SK Hynix adds GDDR6 and faster GDDR5 to their product catalogue
SK Hynix adds GDDR6 and faster GDDR5 to their product catalogue
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SK Hynix has now reportedly added new GDDR6 and GDDR5 memory modules to their 2017 product catalogue, with new/faster GDDR5 memory modules that offer speeds of up to 10GT/s and GDDR6 memory modules with up to 14GT/s. Â
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These new memory modules are set to release sometime in Q4 2017, though no 16GT/s modules are shown on this roadmap. This new selection of GDDR5 and GDDR6 memory leaves no room for Micron’s GDDR5X memory, with high-speed GDDR5 and low-speed GDDR6 covering the speed ranges that GDDR5X occupy.Â
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The companies new 10GT/s GDDR5 memory chips offer the same speeds and the GDDR5X memory used in the Titan X (Pascal) and the original GTX 1080, with all GDDR6 modules shown offering faster speeds than any currently available GDDR5X product.Â
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It is worth noting that GDDR6 uses an 180-ball FCBGA design, which is larger than the 170-ball designs of GDDR5 and smaller than the 190-ball designs of GDDR5X, making GDDR6 incompatible with existing GDDR5/X form factors.Â
Also note that these new 9/10GT/s GDDR5 modules come with increased operating voltages of 1.55V, which means that they will consume more power and produce more heat than slower GDDR5 memory. This is a factor that will need to be considered by those who wish to use this new GDDR5 memory, especially given GDDR6’s faster transfer rates and lower voltage requirements.Â
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