GIGABYTE introduces CQDIMM and DDR5-7200 at CES

GIGABYTE introduced support for CQDIMM memory at CES 2026 and said the development mattered because it addressed needs for high bandwidth and large memory capacity in High performance computing (HPC), Artificial Intelligence (AI) computing, content creation, data-intensive workloads, and professional applications.

The announcement described prior trade-offs between DDR5 capacity and operating frequency, and it outlined hardware and firmware measures intended to reduce those trade-offs. GIGABYTE presented the result as a technical advance for systems requiring both higher memory frequency and greater module density.

On the hardware side, GIGABYTE said it altered motherboard circuit layouts to reduce memory channel loading and to improve signal integrity. On the firmware side, the company described BIOS tuning based on an optimized clock driver architecture that managed timing, signal synchronization, and voltage behavior to support higher-frequency operation.

Using the Z890 AORUS Tachyon Incident Correlation Engine (ICE) CQDIMM Edition motherboard together with BIOS clock-driver tuning, GIGABYTE said it achieved DDR5-7200 at full 256GB capacity with two 128GB memory modules. The company identified ADATA, Kingston, and TeamGroup as memory partners and provided CES demonstration details, including Booth #8519 at LVCC North Hall and media and Verification IP sessions at Venetian Ballroom Level 3 Lido 3004, 3005, and 3104.

GIGABYTE planned collaborations with ADATA, Kingston, and TeamGroup to accelerate adoption and ensure broad compatibility, and it scheduled demonstrations and verification sessions at CES 2026 venues noted in the announcement.