Is it possible to extend VRAM or even modify a GPU with extra components?

Posted by 1vertical@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 7 comments

Say you have two graphic cards and one is busted, but most electronic components are still working, would it possible to extend the VRAM for example (even if it looks and implement in a hacky way) with these extra components?

I've always thought it's such a waste to chuck away a GPU just because some components of it doesn't work. I also thought that imagine you take many GPUs apart, build one gigantic circuit in a room, one cabinet is filled with memory chips, a another is filled with processing chips, abother cabinet with other components and all is connected via cables and such leading to the computer.

I mean, a GPU is kind of a computer on its own if you think about it, plugged into the main one with its own memory, power unit and processor. It would be nice to slot in extra RAM in your GPU. It's 2023 for crying out loud.