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AMD Releases EPYC 'Venice' CPU Benchmarks, Claims Superiority Over Nvidia Vera
Key points
- AMD's 256-core Venice CPU is 2.24x faster than Nvidia Vera in SPEC CPU 2026 intrate.
- A 96-core Venice chip is 20% faster per-core than Nvidia Vera in SPEC CPU 2026 intrate.
- The 256-core Venice 9996 is 78% faster than the previous-gen 192-core EPYC 9965.
- Benchmarks used different GCC versions for AMD (16.1) and Nvidia (15.2).
AMD Details EPYC 'Venice' Performance
AMD has released a white paper detailing performance claims for its EPYC 'Venice' CPUs, following their July launch. The company maintains its claim that a 96-core, high-frequency Venice chip is approximately 20% faster per-core than Nvidia's 88-core Vera in the SPEC CPU 2026 Integer Rate test.
Benchmark Comparisons and Configurations
The white paper includes various configurations and data sources. For the Vera comparison, AMD's 256-core Venice 9996 is stated to be 2.24 times faster than Nvidia Vera and 2.37 times faster than Intel Xeon 6980P in SPEC CPU 2026 intrate. These specific results were gathered in July using GCC 15.2.
AMD also presented a generation-on-generation comparison, indicating that the 9996 is around 78% faster than the previous-generation 192-core EPYC 9965.
Compiler Version Differences Noted
A notable difference in the benchmarks is the compiler version used. AMD's comparisons against Nvidia Vera utilized GCC 16.1 for its Venice results, while Nvidia's own Vera white paper used GCC 15.2. This difference in compiler versions can impact performance results.
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AMD released official benchmarks for its EPYC 'Venice' CPUs, claiming its 256-core chip is over twice as fast as Nvidia Vera and its 96-core model is 20% faster per-core in SPEC CPU 2026's Integer Rate test. These benchmarks provide more detailed performance comparisons against competitors and previous generations.