AMD is launching the EPYC 9006 Venice server processors featuring the Zen 6 architecture, built on TSMC 2nm. The new lineup includes up to 256-core dense chips and introduces new I/O dies, memory support, 3D stacked L3 cache, and an AI-focused variant arriving in 2027, representing AMD's largest EPYC refresh to strengthen its server and AI market position.
AMD is launching the EPYC 9006 Venice processors with Zen 6 architecture, featuring up to 256 CPU cores in dense configurations, new I/O dies with faster memory support, 3D stacked L3 cache, and new sockets. The lineup represents a major technical upgrade designed to strengthen AMD's position in the server and AI markets.
AMD's Venice Epyc processors represent the company's largest CPU architecture shift since 2019, featuring up to 256 cores, Zen 6 design, and a broad portfolio spanning general-purpose, HPC, AI, and consumer platforms. The density-optimized 256-core variant and frequency-optimized 96-core variant both feature doubled I/O dies and core-complex dies with significantly increased L3 cache per core compared to previous generations.