Memory HBM2 Samsung continues to evolve, with the company's latest Flashbolt memory stacks offering users faster data transfer speeds and the promise of even more performance scaling.
The latest modules HBM2E da 16 gigabyte from Samsung can offer data rates of 3,2 Gbps, which translate to 410 GB / s when applied on a memory stack. Contextualizing the issue with currently available products, know that Radeon RX Vega 56's AMD offers 410 GB / s of memory bandwidth on two HBM2 memory chips.
In short, memory Flashbolt HBM2 di Samsung offers an increase in speed 2x than the memory used in RX Vega 56. If these modules were used in a graphics card similar to Radeon RX Vega 56, which features two HBM2 modules, the memory stacks FlashBolt HBM2 Samsung would offer users 820 GB / s bandwidth e 32 GB of VRAM.
Furthermore, Samsung claimed to have reached a speed of 4,2 Gbps to deliver 538 GB / s of memory bandwidth per Flashbolt memory stack. These speeds are scheduled for future devices, which means these speeds are unlikely to be achieved by products that have an imminent release or in any case during the year. That said, the standard data rates of 410 GB / s of Flashbolt they are already impressive.
Samsung plans to start mass production of these memory modules HBM2E in first half of this year. These memory chips were created using a series of interconnects "through silicon via"(TSV), with each package HBM2E that connects over 40.000 microbumps. Another factor worth noting is that while Samsung calls out its memory HBM2E, JEDEC previously recognizes this memory as an HBM2 product, making HBM2E a “trade name” denoting the enhanced bandwidth capabilities of the memory.
At the moment it is not known when the memory Flashbolt HBM2 Samsung will become readily available within a consumer-grade or enterprise-grade product, but at least these high-speed HBM2E chips will help breathe new life into the HBM memory standard.
If this memory was used to build the GPU AMD's Radeon VII, the graphics card would offer 1.640 GB / s of memory bandwidth, which would be a staggering increase over 1.024 GB / s current.
