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Are current datacenter deployments structured in such a way that the memory can later be moved to newer GPU dies? Or is it all packaged together as on consumer
by mikepurvis 4mo ago
Are current datacenter deployments structured in such a way that the memory can later be moved to newer GPU dies? Or is it all packaged together as on consumer graphics cards?
I assumed the latter and therefore that the memory is depreciating along with the GPU cores it's soldered onto PCBs with.
... or is it a different argument being made, perhaps that depreciation for GPUs has slowed because rising demand will keep them in service longer?
- nl 4mo agoThe argument is that all GPUs are currently appreciating (!!) Google is still running 10 year old Tesla T4s at full capacity. This is way beyond the expected lifetime.
- fragmede 4mo agoRemoving RAM chips off old cards is uneconomical, until it isn't. With things going the way they are, if you've got a card with soldered on RAM that could be transplanted to a newer card, I think you'll start seeing that happening.
- fer 4mo agoIt has already become economic. While not exactly the same, the NVIDIA 2080 11GB cards are notorious for being upcycled with extra RAM: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/146us12/nvidia_geforce_rtx_2080_ti_gets_a_44gb_memory_mod/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/146us12/nvidia_gefo...
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- donaldjbiden 4mo agoChinese recyclers already do this with laptops