15:17Machine-translated from Azerbaijani by AIRead in Azerbaijani
Modder Builds the 16 GB RTX 3070 Ti Nvidia Never Released
Brazilian modder Fabian has built a working version of the “Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti” graphics card that was believed to have been planned for release with 16 GB of memory. Several years ago, the company was expected to launch such a model. However, only a version with 8 GB of GDDR6X memory reached the market. Information about the 16 GB model first appeared in databases and later in a physical prototype. However, that card was not shown being tested in working condition.
Fabian used the main circuit board from a “GeForce RTX 3070” for the project. He replaced the card’s graphics chip with an “RTX 3070 Ti” chip. Because installing 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a standard “RTX 3070 Ti” card would be expensive, he chose the more affordable GDDR6 memory. The 8 Gb “HC14” memory chips made by “Samsung” on the board were replaced with 16 Gb “HC16” chips. As a result, the amount of video memory increased from 8 GB to 16 GB. When the card was first powered on, the diagnostic software detected only 8 GB of memory. To make all the memory work, the configuration of the physical connections on the board that determine memory capacity had to be changed. Fabian used the “Nvidia BIOS Reader” program to locate the appropriate points and performed the soldering work. After that, “MATS” and “GPU-Z” recognized the 16 GB of GDDR6 memory without any problems.
To verify that the additional memory actually worked, an LLM, or large language model, running locally on the computer was launched on the card. During the test, the program used almost all 16 GB of memory. In a test with a “Ryzen 7 9800X3D” processor, the game “Call of Duty: Warzone” used more than 13 GB of video memory. No stability problems with the card were recorded during the test. The card scored 5,367 points in the “Unigine Superposition” test. This result is lower than most tests of a regular “RTX 3070 Ti.” The reason is that GDDR6 memory transfers data at a lower rate than standard GDDR6X. The experiment was successful, and this may be the world’s only working “RTX 3070 Ti” with 16 GB of memory. However, modern “Blackwell” cards outperform it even with less memory. Considering efficiency, new features and after-sales support, the “RTX 5060 Ti” with 16 GB of memory is regarded as a more sensible choice.
Fabian used the main circuit board from a “GeForce RTX 3070” for the project. He replaced the card’s graphics chip with an “RTX 3070 Ti” chip. Because installing 16 GB of GDDR6X memory on a standard “RTX 3070 Ti” card would be expensive, he chose the more affordable GDDR6 memory. The 8 Gb “HC14” memory chips made by “Samsung” on the board were replaced with 16 Gb “HC16” chips. As a result, the amount of video memory increased from 8 GB to 16 GB. When the card was first powered on, the diagnostic software detected only 8 GB of memory. To make all the memory work, the configuration of the physical connections on the board that determine memory capacity had to be changed. Fabian used the “Nvidia BIOS Reader” program to locate the appropriate points and performed the soldering work. After that, “MATS” and “GPU-Z” recognized the 16 GB of GDDR6 memory without any problems. To verify that the additional memory actually worked, an LLM, or large language model, running locally on the computer was launched on the card. During the test, the program used almost all 16 GB of memory. In a test with a “Ryzen 7 9800X3D” processor, the game “Call of Duty: Warzone” used more than 13 GB of video memory. No stability problems with the card were recorded during the test. The card scored 5,367 points in the “Unigine Superposition” test. This result is lower than most tests of a regular “RTX 3070 Ti.” The reason is that GDDR6 memory transfers data at a lower rate than standard GDDR6X. The experiment was successful, and this may be the world’s only working “RTX 3070 Ti” with 16 GB of memory. However, modern “Blackwell” cards outperform it even with less memory. Considering efficiency, new features and after-sales support, the “RTX 5060 Ti” with 16 GB of memory is regarded as a more sensible choice.