HBM3E price — 36GB stack cost and price per GB
The high bandwidth memory generation shipping in today's AI accelerators.
Quick answer: as of 2026-10-12, HBM3 24GB 12-Hi Stack is $200.17 USD / stack, +0.20% over 30 days and +4.00% year over year. Across the 4 contracts tracked on this page the basket is +0.74% over 30 days and +124.50% year over year.
HBM3E is the volume generation of this cycle: it is what sits beside the current flagship accelerators, and it consumes the advanced packaging capacity that would otherwise make commodity DRAM. Tracked levels come from supply-chain reporting and supplier disclosures, each flagged reported, derived or estimate.
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Tracked contracts
4 contracts · basket 30d +0.74% · basket YoY +124.50%
| Contract | Spot | Daily H / L | Session H / L | 30d | YoY | Chart | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HBM3-24G HBM3 24GB 12-Hi Stack ~$8.33/GB. Allocation product — published levels are indicative, not an open spot market. USD / stack | $200.17 | $200.88 $198.81 | $201.11 $198.54 | +0.20% | +4.00% | Chart ↗ | Silicon Analysts HBM pricing table reported · 2026-07 |
HBM3E-36G HBM3E 36GB 12-Hi Stack Reported scarce-lot spot price, roughly 4–5x long-term-agreement levels. No like-for-like 30-day spot comparison is available. USD / stack | $2,094.00 | $2,120.00 $2,071.75 | $2,120.00 $2,044.80 | -0.74% | +14.00% | Chart ↗ | TrendForce citing Seoul Economic Daily spot-market reporting reported · 2026-09-01 |
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HBM3E cost per accelerator
Stack price multiplied by typical stack count per package. As of 1970-01-01.
| Configuration | Capacity | Memory cost |
|---|---|---|
| 4 × HBM3E 36GB stacks | 144 GB | $8,376.00 |
| 6 × HBM3E 36GB stacks | 216 GB | $12,564.00 |
| 8 × HBM3E 36GB stacks | 288 GB | $16,752.00 |
Compare against the HBM3 price and HBM4 price, see the full HBM memory price hub, or open the HBM memory price chart.
Latest supply-chain news
All chip news ↗- DRAMMarket data
24 Sep spot board: DDR5 16Gb reaches $57.667 while DDR4 16Gb slips to $83.784
DDR5 16Gb 4800/5600 averaged $57.667 (+0.29% session) and eTT reached $25.500 (+0.79%). DDR4 diverged: 8Gb 3200 averaged $46.107 (+0.47%), while 16Gb 3200 fell 0.70% to $83.784. These are session changes on the published board, not 30-day returns.
DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board ↗ - DRAMMarket data
17 Sep spot board: DDR5 averages $55.23; DDR4 16Gb retreats 1.85%
DDR5 16Gb 4800/5600 averaged $55.233 (+0.73%) and DDR5 eTT averaged $24.50 (+0.82%). DDR4 split: 8Gb 3200 rose 0.78% to $46.143 while 16Gb 3200 fell 1.85% to $86.00. The board remains historically expensive, but the first visible corrections are appearing in select legacy parts.
DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board ↗ - NANDDownside risk
512Gb TLC NAND slips to $20.083 as consumer buying stays weak
The 512Gb TLC wafer spot reference fell another 0.31% to $20.083 on 14 September after a 2.71% weekly decline to $20.146. Consumer purchasing remains cautious even while enterprise SSD demand keeps contract pricing elevated.
TrendForce ↗ - DRAMMarket data
Spot board, 1 Sep: DDR5 16Gb $54.08, DDR4 16Gb $92.02, DDR4 8Gb $44.54 — all up under half a percent
The 1 September session closed with DDR5 16Gb 4800/5600 at a $54.083 average (+0.31%), DDR4 16Gb 3200 at $92.024 (+0.27%) and DDR4 8Gb 3200 at $44.544 (+0.40%). Every line is still green, but the daily session moves are now fractions of a percent rather than the multi-point jumps of June and July. The spread is the story: DDR4 16Gb printed a $117.00 high against a $42.20 low in the same session.
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FAQ
- What is the HBM3E price today?
- As of 1970-01-01 the tracked HBM3E 36GB stack level sits in the table above, with its per-GB equivalent and 30-day and year-over-year change. HBM3E is allocated in multi-quarter blocks, so this is a reference contract level rather than a spot quote.
- How much HBM3E is in one AI accelerator?
- Current flagship accelerators carry six to eight HBM3E stacks. At the per-stack level above that puts the memory bill of materials in the thousands of dollars per accelerator — which is why memory pricing now moves accelerator economics.
- Why is HBM3E more expensive than HBM3?
- More stacked dies per package, higher bandwidth bins, tighter through-silicon-via yields, and demand that exceeds advanced packaging capacity. The comparison table shows the current premium per stack and per GB.
- Will HBM3E prices fall when HBM4 ramps?
- Not immediately. HBM4 ramps into new platforms rather than replacing installed HBM3E demand, and packaging capacity is the binding constraint for both. Historically the older generation softens only once the newer one is fully supplied.
- Who makes HBM3E?
- SK hynix, Micron and Samsung, with qualification status at Nvidia the key differentiator. The manufacturer leaderboard tracks HBM share, bit share, backlog and capex for each.