So while commiserating with my IT guys that I'll probably die of old age before the results of my Villain training are ready I was unexpectedly offered an alternative to my GPU. I'm currently using an RTX 3080 with 12G. Our IT guy says he can send me a lightly used "Tesla K80 2 x Kepler" card they apparently used for some blockchain test or another. It's now gathering dust alongside all those espresso machines that sales bought for conferences. Anyway, I have zero experience with these cards. Apparently they aren't actual GPU's but only used for number crunching?
Will this card make my Villain training finish faster than my RTX 3080? Perhaps even in my lifetime?
Will it even work with Faceswap? A search seems to indicate others are using tesla cards.
How are these things cooled? I bonfire is fun, but not inside my house.
Sorry, this is the only way to alleviate my ignorance without spending endless hours shipping, installing, etc. Better for one of you fine folks to crush my unfounded optimism now...