30% Faster Gaming? Micron GDDR7 Leads Performance Charge

As the next generation of graphics cards approaches, SK Hynix, Micron, and Samsung have all showcased their GDDR7 memory, with Micron demonstrating superior performance. Micron’s GDDR7 not only boasts the industry’s highest bit density but also introduces several enhancements. According to Micron, their GDDR7 memory can boost gaming performance by 30% compared to GDDR6.

This improvement is based on Micron’s comparison between their 20Gb/s GDDR6 and their 32Gb/s GDDR7. Although the specifics of the testing platform were not disclosed, the results are deemed reliable. Additionally, they mentioned that GDDR7 can provide over 1.5TB/s of system bandwidth, potentially reducing the response time for generative AI text-to-image processes by up to 20%.

Beyond performance enhancements, Micron claims that their GDDR7 memory is expected to increase memory bandwidth by 60%, improve performance efficiency by 50%, and reduce response time by 20%. Compared to GDDR6, GDDR7 will improve ray tracing performance by 3.1 times and raster performance by 1.7 times in 4K Ultra settings.

Micron’s GDDR7 memory utilizes 1β DRAM technology, offering a maximum transfer rate of 32Gb/s and achieving a total system bandwidth of up to 1.5TB/s. It also promises better power efficiency. With the integration of the industry’s first 40Gb/s PAM3 performance, Micron’s GDDR7 is poised for widespread adoption.

NVIDIA is prepared to incorporate GDDR7 into the upcoming RTX 50 Blackwell products, and AMD plans to combine GDDR7 with RDNA4. As for Intel, the details remain unclear; however, it is known that Battlemage Xe2 will continue to use GDDR6, reserving GDDR7 for future graphics cards.