Guide on how to unlock GeForce GTX 465 into GTX 470

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That's my point. The chips AREN'T on the PCB of the retail cards...

GTX 470 = 10 chips

GTX 465 = 8 chips

In the article, it states:

Is even more interesting that although the amount of memory differs between the two plates, GTX 465 has all faces of memory (1280MB), although only some are active (1024MB).

So, the retail "Point of View" GTX 465 they had in their hands was identical to the 470 (and had 10 chips). BIOS flash changed it into a legitimate 470, not surprisingly.

Of course, they also state, that this is clearly not profit-friendly, thus, you won't see this happening for long.

edit: they referenced pictures of a retail card, but did they flash a retail card? language barrier isn't helping.