Price of GDDR5?

[-Slacker-]

Was wondering how much gpu and console manufacturers pay for GDDR5 ram. Obviously not all GDDR5 costs the same for the same amount, since different modules can operate anywhere between 3 and 6 ghz effectively (or even higher), so I'm not looking for exact prices. Anything will do, really.

 

[Blain]

Was wondering how much gpu and console manufacturers pay for GDDR5 ram. Obviously not all GDDR5 costs the same for the same amount, since different modules can operate anywhere between 3 and 6 ghz effectively (or even higher),
so I'm not looking for exact prices. Anything will do, really.

$12.64

 

[-Slacker-]

Right ... what I meant was that I'm looking for any insight on gddr5 prices from any memory manufacturer, or at least an estimate that somebody remembers off the top of their heads ...

 

[Soulkeeper]

google for "gddr spot price" it's likely somewhere below $1 per chip for the commonly used stuff.

Edit: google isn't turning up much info it seems
Dunno if mercury research provides this kinda info on there website, might be worth a look.
This image kinda gives you an idea

 

[Vectronic]

So... they sell them for 200% or more of what they cost to make?

A bit off-topic but does anyone know why GPU's don't have expandable memory anymore? I know it's all BGA now rather than sockets, but is there any specific reason why you can't get a GPU with like a SO-DIMM slot on it to expand the memory?

 

[Smoblikat]

So... they sell them for 200% or more of what they cost to make?

A bit off-topic but does anyone know why GPU's don't have expandable memory anymore? I know it's all BGA now rather than sockets, but is there any specific reason why you can't get a GPU with like a SO-DIMM slot on it to expand the memory?

Latency is my guess, the buffer is ALWAYS getting refreshed, and a slot wont give as good latenncy as stuff soldered on, plus there are no GDDR5 sticks.

 

[-Slacker-]

google for "gddr spot price" it's likely somewhere below $1 per chip for the commonly used stuff.

Edit: google isn't turning up much info it seems
Dunno if mercury research provides this kinda info on there website, might be worth a look.
This image kinda gives you an idea

Niiice not only prices on vram but for pretty much everything Great find

 

[kryteris]

this mercury research group wants 9k$ for one of their pdfs. So, anyone have an alternative? I could have sworn there was a pc parts oem cost analysis website I used to visit a few times. But cannot find it in my links.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

this mercury research group wants 9k$ for one of their pdfs. So, anyone have an alternative? I could have sworn there was a pc parts oem cost analysis website I used to visit a few times. But cannot find it in my links.

isuppli.com?