A fresh announcement from SK Hynix, the manufacturer of RAM and flash memory, reveals plans to accelerate the production of GDDR7 memory. This means we will be able to get our hands on the next generation of memory sooner than we anticipated.
In an official statement, SK Hynix shared that the company plans to kick-start production in the third quarter and speed it up – thanks to high demand from the AI sector. This is promising news when it comes to the development of Nvidia’s upcoming RTX 50 series, which is slated to feature GDDR7 memory. Considering some ongoing problems with GDDR6X supply, Team Green may simply be focusing on next-gen.
Growing interest in the AI space led to speeding up the production
In an official announcement, SK Hynix shared that the development started in March, and mass production will be kickstarted during Q3 of this year.
“The development of GDDR7 in March comes amid growing interest by global customers in the AI space in the DRAM product that meets both specialized performance for graphics processing and fast speed. The company said that it will start volume production in the third quarter,” the official SK Hynix statement read.
In addition to this, SK Hynix also shared some technical details about the upcoming GDDR7 memory. The new memory will feature an operating speed of 32Gbps, which is a 60% improvement from the previous generation. And this speed can go up to 40Gbps, depending on the use case.
Further, if the GDDR7 DRAM is used for high-end GPUs, it can process data of more than 1.5TB per second. Plus, the memory is expected to be over 50% more power efficient than the previous generation – thanks to the new packaging that tackles the heating issues. Even with these enhancements, the size of the RAM would be the same as GDDR6.
In the statement, the company also mentioned that GDDR7 will be used in 3D graphics, AI, high-performance computing, and more. With Nvidia’s much-awaited RTX 50 series GPUs speculated to feature the next-gen DRAM, this is a promising development.
