Brazilian Modders Upgrade NVidia Geforce GTX 970 to 8 GB of VRAM
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Summary
Brazilian NVidia GPU modders have given new life to the now decade-old GTX 970, upgrading its VRAM from 3.5 GB to 7 GB.
The performance of the card was nearly doubled in testing, highlighting the importance of larger VRAM in a GPU, and showing the downfalls of NVidia’s current disastrous RTX 50-series.
This modification also highlights the potential to upgrade older GPUs which would be more environmentally friendly and cheaper than buying new.
It is thought that GPU manufacturers may start to prevent this sort of modification, to protect sales of their more expensive products.
However, this technique has already been applied to modern GPUs and they can be purchased online.
Overall, the environmental and financial benefits of modifying older GPUs may mean this practice could grow in popularity.
