DDR5 RAM and SSD Prices Keep Rising in November 2026, and Pakistan Shops Show the Same Jump

DDR5 RAM Price in Pakistan: The Jump Is Now Visible in Lahore Shops

A Lahore shop raised the price of the Samsung 990 PRO 1TB from Rs 48,999 to Rs 69,999 on 26 October 2026. That is a 43 percent rise in one step, shown in the price history on the shop page. The DDR5 RAM price in Pakistan is moving the same way, with a popular 32 GB kit listed at Rs 37,999 but out of stock. The global picture explains why. The cheapest 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit in the US now costs close to $480, and the retail kit index rose again on 9 November. This post gives you the global numbers, the Pakistan shop prices, and a plain answer on whether to buy now or wait.

The shop is RB Tech and Games in Gulberg III, Lahore. We checked its 990 PRO page live on 10 November 2026. The drive is in stock at Rs 69,999. The same page shows the old price of Rs 48,999 before the 26 October change. That is not a small step. A buyer who waited two weeks now pays Rs 21,000 more for the same drive. One shop is not the whole market, and other shops list the same drive for less, but the size of the jump at one real shop tells you which way prices are moving.

The Global Numbers: DDR5 Kits Near $480 in the US

The US market sets the tone, and every reading from the first week of November points up. The cheapest 32 GB DDR5-6000 desktop kit in the US cost $479.99 on 3 November 2026, with a median of $549.99 across 23 tracked products, according to the BasketPrice RAM tracker reported by tech-insider.org. Tom’s Hardware had the cheapest 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit at $449.97 on 14 October, and by 2 November the lowest tracked kit at Amazon was $479.99. The all time tracked low for that capacity was $72, which shows how far prices have come from the cheap days.

The daily index tells the same story. The retail DDR5 32 GB kit index for a 2×16 GB 6000 CL30 kit rose 2.63 percent to $467.92 on 9 November 2026, after rising 3.35 percent to $458.59 on 8 November. The 64 GB kit index stood at $1,098.00 on 9 November. RamRadar, updated 5 November, puts desktop DDR5 at an average of $19.65 per GB across 226 tracked kits, up 13.4 percent since 6 October, while DDR5 chip spot prices averaged $61.28 in the week of 2 November, up 17.1 percent over twelve weeks. DatacenterDisk, updated 9 November, lists the cheapest new DDR5 desktop kit in stock at $15.00 per GB, a V-Color Manta XSky 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30 kit at $480, and says DDR5 desktop prices are up 73.7 percent since 22 September on a matched kit basis.

All figures above are US retail or tracker readings, not Pakistan prices. They matter here because Pakistan shops buy from the same global supply, and the US trend reaches local shelves with a short delay.

Pakistan Shop Prices: What the 990 PRO and DDR5 Kits Actually Cost

Here is what Pakistani shops actually list right now. All figures below are single shop listings checked on 9 and 10 November 2026. They are not official brand prices, and no official Pakistan price was found for any kit or drive in this post. Prices change fast, so treat these as listings on the day we checked, not fixed prices.

Two things stand out in that table. First, the spread for one drive is huge. The same 990 PRO 1 TB lists at Rs 62,499 at Shophive and Rs 69,999 at RB Tech and Games, while CZone lists it from Rs 113,000 to Rs 235,000. A buyer who checks only one shop can overpay by tens of thousands of rupees. Second, stock is thin where the price looks good. The G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit lists at Rs 37,999 at RB Tech and Games, but it is out of stock, so that price is not a price you can actually pay today. Our 32 GB DDR5 RAM price page covers that capacity in more detail, and our Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB price page covers the drive itself.

The Split in the Market: DRAM at a Record High, NAND Flat in October

Not every part of the memory market moved the same way in October. DRAM hit a record high, but NAND flash contract prices were flat in October 2026. DRAMeXchange data reported via TrendForce shows the 128Gb MLC NAND chip price held at $30.61, which ended a 21 month climb. That split matters for buyers. RAM is driven by DRAM, so it kept rising through October and into November. SSDs are driven by NAND, so their prices rose more slowly in October, even though they are still far above the cheap prices of two or three years ago.

The flat October reading does not mean NAND is cheap again. A 1 TB TLC NAND chip cost $4.80 in July 2025 and $10.70 in November 2025, a 123 percent rise. Phison says 2026 NAND production capacity is effectively sold out across the industry. So NAND had a quiet month in October after a very steep climb, while DRAM kept setting records. That is the balance to keep in mind: RAM prices are rising faster than SSD prices right now, but both sit well above where they were a year ago.

What TrendForce Expects for the Rest of 2026

TrendForce published its fourth quarter 2026 forecast on 30 September 2026. It expects conventional DRAM contract prices to rise 10 to 15 percent quarter over quarter, NAND flash to rise 15 to 20 percent, enterprise SSDs to rise 23 to 28 percent, and client SSDs to rise only 5 to 10 percent. TrendForce calls the client SSD increases restrained, which fits the flat October NAND reading above. Enterprise drives, the ones that go into data centres, are where the biggest rises are forecast, because AI demand is strongest there.

The shortage behind all of this is not expected to end soon. SK Hynix expects the global memory chip shortage to last until at least 2030. Samsung and SK Hynix both reported record third quarter 2026 memory results. Other sources say no real relief before 2027 to 2028. Keep both of those as attributed forecasts, not promises. These are contract price forecasts for the fourth quarter, not retail guarantees, and the pass through to shop prices is partial and delayed. Nobody can say by how much a retail kit will rise, only that the direction of travel is up.

SSDs Are Feeling It Too: Stock Outs and Higher Prices

SSDs are not spared, even with NAND flat in October. The Samsung P9 portable SSD, launched in September 2026, showed all four capacities out of stock at its US store on 30 October 2026. Samsung had set US launch prices at $339.99 for 1 TB, $649.99 for 2 TB, $1,349.99 for 4 TB, and $2,699.99 for 8 TB, but late October listings showed the 4 TB at $1,439.99 and the 8 TB at $2,879.99, which is $90 and $180 above launch. LaCie is winding down its Rugged SSD4 and Rugged SSD Pro5 drives, reportedly because of NAND flash shortages, and the 2 TB Rugged SSD4 was listed near $750 to $800 at some US retailers.

The longer view is just as stark. A 1 TB NVMe SSD that sold for about $50 at the mid 2023 market bottom costs $90 to $110 in early 2026, and the median street price reached $185 per TB in mid October 2026, according to the cloudzat SSD tracker updated 9 November. Our SSD prices in Pakistan page and our best NVMe SSDs in Pakistan guide cover the local side of this market. The message is the same on both sides of the world: the cheap SSD era is over for now, and the drive you want may be out of stock when you go to buy it.

Should You Buy RAM or an SSD Now in Pakistan?

The short answer is to buy the SSD you need now, and to buy RAM only as part of a build you are doing now. Do not buy extra RAM to hold for later. Prices are rising, but buying ahead ties up money in a part that may sit in a drawer, and stock is thin enough that the kit you want may not even be available. If you are building a PC this month, buy the RAM with the rest of the parts, and check the price live on the day you pay. If you only need more storage, buy the SSD now, because the drive you want is in stock today at some shops and may not be next week.

Whatever you buy, compare two or three shops before you pay. The 990 PRO table above shows why: the same drive lists from Rs 62,499 to Rs 235,000 depending on the shop. Check the stock status too, not just the price, because a low listed price means nothing if the item is out of stock. Ask the shop whether the price is for a sealed unit with warranty, and check the price again on the day you pay, because these listings move in days, not months. Our RAM and SSD prices in Pakistan page keeps the wider local picture in one place.

So the picture in one line is this. DDR5 RAM is at record prices in the US, SSDs are dearer and sometimes out of stock, and a Lahore shop has already raised the 990 PRO by 43 percent in one step. The DDR5 RAM price in Pakistan will keep following the global market, and the global market is still rising. Buy what you need, compare shops, and do not wait for a price fall that no forecast is promising.

FAQs

What is the DDR5 RAM price in Pakistan?

There is no official Pakistan price for DDR5 RAM. A G.Skill Ripjaws S5 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit lists at Rs 37,999 at RB Tech and Games in Lahore, but it is out of stock, so that price cannot be paid today. In the US, the cheapest 32 GB DDR5-6000 kit cost $479.99 on 3 November 2026. Check live with two or three shops before you buy, because listings change fast.

Why did the Samsung 990 PRO price rise in Pakistan?

RB Tech and Games in Lahore raised the Samsung 990 PRO 1 TB from Rs 48,999 to Rs 69,999 on 26 October 2026, a 43 percent rise in one step, shown in the price history on its product page. The rise follows the global memory squeeze, with DRAM at a record high and NAND prices far above last year. Other shops list the same drive for less, with Shophive at Rs 62,499, so compare before you pay.

Are SSD prices still rising in November 2026?

Yes, in the global market. TrendForce forecasts client SSD contract prices up 5 to 10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2026 and enterprise SSDs up 23 to 28 percent. The median street price for a 1 TB NVMe SSD reached $185 per TB in mid October 2026, against about $50 at the mid 2023 market bottom. NAND contract prices were flat in October, but TrendForce still forecasts NAND up 15 to 20 percent in the fourth quarter.

Is now a good time to buy RAM in Pakistan?

Buy RAM only as part of a build you are doing now, not ahead of time. Prices are rising and stock is thin, with popular kits out of stock at some shops. Compare two or three shops, check the stock status as well as the price, and check again on the day you pay. Do not buy extra RAM to hold for later.

Will memory prices fall soon?

No forecast promises a fall. SK Hynix expects the global memory chip shortage to last until at least 2030, and other sources say no real relief before 2027 to 2028. TrendForce forecasts DRAM up 10 to 15 percent and NAND up 15 to 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2026. Treat those as forecasts, not guarantees, but nothing in the current data points to cheaper RAM or SSDs in the near term.