Will DDR5 RAM ever become a thing?

[Bassblaster505]

we had DDR, then DDR2, DDR3 and now DDR4, so will DDR5 ever come and when?

 

[Gam3r01]

Probably. DDR2 came around in '03, DDR3 in '07, and DDR4 in '14. Its likely going to be a while.

 

[Bassblaster505]

Probably. DDR2 came around in '03, DDR3 in '07, and DDR4 in '14. Its likely going to be a while.

i call 2021

 

[MarkW]

DDR4 is only now starting to come into its own.

I have this funny feeling that before we get to DDR5, we will be using some new memory technology...

 

[Gam3r01]

I agree with that, the technology can only go so far before it needs to be changed.

 

[Outlander_04]

AMD are making stacked memory for some of their graphics cards .
Samsung are stacking chips on their SSD's
This may be the next step .

 

[Turb0Yoda]

Yeah. Besides, the upgrade seems to be pretty minimal from DDR3 to DDR4 in terms of functionality.

 

[MarkW]

The first year or two of each new DDR was about the same speeds as the last version. But over time, they took off.

 

[Gam3r01]

Currently the main draw of DDR4 is the minimal voltage required to get to the speeds they run at.

 

[DatDinkleberg]

I think HBM and Wide/IO will take DDR's place in the not so distant future.

 

[golinux]

Probably. DDR2 came around in '03, DDR3 in '07, and DDR4 in '14. Its likely going to be a while.

i call 2021

I call 2023 for consumer availability, 2019 for server usage. If it ever comes, that is...