You’ve no doubt heard about the rise in RAM and storage costs over the past few months, but price increases and year-over-year comparisons don’t always reflect the impact of the ongoing shortage. But a graphic we recently saw shows just how bad things really are.
RAM (DRAM) and storage (SSD, NAND) costs have been rising rapidly over the past few months due to the simple laws of supply and demand. As AI continues to eat up more and more storage and memory, vendors simply cannot keep up, and spinning up more production overnight is simply not possible.
In this week’s earnings call, Samsung warned that the RAM crisis could worsen in 2027 as supply continues to be squeezed.
But what indeed Here is a graph showing how bad the situation has become Shared by analyst @jukan05 on Twitter/X. Referring to export prices for DRAM, a steep price increase this year. Simply put, the difference between March 2026 and April 2026 is 26%, which continues the upward trend of prices that have been rocketing to the moon recently.
If that whole situation doesn’t bother you, this is a schedule that should strike fear into your heart.
Another diagram was shared It shows how prices increased in April compared to March, showing an increase in the price of both RAM and especially SSD storage. NAND memory has actually decreased slightly.
The implications here are huge – Android prices have gone up a ton today alone – and it’s clear that we’re nowhere near the end of it.
So close – this is mageddon.
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