Jensen Huang predicts the RAM crisis could drag on until 2030, affecting global production costs worldwide.
Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, assessed the memory chip market currently facing severe shortages and soaring prices, stating that this crisis will continue for several more years.
This statement came ahead of a long-term technology partnership announcement between Nvidia and SK Hynix, a major memory chip manufacturer. This underscores the bleak forecast that soaring memory costs could persist until the end of the decade or 2030, despite earlier positive signals from a former Samsung executive who suggested the situation might ease by early 2028 due to production capacity in China.
Warnings from a top tech industry leader have raised questions about the best timing to purchase computer equipment.
Analysts say that for those considering buying laptops or prebuilt desktop computers, now is the best time to decide—especially during major sales events like Black Friday. This is because major laptop manufacturers are running out of memory and storage components previously bought at original cost prices. If the crisis continues, it will cause prices to rise significantly.Laptopswill see significant price increases in the coming years.
Analysts say that for those considering buying laptops or prebuilt desktop PCs, this period is the ideal time to purchase, particularly during major discount events like Black Friday. Large laptop manufacturers are running low on memory and storage parts bought at original cost, and if the situation persists, laptop prices will rise significantly over the next few years.
Conversely, for those building their own computers or buying individual parts, the RAM and SSD situation is the most precarious since the chip crisis began in September 2025. Prices of DDR4 and DDR5 RAM have surged three to four times.
Moreover, executives from Lexar predict RAM prices could double again by the end of 2026. Experts therefore advise consumers to avoid buying memory and SSD parts while prices remain high and instead delay purchases to monitor if the market prices will stabilize or decline.
For other key components like CPUs and graphics cards, market trends differ. Buying a CPU now is considered a safe investment since prices remain stable, with a budget-friendly model, the Ryzen 7700X3D, set to launch next month.
Meanwhile, mid-range and entry-level graphics cards like the AMD RX 9070 XT series maintain normal pricing and are good purchase choices. However, high-end GPUs, especially Nvidia models like the RTX 5070 Ti and above, face inflated prices well above retail due to rising costs of video memory (VRAM).
Source:TechRadar