{
  "id": 3253484,
  "title": "Hot Chips 2026: Nvidia breaks down 88-core Vera CPU — spatial multithreading benchmarked, 1.2 TB/s SOCAMM2 memory, agentic workloads detailed, and more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/hot-chips-2026-nvidia-breaks-down-88-core-vera-cpu-spatial",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-25T11:53:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/hot-chips-2026-nvidia-breaks-down-88-core-vera-cpu-spatial-multithreading-benchmarked-1-2-tb-s-socamm2-memory-agentic-workloads-detailed-and-more"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent <source 7c6948e6-b26>, Nvidia unveiled its next-generation Vera CPU as part of its agentic AI data centers initiative, which was showcased at Hot Chips 2026. The CPU boasts an impressive 88 cores and utilizes an innovative spatial multithreading method, LPDDR5X memory subsystem, and a monolithic compute die.\n\nNvidia's spatial multithreading technology allows for better management of neighboring threads compared to traditional multi-threading implementations. In SPEC CPU 2017 intrate tests, Vera demonstrated 24% faster performance in Linux kernel compilation and 14% faster cross-compilation when compared to the 96-core EPYC 9655P.\n\nAnother key aspect of Vera is its memory subsystem, powered by LPDDR5X technology. This memory solution offers higher transfer rates than DDR5 RDIMMs, with significantly reduced power consumption. The SOCAMM2 memory design provides up to 1.5 TB of capacity and 1.2 TB/s of bandwidth across eight memory slots per Vera CPU.",
  "summary": "Nvidia has provided more color on its Vera CPU for agentic data centers at Hot Chips 2026, showcasing the benefits of spatial multithreading and the power benefits of the LPDDR5X memory system.",
  "key_points": [
    "Nvidia unveils Vera CPU with 88 cores at Hot Chips 2026",
    "Spatial multithreading technology improves neighboring thread management",
    "LPDDR5X memory subsystem offers 1.2 TB/s bandwidth and 1.5 TB capacity"
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}