GDDR7 memory is coming to the consumer market pretty soon going by recent leaks, and various memory manufacturers has already started mass production of the next generation memory modules. But what kind of upgrades are we looking at? According to Micron, gamers will achieve up to 30% more FPS with GDDR7.
GDDR7 Is A Big Boost Over GDDR6(X)
User @harukaze5719 has spotted a brochure of Micron’s GDDR7 memory, in which the infographic claims that the new modules “is expected to achieve greater than 30% improvement in frames per second (FPS) for ray tracing and rasterization workloads.” The footnote indicates that this figure is obtained from comparisons against GDDR6/GDDR6X modules across 1080p, 1440p, and 4K resolutions, but no further specifics has been provided to validate the claims.
However, it is certain that GDDR7 will bring some degree of performance uplifts. The new generation is rated at significantly higher speeds than its predecessors, with initial spec rated at 28Gbps, as well as faster variants rated at 32Gbps. Should NVIDIA use the new 32Gbps modules, this will be 39% faster than the fastest GDDR6X available on the GPU market, which is the 23Gbps modules found in RTX 4080 SUPER.
Based on previous leaks, if NVIDIA’s upcoming RTX 5090 indeed uses 512-bit bus, that converts to 16 GDDR7 modules in total. Some napkin math (32Gbps x 512-bit ÷ 8) tells us that the GPU may feature a staggering memory bandwidth of 2TB/s. However, as the leak also alleges that the lower-end products of the RTX 50 series will retain the same bus width, expect smaller improvements to be made to the GPU’s memory bandwidth.
It’s also widely believed that only NVIDIA will be using GDDR7 modules as far as consumer GPU market is concerned. AMD, for their part, will sit out from the flagship segment for its upcoming RDNA4 generation, while Intel has avoided competing at the top since Arc’s inception, and introducing GDDR7 right now may not be financially viable given the potential of increased cost.
Source: Tom’s Hardware
Pokdepinion: Definitely pricier NVIDIA GPUs are on the way, and there’s no competition stopping Team Green right now.
