SK hynix has managed to beat top memory maker Samsung for having the world’s fastest LPDDR5T mobile DRAM, which, according to the manufacturer, can achieve operating speeds of 9.6Gbps, making it 13 percent faster than the previous standard. Samples of this next-generation DRAM were provided to MediaTek for testing purposes, and the South Korean firm came out on top.
Samsung previously held the record for the world’s fastest mobile DRAM, with operating speeds of 8.5Gbps
The performance verification of the LPDDR5T RAM has been completed, and we have also learned that this memory will be found in a flagship MediaTek chipset. So far, the Dimensity 9300 appears to be the only SoC that has been talked about in the rumor mill that is said to be a future Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 competitor.
JC Hsu, who is the Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Wireless Communications Business Unit at MediaTek, says that the updated architecture of the LPDDR5T will present several advantages in several applications.
“As a result of our close collaboration with SK hynix, MediaTek’s next-generation flagship Dimensity chipset is the world's first to be validated at LPDDR5T operating speeds up to 9.6Gbps, enabling upcoming devices to unleash an unprecedented level of mobile performance. Using this updated architecture, developers and users alike will be able to get more out of their devices than ever before.”
Samsung had previously held the record for producing the world’s fastest DRAM with operating speeds of 8.5Gbps. However, that record was for the LPDDR5X standard, so the manufacturing behemoth will likely attempt to one-up its competitor in producing its own version of LPDDR5T RAM. As impressive as the total bandwidth of the new memory standard is, there were no talks about its power efficiency.
Normally, one of the most notable features of mobile DRAM is improved power consumption compared to the previous standard, but none of that was mentioned here. According to earlier projections, achieving operating speeds of 9.6Gbps would only have been possible with next-generation LPDDR6 memory, and yet, SK hynix achieved the same feat with LPDDR5T, but the overall process was not described. Regardless, we are sure to have updated information on the missing details but in the near future.
