Samsung Teases DDR6 (17,000 MT/s), GDDR6+ (24,000 MT/s), and GDDR7 (32,000 MT/s) Memory

[Tsing]

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DDR5 may have just hit the market, but that didn’t stop Samsung from teasing future generations of memory during its recent Tech Day 2021 event. The Korean giant discussed not only DDR6, but also GDDR6’s successors, GDDR6+ and GDDR7. DDR6 is targeting speeds of up to 17,000 MT/s, while GDDR6+ and GDDR7 will boast speeds of up to 24,000 MT/s and 32,000 MT/s, respectively.



JEDEC modulesOverclocking modulesDDR4up to 3,200 MT / sup to 5,600 MT / sDDR5up to 6,400 MT / sup to 8,400 MT / sDDR6up to 12,800 MT / sup to 17,000 MT / s



From ComputerBase’s coverage (machine translated):



With DDR6 the doubling continues and for DDR6 up to 12,800 MT/s are planned accordingly, with DDR6 + it should be 17,000 MT/s. Samsung is working together with other JEDEC members from circles of DRAM and SoC manufacturers on the completion of the DDR6 standard, which...

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[Zarathustra]

Didn't we just start getting DDR5?

I didn't realize the DDR6 specification was even finalized yet.