Micron is still very active in the memory sector… At the same time, it is one of the three major memory producers on the market. Today, we learn that 3 GB GDDR7 chips have entered the production phase. Along with Samsung and SK Hynix, it is the third player to offer this type of product!
GDDR7: 3 GB chips now in production!
Speeds of 28 and 32 Gbps!
With these chips, Micron offers us high-capacity GDDR7. The company thus enters into competition with Samsung and SK Hynix in this sector. For the moment, only the 28 Gbps chips are in production. Faster chips will also be offered, with speeds of up to 32 Gbps. However, these will only arrive later, as they are still in the sampling phase. At least, that’s what the company’s website says.
Towards new graphics cards?
In any case, this promises to be good news, as it will improve the quantity of memory chips in circulation on the market. With Samsung, SK Hynix and now Micron, NVIDIA may well be able to launch its RTX 50 Super series , which was put on standby a few months ago.
Of course, we’re also thinking of the launch of the potential RTX 5050 9GB, which is due to upgrade from GDDR6 to GDDR7 , as well as from 8 to 9GB of VRAM. However, the Chameleon’s plans for this card seem to have been put on hold. If the latest rumors are to be believed, this model will be replaced (temporarily?) by the RTX 3060 12GB.
Capacities already in use?
In the final analysis, 3 GB chips are already found on the graphics card market. Indeed, in the consumer sector, the RTX 5090M uses this type of memory with its 24 GB capacity. In the workstation sector, it’s the RTX Pro 6000 Ada(whose AI prowess is no longer in question) that is at work. In any case, we’re curious to see how they’ll be used and in which boards they’ll be found.
