Despite recent concerns about a market cooling due to an impending DRAM downcycle, competition for advanced solution technologies in the graphics DRAM market is fierce, driven by the expansion of the data center and server markets. With the high-performance graphics DRAM market expected to grow by more than double digits annually, new graphics DRAM products have emerged that enhance low power consumption and high-speed data processing.

Samsung Electronics announced on the 14th that it has developed the industry's fastest '24Gbps GDDR6 (Graphics Double Data Rate) DRAM'.

Samsung Electronics' '24Gbps GDDR6 DRAM' is a 16Gb product based on a 3rd generation 10-nanometer class (1z) process using EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography equipment.

The '24Gbps GDDR6 DRAM' also incorporates 'High-K Metal Gate (HKMG)' technology, which applies a new metal material to the gate to minimize leakage current, resulting in an operating speed improvement of over 30% compared to the existing 18Gbps GDDR6 DRAM.

In particular, Samsung Electronics developed GDDR6 DRAM in accordance with the standard specifications of the international semiconductor standardization organization JEDEC.Balhae has achieved the industry's highest speed while ensuring compatibility so that AI/graphics accelerator companies can easily adopt it.

When '24Gbps GDDR6 DRAM' is installed in a premium graphics card, it can process up to 1.1TB of data per second. This is a speed capable of processing 275 Full HD movies in just one second.

Samsung Electronics has also prepared a solution that provides over 20% improved power efficiency to meet diverse customer needs by applying Low Power Dynamic Voltage (DVS), a technology that controls performance and power consumption by dynamically changing the DRAM operating voltage. In particular, by supporting an operating voltage as low as 1.1V—lower than the existing 1.35V—it is expected that the battery life of laptop users will increase significantly.

The '24Gbps GDDR6 DRAM,' which secures industry-leading speed and power efficiency, provides an even more differentiated user experience in fields requiring superior graphics performance, such as PCs, laptops, and game consoles.

In addition, it is expected to be widely utilized in various fields in the future, such as next-generation high-performance computing (HPC), electric vehicles, and autonomous vehicles.

Lee Dong-ki, Executive Vice President of the Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics' Memory Business Division, stated, "The '24Gbps GDDR6 DRAM' is scheduled to be installed in the next-generation systems of major clients this month to begin verification," adding, "Samsung Electronics will commercialize the product in a timely manner to meet the demand of the computing market requiring high-capacity processing, and through this, will continue to lead the next-generation graphics DRAM market."