NVIDIA has reportedly given Samsung’s GDDR7 memory chips priority for its next-generation GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs. Supposedly, the Korean electronics giant was given the go-ahead by the GPU brand because, of the three key players in the industry, it was the only one that had completed validation.
The three key players are, of course, Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, all of which have been used by NVIDIA in the development and manufacturing of its GPUs, each at differing points and generations. According to a report by the Korean outlet, Greened (site is in Korean), Samsung made the cut and is expected to be the exclusive supplier of GDDR7 memory.
According to Korean media, greened, Samsung GDDR7 has selected next-gen NVIDIA memory.
NVIDIA is considering Samsung GDDR7 as a priority for next-gen RTX 50 series.https://t.co/2fMs89nZ3T
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“NVIDIA is the first company to apply GDDR7 to its products, but NVIDIA has decided to use only Samsung GDDR7 for desktop graphics cards.” an insider told the outlet. “For laptops, we are considering using GDDR7 from all three companies: Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron, but we are giving top priority to Samsung.”
Rumours currently suggest that the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series will be launching with the next-gen memory modules running at 28Gbps. However, other sources have also claimed that it could jump up to 32Gbps with specific SKUs, presumably with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080.
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series is expected to make its debut in January next year. We’ll hear more about the specifications then.
(Source: Greened, Videocardz)
