Samsung begins mass projection of 18Gbps 16Gb memory

[WYP]

Over 2x faster than 8Gbps GDDR5 memory.



Read more about Samsung's 18Gbps 16Gb GDDR6 memory modules.

 

[AngryGoldfish]

And I'd wager very expensive.

 

[NeverBackDown]

And I'd wager very expensive.

It's cost is slightly offset by the fact that AMD/Nvidia can use less chips to hit the same memory capacity which also in turn means that they save on PCB real estate which then has the impact of lower PCB design cost and materials cost. It probably won't cover the expenses of using GDDR6 but it certainly helps.

 

[Avet]

They should start producing current memory. We need DDR4, not some new whatever that will see the light of day two years from now.

 

[NeverBackDown]

They should start producing current memory. We need DDR4, not some new whatever that will see the light of day two years from now.

They have multiple FABs and each FAB has multiple production lines so they are still making DDR4.