Speedy memory for next-gen electronics
The big picture: With the move, Micron joins Samsung and SK Hynix in production of GDDR6. No word yet on when we’ll see the first products shipping with the new tech, however.
Micron Technology on Monday
announced it has started producing
8Gb GDDR6 memory in volume, its fastest and most powerful graphics memory to date.
Designed in Micron's Munich Development Center, the new GDDR6 is said to be optimized for a variety of applications that require high-performance memory. Micron specifically cited artificial intelligence, networking, graphics processing and automotive as fields that’ll benefit from GDDR6:
- Artificial Intelligence — Artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning are memory intensive applications that require more bandwidth from memory solutions. GDDR6 delivers the higher bandwidth required to accelerate AI in applications like computer vision, autonomous driving and the many other applications that require this higher bandwidth.
- Networking — Advanced networking technologies require access to high speed/high bandwidth memory. GDDR6-powered smart Network Interface Cards (NIC) enable significant improvements in network bandwidth. Additionally, high bandwidth RAID controllers featuring GDDR6 memory deliver dramatic enhancements to data access and protection.
- Graphics — Enabling significant performance improvements for today's top GPUs, GDDR6 delivers enhanced graphic memory speeds to enable higher application bandwidth. Micron GDDR6 will be a core enabling technology of advanced GPU applications, including acceleration, 4K video and improved rendering, VR/AR and crypto mining applications.
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