It is always interesting to have the feelings of managers of large groups in the hardware world in relation to the current shortage of DRAM and its possible evolution, particularly with regard to the prices of DDR5. While we are around €400 for a 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit at the start of June 2026, what should we expect according to Lexar for the remainder of 2026 ? And when can we expect a return to more “normal” prices according to AMD ?
We start with Chris Xia, the Australia – New Zealand regional manager of Lexarwho spoke with our colleagues from Tom’s Hardware during Computex to give them a rather alarming forecast: according to him, the prices of RAM should still increase significantly by the end of 2026. A vision which may seem strange, while the prices have been flattening or even falling slightly for several years. weeks, but for Chris Xia it is only in appearance. He explains that manufacturers and resellers are still doing their best at the moment to limit the surge in prices by cutting into their margins and taking advantage of contracts previously signed at given prices, but that once current stocks are emptied, reality should catch up with everyone. Behind the scenes, the prices of contracts concluded with DRAM manufacturers would continue to increase in reality, and the impact on sales prices is only a matter of time for him. Ultimately, he even estimates that prices could double again by the end of the year, let’s hope he’s wrong…!
We now move on to a statement made by David McAfee ofAMD to the Taiwanese media 4gamers, again as part of Computex 2026. The question asked by our colleagues on the subject of RAM was not this time about the evolution of the price in the short term in 2026, but rather to ask when AMD considered possible a return to normal of the prices of the DDR5. David McAfee replied that even if Samsung for South Korea, Micron for the United States or even CXMT for China all aim to increase their DRAM production, it will not only take time as the priority in everyone’s mind is HBM or even AI in a way. general, before DDR5 for the “lower people”. According to the official, AMD does not envisage a return to a roughly normal situation in terms of prices for about two years, which would take us around mid-2028, with a very slow decline in DDR5 prices over time.
