RAM is seeing a price surge, and the most recent findings detail that there are probably not going to slow down anytime soon. The RAM crisis, the RAM shortage, whatever you call it, the known truth is that it’s incredibly expensive to buy RAM kits right now. Not just for everyday consumers, but also for companies that are manufacturing the products that consumers buy. This has had a lasting impact on the prices of those products, with things like GPUs from NVIDIA rumored to see a base price increase of 30%.
What’s more, is that the market is likely to see price increases across the board for any products that contain RAM. Nintendo, for example, may end up having to increase the price of the Switch 2. For now, it maintains that prices will stay the same. But it might not be able to hold out until this RAM shortage passes.
Meanwhile, consumers can expect smartphones to increase in price this year, too. Some companies, such as Sony, are delaying product launches like the PS6 to try to wait out the increased cost of RAM. Of course, you don’t need to know all of this to know that the state of consumer electronics prices is in chaos. All you have to do is look at the new prices of RAM kits and SSDs compared to just a few months ago. That paints a pretty good picture.
RAM prices are seeing a surge of 90% compared to the prices from Q4 2025
According to recent data from Counterpoint Research, RAM prices have jumped by about 90% compared to the previous quarter, which ended on December 31, 2025. That is an absolutely HUGE price increase, and this should be an indication to consumers that their favorite electronics are going to cost considerably more. For a while, at least.
Counterpoint states that the primary factor in this price increase is the rising cost of server DRAM. For example, 64GB of RDIMM had a fairly steady price of $450 in the fourth quarter of 2025. In Q1 2026, Counterpoint’s price tracker details that the cost has now gone up to over $900. So, it’s at least doubled.
NAND has also seen a price increase of between 80% and 90% compared to the fourth quarter of last year.
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