RAM prices today — live RAM price chart
Retail DDR5 kits, DDR5 and DDR4 dies and server RDIMMs, tracked side by side.
Quick answer: as of 2026-10-12, DDR5 16Gb (2Gx8) 4800/5600 is $58.12 USD / die, +5.06% over 30 days and +480.00% year over year. Across the 17 contracts tracked on this page the basket is +10.65% over 30 days and +452.65% year over year.
RAM pricing is really two markets: the contract and spot market for DRAM dies, and the retail shelf price for finished kits. This page tracks both so you can see the squeeze move through the chain — die contracts first, module and kit prices weeks later. Every level is flagged reported, derived or estimate, links to its source, and exports to CSV or Excel.
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17 contracts · basket 30d +10.65% · basket YoY +452.65%
| Contract | Spot | Daily H / L | Session H / L | 30d | YoY | Chart | Source |
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DDR5-16G DDR5 16Gb (2Gx8) 4800/5600 24 Sep session average. Demand remains selective even as the published average holds near its cycle high. USD / die | $58.12 | $59.51 $56.15 | $59.51 $51.69 | +5.06% | +480.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24 |
DDR5-16G-eTT DDR5 16Gb (2Gx8) eTT Untested die. The eTT-to-branded gap is the cleanest read on how tight qualified supply is. USD / die | $25.32 | $26.06 $24.79 | $26.06 $22.27 | +0.67% | +330.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24 |
DDR4-8G DDR4 8Gb (1Gx8) 3200 24 Sep spot average. Legacy-node supply remains tight, though weekly gains have slowed from the summer surge. USD / die | $46.23 | $47.64 $43.71 | $47.64 $40.35 | +7.71% | +860.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24 |
DDR4-16G DDR4 16Gb (2Gx8) 3200 24 Sep session average. The negative session move is an early cooling signal after the legacy-node squeeze. USD / die | $81.63 | $84.75 $78.55 | $84.75 $72.49 | +6.14% | +690.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce spot board reported · 2026-09-24 |
RDIMM-64G DDR5 RDIMM 64GB (32x 16Gb) Derived: 32 × DDR5 16Gb spot plus ~6% for RCD, PMIC, PCB and assembly. Not a traded module quote. USD / module | $1,975.00 | $2,004.78 $1,923.80 | $2,004.78 $1,739.25 | +7.13% | +455.00% | Chart ↗ | Derived from DRAMeXchange DDR5 16Gb spot derived · 2026-09-24 |
RTL-16G Retail DDR5 16GB Module (6000 CL30) Single-module retail. YoY left at the 1 Aug basis — the new level comes from a different tracker, so the year-ago comparison is not like-for-like. USD / module | $286.25 | $298.98 $274.17 | $298.98 $257.27 | +32.49% | +245.00% | Chart ↗ | Capital & Compute DDR5 retail tracker ($17.57/GB, 14 Aug 2026 check) reported · 2026-08-14 |
RTL-32G Retail DDR5 32GB Kit (2x16, 6000 CL30) Cheapest qualified 32GB DDR5 kit at named US retailers on 30 Aug; the index median was $15.94/GB (~$510). USD / kit | $458.70 | $484.19 $443.32 | $484.19 $405.71 | +14.20% | +230.00% | Chart ↗ | TechFuelHQ measured $/GB index (cheapest qualified offer $14.38/GB × 32GB) reported · 2026-08-30 |
RTL-64G Retail DDR5 64GB Kit (2x32, 6000 CL30) Consumer kits are now priced off the datacenter bid rather than off PC demand; 128GB cleared $3,399 in August. USD / kit | $1,102.00 | $1,163.16 $1,051.89 | $1,163.16 $952.64 | +24.36% | +250.00% | Chart ↗ | US retail listing check (64GB DDR5 kit at $1,118) reported · 2026-08-29 |
LPDDR5X-16G LPDDR5X 16Gb (2GB) 8533 Flagship phone and on-device AI part. Edge-AI NPUs now bid against handset OEMs for the same 1b-nm wafers. USD / die | $29.89 | $30.77 $29.24 | $30.77 $26.20 | +7.30% | +340.00% | Chart ↗ | DRAMeXchange / TrendForce mobile DRAM spot board reported · 2026-09-09 |
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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 are RAM prices today?
- The table above shows the latest tracked levels for retail DDR5 kits and the DDR5/DDR4 dies underneath them, with 30-day and year-over-year change. Retail kit pricing follows the die contract market with roughly a four to eight week lag, so the die rows are the leading indicator.
- Why is RAM so expensive right now?
- HBM for AI accelerators consumes roughly three times the wafer area per shipped bit versus commodity DDR5. Every wafer converted to HBM removes several times more mainstream bits from supply, so effective industry bit output is shrinking even as wafer starts rise.
- When will RAM prices go down?
- New DRAM capacity takes seven to nine quarters from tool-in to meaningful bit output, and most of it is earmarked for HBM. Watch the 30-day column and the change chart here — a sustained negative 30-day print across DDR5 dies is the first real signal of a turn.
- Where can I see a RAM price chart?
- The price explorer on this page plots every tracked contract from 30 days to 12 months as a line, area, change or AI-exposure chart, indexed or in absolute dollars, and exports to CSV or Excel.