GPU-Z Can Now Detect Fake NVIDIA Graphics Cards (bleepingcomputer.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: Sellers have been modifying lower end NVIDIA graphics cards and selling them more powerful cards online. In a recent version of the GPU-Z graphics card information utility, TechPowerUp has added the ability to now detect these fake NVIDIA cards. This new feature allows buyers of cards to detect if the card is actually a relabled NVIDIA G84, G86, G92, G94, G96, GT215, GT216, GT218, GF108, GF106, GF114, GF116, GF119, or GK106 GPU by displaying an exclamation point where the NVIDIA logo would normally appear and also prepends the string "[FAKE]" before the card's name.

Comments

FAKE!?

[EvilSS]

You mean that $69 1080TI I bought from aliexpress isn't real?

Re:Chinese

[shaitand]

You definitely have to use some common sense about it when purchasing from China. I've gotten some amazing prices on things. Many parts require a bit of sanding or finishing but I have legitimately gotten numerous things that were $50-300 for $3 or less plus a month shipping from China.

Of course I've also gotten fakes, crap that was 3d printed with horrible settings so that it was stringy low res plastic garbage that I'd throw in a trash bin if it came off my printer at home.

I think the trouble is 1070s

[rsilvergun]

being sold on eBay as 1080s. Or 1050 TIs as 1060s (which is easy enough since a 1050 TI has 4 gigs of ram while there's 3gb 1060s out there). 570/580 is another popular scam since there are 4 and 8 gb variants of both.

The goal is to be close enough that by the time you realize you've been had you're past a regular return window.