- Samsung confirms 512TB PCIE Gen6 SSD launch scheduled for Enterprise in 2027
- Next-Gen PM1763 Gen6 SSD promises double performance of only 25 watts
- Z-NAND Roadmap focuses on GPU-Direct Storage and AI workload with low latency
Samsung has confirmed that it is planning to launch a 512TB PCIE Gen6 SSD, but it will not be any time soon and when it arrives, it will be aimed at enterprise and server markets rather than consumers.
The Korean tech giant published the announcement of the recent Fourth Global Memory Innovation Forum (GMIF) an event in which larger memory and storage providers explained their timetables for the coming years.
Samsung revealed that it is also preparing to expand the capacity within its existing product lines and has already begun to roll a 256TB PCIe Gen5 SSD, with the 512TB PCIe Gen6 model to be followed in the EDSFF 1T form factor.
Select your calendar in 2027
Kevin Yoon, VP and CTO for Samsung’s Memory Business Unit, participants told the company’s immediate focus is on bringing its next generation of CXL 3.1 and PCIE 6.0 CMM-D solutions to the market in 2026.
Next to these will PM1763 Gen6 SSD, which is designed to deliver twice as much performance for current drives while operating at 25 watts.
The company says the new design will not only bring raw capacity, but also significant improvements in energy efficiency with a claimed 60% gain over previous drives.
There was no exact date for the 512TB SSD given, but it is not expected to arrive until 2027.
In addition to conventional flash, Samsung said it is working on its seventh generation of Z-Nand technology.
This will incorporate support for GPU Active Direct Storage (hostage), targeted at workloads, such as AI inferences, where low latency and high flow are important.
Samsung says its Z-NAND roadmap will take storage benefits to levels far beyond industry standards.
Competitors, including Solidigm, SanDisk, SK Hynix and Kioxia, are also expected to bring PCIe Gen6 SSDs to the market around the same timeframe that Samsung is targeted as the demand for larger, faster storage is growing.
With the increase in AI training and implementation, data centers still require increasing levels of capacity and efficiency, and these drives are placed as the answer.
However, consumers are unlikely that such capabilities will come to desktop or portable machines soon.
The 512TB milestone is unfortunately a reserved for the business world, where scaling of storage to accommodate global AI workloads has become a defining priority.
Via WCCFTERCH
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