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Micron is discontinuing production of 2GB GDDR7 chips and shifting production capacity toward higher-density 3GB GDDR7 variants for professional AI and data center applications.

Memory suppliers are consolidating around AI-optimized densities and professional workloads, signaling sustained portfolio shift away from consumer gaming.
Trade pressSlicast · September 24, 2026 at 12:30 UTC · Global · Source: Tom's Hardware
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