2080 ti, gpu repair

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RTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade to 22 GB (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: nvidia, rtx 2080 ti, gddr6

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Get an RTX 3060 with 12 GB of VRAM for just $329.99 at Newegg — MSI Ventus 2X OC model back in stock with free shipping (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-05 | by Bruno Ferreira | get MSI Ventus 2X OC RTX 3060 → | tags: card, deals, quite

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Use your Nvidia GPU's VRAM as swap space on Linux (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-06-02 | tags: nvidia, gpu, vram

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Rotary GPU: Exploring Local Execution for Large MoE Models Under Limited VRAM (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-30 | get GPU VRAM Expansion Kit → | tags: rotary gpu, local execution, moe models

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Acer's monster 18-inch Predator Helios Neo 18 AI gaming laptop drops to $1799 — save $400 on this 5070 Ti desktop replacement (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-15 | by Stewart Bendle | get Acer Predator Helios Neo 18 → | tags: acer predator helios neo 18, rtx 5070 ti, intel core ultra 9 275hx

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$1,149 for this 1440p gaming rig is an absolute steal in this Limited-time Woot sale — get an RTX 5060 Ti GPU inside Lenovo's Legion Tower 5i, now $410 off (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-14 | by Stewart Bendle | get Lenovo Legion Tower 5i → | tags: nvidia rtx 5060 ti, lenovo legion tower 5i, amd x3d

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Forza Horizon 6 GPU Benchmark: 8GB vs. 16GB VRAM (techspot.com)

2026-05-14 | get Gaming Laptop with 16GB RAM → | tags: forza horizon 6, gpu benchmark, vram

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Forza Horizon 6 GPU Benchmark: 8GB vs. 16GB VRAM (techspot.com)

2026-05-14 | get Gaming Laptop with 16GB RAM → | tags: forza horizon 6, gpu benchmark, vram

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AMD's excellent Radeon RX 9070 with 16 GB of VRAM hits all-time low pricing — PowerColor Hellhound variant is 23% off list price (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Hassam Nasir | get PowerColor Hellhound Radeon RX 9070 → | tags: amd, radeon rx 9070, powercolor hellhound

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Repair shop discovers near-perfect fake RTX 4090 with laser-etched VRAM and GPU core (techspot.com)

2026-04-27 | get Fake RTX 4090 Graphics Card → | tags: asus rog strix, rtx 4090, gpu core

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Valve engineer develops Linux VRAM fix that boosts gaming on 8GB GPUs (techspot.com)

2026-04-13 | get Linux VRAM Optimization Tool → | tags: valve, linux, vram

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Valve engineer shocks Linux community with game-changing VRAM hack for 8GB GPUs — breakthrough solution turbocharges gaming by prioritizing VRAM for games while background tasks take a back seat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-12 | by Hassam Nasir | get VRAM Management Software → | tags: valve, linux, vram

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Intel's new AI compression tech can significantly shrink game texture sizes and reduce VRAM use (techspot.com)

2026-04-07 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: intel, tsnc, ai compression

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New 'GeForge' and 'GDDRHammer' attacks can fully infiltrate your system through Nvidia's GPU memory — Rowhammer attacks in GPUs force bit flips in protected VRAM regions to gain read/write access (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Hassam Nasir | get GPU Rowhammer Attack Kit → | tags: gddr6, nvidia, gpuhammer

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Chinese GPU vendor Zephyr has cancelled its single-fan RTX 4070 Ti Super due to VRAM price hikes — memory shortage is forcing a pivot to an SFF RTX 4070 Super instead (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-16 | by Hassam Nasir | get ASUS Dual RTX 4070 Ti → | tags: zephyr, nvidia, rtx 4070 ti

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Nvidia greenboost: transparently extend GPU VRAM using system RAM/NVMe (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-15 | get Nvidia VRAM Extension Kit → | tags: nvidia, greenboost, gpu

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AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPUs begin to appear in the Steam Hardware Survey at last — RX 9070 arrives with paltry 0.16% market share, less than the GeForce GT 730 (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-03 | by Mark Tyson | get GPU → | tags: hardware, rx xt, steam

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Get AMD's 16GB RX 9060 XT for the MSRP price of an 8GB RTX 5060 Ti — Newegg discount code unlocks $20 saving on double the VRAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-26 | by Aaron Klotz | get RX 9060 → | tags: card, deals, graphics

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Nvidia Reportedly Ends GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Production, RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB Next (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-15 | get RTX 5060 Ti → | tags: frame, high, intel

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Nvidia's RTX 70 Series, Ranked: From the 2070 to the 5070 (techspot.com)

2025-11-18 | by Steven Walton | get Graphics Card → | tags: faster, faster faster, performance