RMA · Return Merchandise Authorization
The process of returning failed hardware to a vendor for repair or replacement under warranty.
Current numbers
8 rows / 512 remapsNVIDIA HBM row-remap RMA thresholds: 8 remapped rows per bank, or 512 total, or a duplicate remap
~20-40%residual value of a 3-yr-old GPU — the floor on what a harvested or RMA'd board is worth
30.1% + 17.2%Llama 3 interruptions from faulty GPU (30.1%) and HBM3 (17.2%) — the dominant RMA classes