GDDR6X

Micron's GDDR6X memory uses innovative signaling technology to double the data rate, delivering unprecedented graphics memory performance to feed the most data-hungry workloads.

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GDDR6X: Bringing Gaming and AI to Life

Micron has created the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution, GDDR6X. GDDR6X was launched with NVIDIA on the GeForce® RTX™ 3090 and GeForce® RTX™ 3080 GPUs to take graphics beyond gaming into true AI. Watch to learn how Micron was able to achieve incredible speeds up to 1 TB/s system memory bandwidth. 

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Making of GDDR6X

Feeding the Beast: The Making of GDDR6X

Micron has been chasing maximum bandwidth memory to support gaming and professional visualization for a long time. Three Micron experts introduce the innovation and inspiration behind our highest-performance family of memory products, Ultra-Bandwidth Solutions. Including how Micron achieved staggering speeds with GDDR6X, the future of AI training with HBM2E, and other high-bandwidth products.

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Rendering of a GDDR6X memory chip

GDDR6X: Memory Reimagined

How did Micron create the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution? Learn how our GDDR6X applies innovative signal transmission technology to double the I/O data rate.

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GDDR6X Infographic

Learn how Micron’s GDDR6X ultra-bandwidth memory uses innovative signaling technology to double the I/O rate for data-hungry workloads.

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Graphics Memory Comparison

 Graphics Memory GDDR5X GDDR6 GDDR6X 
 Memory Comparison Graphics  AI Inference Accelerator   AI Inference Accelerator 
 Application Type (Example) TitanX Titan RTX
RX5700 XT 		GeForce® RTX™ 3090
GeForce® RTX™ 3080
 # of Placements 12 12  12
 Gb/s/pin 11.4 14-16
  19-21
 GB/s/placement 45 56-64 76-84 
 GB/s/system  547 672-768   912-1008
 Configuration (Example) 384 IO
(12pcs x 32 IO package) 		384 IO
(12pcs x 32 IO package) 		 384 IO
(12pcs x 32 IO package)
 Frame Buffer of Typical System  12GB  12GB  12GB
 Average Device Power (pJ/bit)  8.0  7.5  7.25
 Typical IO Channel PCB
(P2P SM) 		PCB
(P2P SM) 		PCB
(P2P SM)

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Featured Resources

TECHNICAL BRIEF

Doubling I/O Performance with PAM4: Micron Innovates GDDR6X to Accelerate Graphics Memory

Learn more about the fastest discrete memory offered by Micron and how PAM4 technology helps our new SGRAM deliver higher bandwidth by enabling multi-level signaling.
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Press Release

World’s Fastest Discrete Graphics Memory From Micron Powers NVIDIA’s Breakthrough Gaming Speeds

Micron Technology today announced the world’s fastest discrete graphics memory solution, GDDR6X, the first to power system bandwidth up to 1 terabyte per second (TB/s). Working with visual computing technology leader NVIDIA, Micron debuted GDDR6X in the new NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3090 and GeForce RTX 3080 graphics processing units (GPUs), which are tailored to support the fast speeds that immersive, high-performance gaming applications demand.
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TECHNICAL BRIEF

The Demand for Ultra-Bandwidth Solutions

Driving the need for affordable Ultra-Bandwidth memory are data-hungry applications like AI, gaming, machine learning, autonomous driving, high-performance computing, virtual reality… GDDR6X raises Micron’s memory offerings to new heights, along with HBM2e and more.
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BLOG

Tim Hollis on Solving Signal Integrity Challenges in Micron GDDR6X Memory

Micron Fellow Tim Hollis talks with us about keeping bits intact at terabyte system speeds.
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