PC Gaming RAM Got Cheaper For The First Time In Months
Kotaku • • technology
Key Points:
- DDR5 RAM prices are beginning to decline after months of inflation, driven by high demand from AI companies for memory-intensive datacenters.
- The release of Google's TurboQuant compression algorithm, which reduces memory requirements for certain AI workflows, contributed to a significant drop in memory manufacturers' stock prices and subsequent price reductions of up to $40 on some kits.
- Experts caution that TurboQuant's impact is evolutionary rather than revolutionary, meaning long-term demand for large amounts of RAM in AI computing remains strong, suggesting the current price drop may be temporary.
- Despite recent price decreases, DDR5 RAM costs are still substantially higher than historical lows, with popular kits like the Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6000 32GB remaining well above their all-time cheapest prices.
