Micron claims GDDR7 memory delivers a 30% increase in frames per second in games, particularly in ray tracing and rasterization workloads.

Micron claims its next-generation GDDR7 memory will deliver up to 30% gains in gaming FPS, particularly when it comes to ray tracing and rasterization.

Micron is initially offering GDDR7 memory at speeds of 28 and 32 Gbps, which should improve the GPU’s gaming performance thanks to enhanced capabilities.

The next-generation GDDR7 memory standard is expected to bring significant improvements in several areas, from memory bandwidth to power efficiency.

Companies like SK hynix, Micron, and Samsung have introduced their own GDDR7 solutions, but Micron seems to be one of the top companies in the race. Not only does their memory type feature the highest bit density in the industry, but it has also made several improvements. Micron claims that its GDDR7 (32Gbps) should provide a decent 30% improvement in gaming performance over the company’s GDDR6 standard, which is rated at 20Gbps.

If we consider that this improvement is simply due to generational improvements in memory technologies, a 30% increase is indeed impressive. While Micron hasn’t shared the platform on which they obtained the results, they seem reliable enough.

GDDR7 is expected to deliver over 30% improvement in frames per second (FPS) for ray tracing and rasterization workloads.

The high system bandwidth (>1.5TB/s) offered by GDDR7 is expected to reduce response times by up to 20% for AI generative text-to-image generation.

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In addition to the performance boost, Micron says its GDDR7 modules are expected to deliver a 60% increase in memory bandwidth, as well as a 50% improvement in performance efficiency and a 20% reduction in response times. The company previously highlighted that the new GDDR7 memory standard will deliver up to a 3.1x improvement in 4K Ultra ray tracing performance and a 1.7x improvement in 4K Ultra rasterization performance compared to GDDR6 memory.

For a quick overview of Micron’s GDDR7 memory specifications, it leverages 1β (1-beta) DRAM technology, delivering 32Gbps of high-performance memory in a power-optimized design. With over 1.5TB/s of system bandwidth, the memory chips are expected to take gaming performance to new heights. Along with the integration of the industry’s first 40Gbps PAM3 performance, the company’s GDDR7 technology is expected to see massive industry adoption.

Regarding the general integration of GDDR7 by the industry, especially GPU manufacturers, NVIDIA is set to integrate the process into its next-gen Blackwell “RTX 50” products. Alongside this, AMD is also planning to use GDDR7 with RDNA 4, while things in Team Blue’s camp are uncertain for now. Intel could stick with GDDR6 with Battlemage “Xe2” for now, leaving GDDR7 for the next generation of graphics.

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