DDR5 Memory Prices Just Took a Noticeable Dive for the First Time in Months, and Google’s TurboQuant Might Be Behind It

DDR5 memory prices have been rising for several months, but our tracking shows a widespread drop this week.

DDR5 Memory Prices Have Seen a Significant Drop, Up To $100 Per Kit, But the Discounts Are Limited to a Few Vendors

The memory industry is experiencing a ‘rollercoaster ride’ lately, following the unveiling of Google’s TurboQuant compression algorithm, which we’ll discuss in a bit. One of the more intriguing signs right now is that DDR5 memory pricing is dropping significantly across multiple US retailers. We have been consistently tracking DDR5 prices for a while now to provide our viewers with memory deals to help combat shortages. Interestingly, several retail listings today suggested noticeable price drops across memory products.

Over at Amazon US, Corsair memory modules have seen a rather impressive price drop, with the VENGEANCE DDR5 SKUs featuring 32 GB capacity and speeds up to 6400 MHz now retailing for around $379.99, a decent drop from their recent highs of around $490. The drop also extends to 16 GB modules, with the DDR5-5200 SKU retailing for $219.99, which is yet again with a modest discount, following its all-time high prices of around $260. It’s important to note that these drops are more aggressive, as prices were near the higher end just a week ago.

Amazon DDR5 Memory Deals:

These deals aren’t just limited to Amazon; you can find them on Newegg as well with a similar price tag. It appears that the drop is more aggressive with Corsair’s memory products than with other vendors’. Considering that DDR5 memory kits with a 32 GB configuration were retailing for more than $450 last week, the above pricing is a healthy drop, and a trend that we would love to continue. As for the actual thesis behind the drop in prices, we have seen that the unveiling of Google’s TurboQuant algorithm has driven a debate in the memory industry that has ripped off ‘hundreds of billions’ from capitalization of the likes of Micron, and other DRAM suppliers.

We have already discussed TurboQuant in a previous post; it is a KV cache compression algorithm that, in summary, reduces memory requirements in AI workloads by up to 6x. The paper, released by Google, suggested that there isn’t a noticeable difference in long-context workload once the compression layer is applied, implying that the world won’t need memory as desperately as it does right now, but many experts have denied this claim.

If you could reduce memory requirements in any way, that would open up further opportunities for manufacturers to ramp up production of their DRAM products, since we know the current supply chain is severely bottlenecked. As for the above reduction in memory prices, it could be triggered by an inventory sell-off following TurboQuant’s unveiling, given the industry-wide reaction to the algorithm has been pretty aggressive. That’s just an assumption for now. For now, gamers looking for memory for their builds could refer to the deals we just mentioned above.

Here are some other DDR5 deals you could refer to, although they aren’t as viable as the discounts you are getting with Corsair modules:

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