The flagship SKU is the EPYC 9006 SP7. Its headline specifications represent a significant generational leap:
AMD detailed four distinct sub-families within the Venice lineup. Each is tailored to a different workload segment and has a separate availability timeline :
Naming note: The low-power variant is officially called the EPYC 9006 LP by AMD. Some media outlets use "Verano" as its code-name . "Venice-X" is the official name for the 3D V-Cache model (EPYC 9006X SP7)
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AMD made several bold performance claims at the keynote, positioning Venice as a direct competitive response to Nvidia's data center CPU efforts :
These figures are AMD's own benchmark results presented at the keynote . Independent verification is expected once samples are widely available.
Venice CPUs are a core component of AMD's Helios rack-scale AI system, which was also unveiled at the event . Helios is AMD's first fully integrated rack-scale platform, designed to compete with Nvidia's rack-scale offerings.
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