Indeed, the firstGPUsto launch with GDDR6 memory were the RTX 2000 series of GPUs launched in early 2019.

GDDR memory goes on GPUs, while DDR memory goes on everything else.

So how good is GDDR7, really?

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It’s quite good, in all honesty.

Furthermore, GDDR7 is also more energy efficient than GDDR6.

Despite being faster, its power-saving design is 20% more efficient than GDDR6.

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It’s going to be a while before we actually see GDDR7 memory actually land on consumer GPUs.

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