GPUs can now use PCIe-attached memory or SSDs to boost VRAM capacity(tomshardware.com)

41 points by ohmyblock 2 years ago | 13 comments

Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months(tomshardware.com)

594 points by haunter 2 months ago | 482 comments

Tom's Hardware news article reporting that RAM prices have risen about 500% in a year, with 128GB of DDR5 now costing $3,399.

AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs via BIOS update in July(tomshardware.com)

107 points by roboror 4 months ago | 28 comments

Clever hacker fits 537,000 domains in a $5 ESP32 ad-blocking dongle(tomshardware.com)

49 points by sbulaev 3 months ago | 17 comments

FFmpeg up to 94x performance boost after implementing handwritten assembly code(tomshardware.com)

169 points by yboris 2 years ago | 25 comments

Asgard launches world's first DDR5-9600 DIMMs(tomshardware.com)

71 points by apsec112 2 years ago | 40 comments

AI has access to a vastly larger working memory than the human brain(davidepiffer.com)

524 points by rzk 2 months ago | 452 comments

A Substack essay by Davide Piffer arguing that AI's edge over mathematicians comes from a vast symbolic working memory rather than superior reasoning.

Memory-Safe WebP Decoding(halide.cx)

56 points by computerbuster 23 days ago | 18 comments

Blog post from Halide Compression introducing wpd, a faster, memory-safe WebP image decoder.

Memory Companies Have Destroyed the Consumer Market(gamersnexus.net)

74 points by DeepLogin 26 days ago | 51 comments

GamersNexus news feature arguing that memory manufacturers have damaged the consumer RAM market through pricing and supply decisions.

Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028(arstechnica.com)

29 points by el_duderino 24 days ago | 28 comments

Ars Technica article reporting that memory executives, including Micron's CEO, expect the RAM supply shortage and rising prices to continue through 2028.

New LLM optimization technique slashes memory costs(venturebeat.com)

424 points by hochmartinez 1 year ago | 176 comments

VentureBeat article by Ben Dickson on a new LLM optimization technique that reduces memory costs by up to 75%.

RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung(pcworld.com)

331 points by sethops1 10 months ago | 314 comments

PCWorld news article reporting that Samsung Semiconductor reportedly refused a RAM order from Samsung Electronics for Galaxy phones amid AI-driven memory price increases.