The Future, Faster: Samsung Begins Sampling Industry’s First 24Gbps GDDR6 to Power the Next Generation of Graphics Cards

Technology advances primarily in one of two ways: getting smaller or getting faster. Samsung’s newest graphics technology has no problem outpacing the previous generation. The first-of-its-kind 16-gigabit (Gb) Graphics Double Data Rate 6 (GDDR6) DRAM featuring 24-gigabit-per-second (Gbps) processing speeds is 30% faster than previous offerings. The chip incorporates an innovative circuit design and advanced insulation that minimizes current leakage to deliver the technology capable of enabling next-level graphics processing power.

For context on just how fast the 24Gbps GDDR6 can be, think about this: When integrated into a premium graphics card, it can transfer up to 1.1-terabytes (TB) of data, or about 275 Full HD movies, in just one second.

Ever-growing Applications Make Graphics Speed More Critical Than Ever Graphics performance – and the speed the 24Gbps GDDR6 can provide – is becoming more prevalent in the function of technologies than ever before.

Whether in terms of graphics cards (Video Graphics Arrays), laptops, game consoles, artificial intelligence-based applications, or high-performance computing (HPC) systems, graphics processing is pivotal to success. When we look to the future, the truth of this statement becomes even clearer. “The explosion of data now being driven by AI and the Metaverse is pushing the need for greater graphics capabilities that can process massive data sets simultaneously, at extremely high speeds,” said Daniel Lee, executive vice president of the Memory Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics. “With our industry-first 24Gbps GDDR6 now sampling, we look forward to validating the graphics DRAM on next-generation GPU platforms to bring it to market in time to meet an onslaught of new demand.” Knowing that the use for Samsung’s GDDR6 DRAM could be spread across a wide array of these graphics solutions, it was designed to be fully compliant with JEDEC specifications and will be compatible across all GPU designs, facilitating broad market adoption. This includes the ability to extend from graphics-intensive applications like HPC, autonomous driving and electric cars to gaming and casual viewing. Addressing these emerging markets, Samsung’s GDDR6 will be able to do things such as enable seamless 4K and 8K video playback, all while supporting demanding AI accelerator workloads. With Samsung’s 24Gbps GDDR6 and full GDDR6 lineup, graphics processing will be able to reach a new level, one where a faster future is possible.