Samsung has unveiled new GDDR6 DRAM chips that it claims are the first with a data transfer rate of 24Gbps per pin, chiefly aimed at increased performance for upcoming high-end graphics cards and GPU accelerators.
The Korean giant said it has begun sampling the chips with a capacity of 16Gb, and plans to commercialize these in line with GPU platform launches that will be able to support them. Customer verifications are starting this month, meaning that end users may not have to wait long to see them in shipping products. Samsung's
24Gbps GDDR6 will deliver 30 percent faster speeds compared to the previous product, which is to say that they are clocked about 30 percent faster than the existing Samsung parts with a data rate of 18Gbps. Other chipmakers offer GDDR6 memories with data transfer rates typically ranging from 14–16Gbps.
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