We have seen in recent months how the price of graphics cards, processors and motherboards have risen. While this is happening, the price of SSDs has been plummeting due to a significant drop in sales. The latest TrendForce report indicates that the price of DDR4 and DDR5 RAM will plummet an additional 15% .
To be more specific, according to the report of this firm, all the DRAM will sink in price. This not only affects conventional RAM, but also server and mobile RAM, as well as VRAM for graphics cards. A situation that, for the moment, seems that it will not be reversed.
Memory price crash
Not only are you seeing a drop in SSD sales, it’s also affecting DRAM memory chips. The pandemic generated strong sales of new systems and now, we see a decline in sales to that situation.
According to TrendForce data, the price of DDR4 could fall between 8-13% , in addition to the more than 15% that has fallen in the first quarter of 2023. DDR5 RAM is going the same way, with a forecast of drop of between 10-15% , but we come from a drop of 18-23%.
Currently, DDR4 already has a very attractive price and possibly, this drop will be much less noticeable. DDR5, on the other hand, is newer and more expensive, so this drop may be more noticeable.
Within the report it is highlighted that 8 GB DDR4 modules could drop an additional 10% in Q2 2022. Currently, a module of this capacity costs between 20-50 euros , so we could have savings of an additional 2-5 euros .
The report highlights that DRAM memory chips will also drop in price for servers and smartphones. Without a doubt, the data that interests us the most is in the graphics cards, which will also be affected. DRAM chips for graphics are estimated to fall between 10-15% , adding to the 18-23% that have fallen in the first quarter of the year.
Perhaps the most interesting thing about this data is that the price of memories falls, but it does not impact the price of graphics cards. Although it is a small part of the price, a reduction or price adjustment is important. Not reflecting, in the end, means an increase in the manufacturer’s profits.
How long will the RAM and SSD price drop last?
It is really difficult to say how the market will evolve, although we can guess. Analysts indicate that SSDs could continue to fall in price or stay the same, but the price is not expected to increase in 2023. More or less for the same defeats goes the RAM.
According to the data, DDR5 will continue to drop in price quarter by quarter, what’s more, they have a lot of margin. These memories will be adopted more massively and this will reduce the price. On the other hand, DDR4 is at very affordable prices and there will come a time when the price can no longer be contracted.
Probably the most relevant is the price of memory for graphics cards. We will not notice this adjustment, most likely. The truth is that the price of these memories has a low impact on the final price of the graphics card, the manufacturers of these components have already taken care of that.
