DDR5 gets cheaper: RAM prices appear to drop in Germany, and to some extent in the US as well

As we have noted previously, it appears that certain markets still have some sanity left when it comes to gaming hardware pricing. The ongoing DRAM pricing fiasco has undoubtedly forced plenty of manufacturers into updating prices, but the rate at which consumer hardware pricing has increased in recent quarters is still quite shocking.

For instance, after skyrocketing prices for AMD Radeon 9070 XT and 9060 XT gaming GPUs in Japan, prices have dropped as much as 20% from their January peaks due to a drop in demand. Clearly, there are limits to which consumers will tolerate price hikes, and said limits appear to be approaching faster than ever for gamers in Japan.

Slight relief for DDR5 shoppers in Europe

Similarly, German consumers also appear to have had enough with absurd memory prices. Encouraged by the research conducted by Tom's Hardware, we did our own research and found similar data - prices for DDR5 memory kits have indeed dropped noticeably since their peaks in January.

As indicated by reliable Amazon DE price tracker Camelcamelcamel, prices for DDR5 memory kits from popular OEMs such as Patriot, Crucial, Kingston, and Corsair have all dropped noticeably from their peaks in January, but are still way, way above last year's prices, obviously.

Given the current market situation, even a slight drop might be enough to allow gamers to let out a sigh of relief. In the US, for instance, a 32 GB DDR5-6400 kit from Crucial costs around $360 on Amazon right now. Interestingly, compared to all-time highs in December of 2025, prices appear to have stabilized quite a bit in the US as well.

That said, with the majority of industry insiders stating that the ongoing DRAM supply crunch will remain for the rest of this decade, and likely even get worse, expecting anything more than small, occasional drops in prices may be foolish.

Whether or not supply improves in coming months remains to be seen, but there is no denying that the foreseeable future is definitely quite grim for gamers who have been waiting for the right time to build themselves a new rig.