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AMD's sixth-generation EPYC processors on TSMC's 2nm node are reportedly in customers' hands, with an enterprise socket coming in the first half of 2027
Wed 11 Nov 2026 · 19:36 EST · 2 min read
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AMD has reportedly started shipping its 2nm Venice SP7 server processor, built by TSMC. These are the sixth-generation EPYC chips, sold as the EPYC 9006 series.
They are being described as the first high-performance computing chips to reach production on TSMC’s 2nm process.
What AMD is actually shipping
Venice runs on AMD’s Zen 6 architecture. The top configurations offer up to 256 cores and 512 threads.
Shipments reportedly began on November 10, 2026. The chips target dense agentic AI, cloud, HPC, and general enterprise workloads.
Memory bandwidth reaches up to 1.6 TB/s, and the chips support PCIe 6.0.
Hardware partners are already on board. Major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and original design manufacturers (ODMs) have begun shipping systems built around Venice.
On the cloud side, Azure and Oracle are expected to offer Venice-based instances soon.
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More than 240 server platforms are committed to the Venice architecture. That is a 20% increase over the Turin generation.
SP8 and the rest of the roadmap
The SP7 socket that is shipping now covers the high end. AMD is also preparing an enterprise-focused SP8 socket, scheduled for release in the first half of 2027. That platform is aimed at mainstream business servers rather than the largest data center deployments.
Venice-X targets HPC and uses advanced 3D V-Cache, which stacks extra memory directly on the chip so frequently used data stays close to the cores.
Verano is a separate design for lower power use and LPDDR memory configurations.
The Venice production ramp started earlier in 2026 in Taiwan, and AMD plans future expansion at TSMC’s Arizona facility.
The numbers behind the push
AMD’s data center segment revenue rose 97% year-over-year in Q3 2026 to a record $8.5 billion. That growth was driven by demand for both EPYC processors and Instinct GPUs.
Venice is positioned against Intel’s Xeon processors and Nvidia’s Vera, both competing for the same server budgets.
Disclosure: This article was edited by Diego Almada Lopez. For more information on how we create and review content, see our Editorial Policy.
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