GDDR5 SDRAM

This article is about DDR graphics RAM (SGRAM). For non-graphics (dynamic) DDR memory, see DDR5 SDRAM.
GDDR5 SDRAM
Graphics Double Data Rate 5 Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory
Type of RAM
GDDR5 chips on a Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti
DeveloperJEDEC
TypeSynchronous dynamic random-access memory
Generation5th generation
PredecessorGDDR4 SDRAM
SuccessorGDDR6 SDRAM

Graphics Double Data Rate 5 Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (GDDR5 SDRAM) is a type of synchronous graphics random-access memory (SGRAM) with a high bandwidth ("double data rate") interface designed for use in graphics cards, game consoles, and high-performance computing.[1] It is a type of GDDR SDRAM (graphics DDR SDRAM).

  1. ^ Micron TN-ED-01: GDDR5 SGRAM Introduction. Archived 2015-09-18 at the Wayback Machine Accessed April 11, 2014