Memory and GPU prices predicted to rise next year
power97992 · reddit · 2026-08-28
As models continue to improve across open and closed labs, demand for compute and memory is expected to rise. The post predicts that DDR5 RAM prices could double and new consumer GPUs could increase by over 60% next year. Even a 512GB Mac Studio might cost over $22k.
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