On January 30, according to foreign media TechRadar, Samsung is preparing to hold a conference with the theme of "A 16GB 37 GB S GDDR7 DRAM with PAM3-optimized TRX Equalization and ZQ Calibration" at the 2024 IEEE International Solid-State Circuit Conference to be held in San Francisco, USA next month, and will show its next-generation GDDR7 for next-generation GPUs Memory solutions.
According to **, Samsung GDDR7 has a speed of up to 37 Gbps, which is more than 50% faster than the current GDDR6X DRAM maximum speed (24 Gbps). Although Samsung plans to introduce GDDR6W and 64-bit DRAM with double capacity, they are now moving towards a truly next-generation standard.
However, while Samsung has previously introduced GDDR6 memory with speeds of up to 24 Gbps, we have only seen GDDR6 on Nvidia's RTX 4080 Super graphics card that will be launched this week so far5 Gbps speed.
Just a few months ago, Samsung said that they had reached speeds of 36 Gbps internally with GDDR7 memory. In this way, Samsung will continue to squeeze more bandwidth out of the next generation of memory modules. However, another concern is whether Samsung has enough GDDR7 memory capacity to meet the needs of next-generation gaming and AI GPU series.
In addition, GDDR7 memory will be 20% more efficient, which is great considering that high-end GPUs typically consume a lot of power. Samsung GDDR7 DRAM is said to feature technology optimized for high-speed workloads and will also offer a low operating voltage option, designed for applications that require careful power consumption, such as laptops.
For heat dissipation, the new memory standard will feature epoxy molding compounds (EMCs) with high thermal conductivity, which can reduce thermal resistance by up to 70%. Back in August 2023, it was reported that Samsung was providing samples of GDDR7 DRAM to NVIDIA for an early evaluation of its next-generation gaming graphics cards.
Editor: Xinzhixun-Lin Zi.