To be more precise, according to the report of this firm, all DRAMs will drop in price. This not only affects conventional RAM, but also server and mobile RAM, as well as VRAM for graphics cards. A situation which, for the moment, seems unable to be reversed.
memory price crash
Not only are you seeing a drop in SSD sales, but it’s also affecting DRAM memory chips. The pandemic has generated strong sales of new systems and now we are seeing a drop in sales at this situation.
According to TrendForce data, the price of DDR4 could to fall between one 8-13%in addition to the more than 15% that fell in the first quarter of 2023. The report DDR5 RAM goes in the same direction, with a forecast of drop between 10 and 15%but we are coming from a drop of 18-23%.
Currently, DDR4 already has a very attractive price and eventually this drop will be much less noticeable. DDR5, on the other hand, is newer and more expensive, so this drop may be more noticeable.
The report points out that the 8GB DDR4 modules could decrease by 10% in Q2 2022. Currently, a module of this capacity costs between 20 and 50 dollarsso we could save extra 2-5 dollars.
The report points out that DRAM memory chips will also drop in price for servers and smartphones. Undoubtedly, the data that interests us most is in the graphics cards, which will also be affected. fleas DRAM for graphics it is estimated that they could to fall between one 10-15%adding to the 18-23% that fell in the first quarter of the year.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about this data is that memory prices are falling, but that has no impact on graphics card prices. Although this is only a small part of the price, a price reduction or adjustment is important. Not reflecting, in the end, means increased profits for the manufacturer.
How long will the fall in RAM and SSD prices last?
It’s really hard to say as the market will evolve, although we can have the intuition. Analysts indicate that the price of SSDs could continue to fall or stay the same, but the price is not expected to increase in 2023. More or less for the same defeats goes RAM.
According to the data, DDR5 will continue to drop in price quarter by quarter, moreover, it has a lot of margin. These memories will be adopted more massively and this will reduce the price. On the other hand, DDR4 is priced very affordably and there will come a time when the price can no longer be contracted.
Most relevant is probably the price of memory for graphics cards. We probably won’t notice this adjustment. The truth is that the price of these memories has a small impact on the final price of the graphics card, the manufacturers of these components have already taken care of it.
