DDR5 technology is not yet fully widespread, but memory manufacturers have rolled up their sleeves for DDR6. We have a period of at least 3 years ahead of us, but the effort to get ahead in the competition has already started.
What will DDR6 offer?
The productivity-oriented LPDDR5 and LPDDR5X have already reached more widespread use for portable systems. In these systems, 10000Mbps speeds are theoretically achieved. In DDR5 technology, which is a little slower, 12600Mbps will be released soon. The launch speeds determined by the JEDEC organization for DDR5 were 6400Mbps, while the overclocking was at 8500Mbps.
In DDR6 technology, manufacturers adopt a new manufacturing process called MSAP. MSAP allows chips to be produced more efficiently, while adding more layers increases densities.
The speeds determined by JEDEC for DDR6 are 12800Mbps at launch and 17000Mbps as overclock. Taking into account that DDR5 technology has achieved twice as much, speeds of 20000Mbps with DDR6 technology would not be surprising. Samsung plans to have its design completed by 2024 at the earliest, but it will be commercially available in 2025.
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