Neowin News Feed for: Ram

Claude on Windows is eating up massive amounts of RAM, with no way to stop it

Usama Jawad — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:18:02 +0000

A Claude desktop bug is back in the spotlight as users accuse Anthropic of wasting nearly 2GB of RAM on Windows, even when AI agent features aren't in use. Read more...

AMD just made DDR5 RAM even faster on Ryzen systems with new EXPO "ultra low latency"

Sayan Sen — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:04 +0000

AMD has enhanced DDR5 memory performance on Ryzen platforms by introducing a new EXPO ultra-low latency tech. Read more...

Samsung expects RAM shortage to continue in 2027 and beyond

Hamid Ganji — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:46:01 +0000

As Big Tech firms pour tens of billions of dollars into building new AI data centers, RAM producers say the shortage may not end anytime soon. Read more...

New clever way to make cheap DDR5 RAM may be Intel-exclusive only with no AMD support

Sayan Sen — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 21:30:02 +0000

Intel and its partners are working on quite a smart technology that could soon make cheap DDR5 RAM widely accessible and more affordable. Read more...

Make your Windows 11 laptop faster with this truly bargain G.Skill DDR4 RAM deal

Sayan Sen — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:38:01 +0000

Corsair DDR5 desktop RAM and G.Skill DDR4 laptop RAM are both on sale at the moment for really cheap. Don't miss out on these deals if you need 'em. Read more...

Not April Fool's Joke. This Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 32GB AMD, Intel RAM is an epic deal

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:32:01 +0000

Corsair's Vengeance DDR5-6000 CL36 32 GB desktop memory is an epic deal right now as it's on sale for just $270. Read more...

New magnet breakthrough could revolutionize RAM, SSDs, HDDs, and indirectly end shortage

Sayan Sen — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 20:30:01 +0000

A new magnetic material breakthrough has been achieved by scientists, which can indirectly lead to the end of the current memory and storage crisis. Read more...

It's not just you, Apple overpays for RAM, too

Ivan Jenic — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:44:01 +0000

The current memory shortage is so severe that consumers aren't the only ones paying inflated prices. Big players like Apple are also forced to accept the price hikes. Read more...

Valve confirms Steam Deck stock issues are due to memory shortages

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 12:28:01 +0000

Valve is having a tough time getting more Steam Decks in stock in the US and other regions as AI datacenters' demands keep ramping up. Read more...

Microsoft signs an exclusive RAM supply deal with SK Hynix

Ivan Jenic — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 22:46:01 +0000

SK Hynix is set to become Microsoft's sole supplier of memory chips for their new AI infrastructure. Read more...

Report: DDR5 memory prices surge 440% since July as DDR3 also sees sharp increases

Fiza Ali — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 21:10:01 +0000

New retail data from Germany points to mounting pressure in the PC hardware market, with trends that could affect anyone planning an upgrade soon. Read more...

As memory crisis continues, Samsung expects record profit in latest quarter

Usama Jawad — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:04:01 +0000

Samsung is expected to post a record-breaking quarter soon, with the latest guidance indicating almost 20 trillion Korean won in operating profit. Read more...

G.SKILL addresses sharp DDR5 RAM price increases for 2025-2026

Fiza Ali — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:36:01 +0000

G.SKILL addresses the recent DDR5 price surge, highlighting ongoing market turbulence, supply pressures, and the factors behind rising memory costs. Read more...

Report: Future smartphones to come with less RAM than today, thanks to AI

Aditya Tiwari — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 14:46:01 +0000

The ongoing AI boom could trigger an unexpected trend in the smartphone market. It's reported that future smartphones could feature less RAM than today. Read more...

Apple may finally increase the RAM beyond 8GB in the standard iPhone 18

Hamid Ganji — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:38:01 +0000

Latest reports suggest that Apple may be more generous with the standard iPhone 18's memory, opting for a higher-capacity memory chip. Read more...

Microsoft Edge eats too much RAM? Here is how to limit memory consumption

Taras Buria — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 14:00:01 +0000

Microsoft Edge has a very helpful feature that lets you limit how many resources the browser consumes. Here is how to use it. Read more...

This is how much RAM Apple might stuff in the iPhone 17 series

Aditya Tiwari — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:04:01 +0000

Apple will launch the iPhone 17 series next week. It's again reported that the devices will ship with more RAM than last year. Read more...

Report: iPhone 17 base model to stay stuck in the past with A18 chipset and less RAM

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 31 May 2025 06:48:02 +0000

Amid tariff woes and rumors of a price hike, a fresh rumor now adds disappointment with information about the base iPhone 17 model. Read more...

iPhone 17 Air along with iPhone 17 Pro models could get a significant RAM increase

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:18:01 +0000

A reliable leaker suggests that Apple could equip at least three of the upcoming iPhone 17 series, including the slim model, with notably more RAM. Read more...

v-color launches DDR5-9000 64GB CUDIMM RAM for the latest Intel PCs

News Staff — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 06:24:01 +0000

v-color has released a new 64GB CUDIMM DDR5 memory kit that is capable of running at speeds of 9000 MT/s. Read more...

You may not have to go for the top-end Galaxy S25 Ultra model to get 16GB RAM

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 04:42:01 +0000

A fresh tip suggests that the upcoming Galaxy S25 Ultra will be available in three variants, two of which will offer 16GB of RAM. Read more...

The Samsung Galaxy S25 and S25+ could launch with 12GB RAM

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 07:42:01 +0000

Next year's Galaxy S25 base models could feature 12GB RAM, a jump from 8GB RAM, with the Ultra featuring 16GB RAM. Read more...

Apple could include 12GB RAM in future iPhone models

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:34:01 +0000

Apple is expected to reach the levels of Android, in terms of RAM capacity, as a new report suggests that future iPhone models could get 12GB of RAM. Read more...

This spec detail about Galaxy S25 Ultra is "100% confirmed" claims leaker

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 28 Sep 2024 04:28:01 +0000

Samsung is expected to tweak the design and the internals of next year's Galaxy S25 Ultra, with the latest leak revealing an alleged 100% confirmed info. Read more...

Next year's iPhone 17 Pro Max may feature 12GB of RAM and upgraded cooling technology

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 05:50:01 +0000

A fresh tip suggests that next year's iPhone 17 Pro Max could feature 12GB of RAM and upgraded cooling technology, equipped to give tough competition to the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. Read more...

Pixel Watch 3 could feature same RAM and processor as the Pixel Watch 2

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 05:04:01 +0000

A fresh report suggests that the Google Pixel Watch 3 will feature the same RAM and processor configuration as last year's Pixel Watch 2, but will come with a smoother display. Read more...

Samsung now mass producing the thinnest 12GB /16GB LPDDR5X DRAM for smartphones

Pradeep Viswanathan — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 04:28:02 +0000

Samsung has begun mass production of the industry's thinnest 12nm-class LPDDR5X DRAM packages for premium smartphones. These packages offer improved thermal control due to their reduced thickness. Read more...

The Galaxy Z Flip6's higher RAM variant could be exactly what you've been waiting for

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 04:56:01 +0000

A fresh leak suggests that apart from the camera upgrades, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 may also be offered in a much-needed upgraded RAM model, the first since the lineup's debut in 2020. Read more...

Latest rumor suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra could ship with 16GB of RAM

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Sat, 11 May 2024 12:00:02 +0000

It seems like good-ol' days are coming back because, according to a new rumor, Samsung could ship its 2025 flagship, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, with 16GB of RAM, just like the Galaxy S20 and S21 Ultra. Read more...

Microsoft Edge will let you limit how much RAM it consumes

Taras Buria — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:50:01 +0000

Is your Microsoft Edge consuming too much RAM? The good news is that Microsoft is working on a feature that will allow you to limit the browser's memory consumption in different scenarios. Read more...

Samsung develops a new detachable LPCAMM memory that could be a game-changer

Mehrotra A — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 08:46:01 +0000

Samsung has announced the new LPDDR-based LPCAMM which claims to offer the benefits of both So-DIMM and LPDDR modules while being smaller and more power efficient than the current offerings. Read more...

Android phones may soon have 24GB of RAM

Rahul Naskar — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 10:54:01 +0000

Android phone makers' obsession with numbers knows no limit. According to the latest leak, some Chinese phone makers are planning to introduce 24GB of RAM to their top-configuration flagship phones. Read more...

Samsung announces industry-first 12nm DDR5 memory with optimizations for AMD

Taras Buria — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:08:01 +0000

Today, Samsung unveiled plans to start mass-producing 12nm DDR5 16-gigabit RAM with extra optimizations for AMD platforms. The company claims new chips will "advance next-generation computing." Read more...

Samsung's uber fast 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X RAM is coming soon to a Qualcomm Snapdragon near you

Sayan Sen — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 03:56:02 +0000

Samsung and Qualcomm have successfully completed the validation of 8.5Gbps LPDDR5X. This means we should begin to see Snapdragon powered phones, among others, with the new superfast RAM soon. Read more...

Chrome will soon tell you how much RAM each tab saves

Taras Buria — Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:30:01 +0000

Google is working on a built-in tab-freezing feature to make Chrome consume less memory when idling. Future updates will show users how much RAM each inactive page saves for more important tasks. Read more...

Save up to 45% on Corsair Vengeance and Dominator DDR5 RAM

Taras Buria — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:40:02 +0000

Intel and AMD are about to launch new DDR5-only platforms, so those wanting to build a next-gen PC better not miss these hot deals on DDR5 memory modules from Corsair, now available up to 45% off. Read more...

Good news everyone, the price of RAM is expected to fall

Steve Bennett — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:38:01 +0000

Recent TrendForce analysis of the DRAM market has identified excess inventory of RAM in the manufacturer's supply chain, further reducing the cost of purchase for consumers worldwide. Read more...

AMD patent outlines automatic RAM overclocking tool

Alap Naik Desai — Fri, 20 May 2022 18:58:01 +0000

AMD has filed a patent that eliminates the guesswork, trial-and-error, and risk associated with overclocking computer memory, or RAM, and stores profiles locally but avoids key tweaks. Read more...

UK deals: Now is the perfect time to upgrade your RAM as Crucial memory is up to 43% off

Sayan Sen — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:32:01 +0000

Crucial memory is discounted today by up to 43%, which is nearly half price, on some of its products. We have made a compilation of all such Crucial DRAM products that are selling at hefty discounts. Read more...

iPhone 14 Pro may finally reach "RAM parity" with flagship Android phones

Rahul Naskar — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 13:50:02 +0000

According to a reliable Koran leaker, iPhone 14 Pro may finally be on par with premium Android flagship smartphones in terms of RAM sizes. The leaker claims 8GB RAM is confirmed for iPhone 14 Pro. Read more...