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EPYC 6th Gen (Venice)

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6th Generation EPYC 9006-series server CPUs on Zen 6, launched at Advancing AI 2026 as the host CPU for Helios and as a general-purpose and agentic-AI server line. Top SKU EPYC 9996 is specified at 256 cores / 512 threads. AMD positions them as the densest x86 CPU for agentic workloads and the CPU that keeps Instinct GPUs fed. Meta is a lead customer; Azure is adding Venice-powered HDv2 and HXv2 VM series.

Latest update Sep 18, 2026

EPYC 6th Gen (Venice)

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Current status

Launched July 23, 2026. Ramping with Helios in H2 2026. Next EPYC generations on the public roadmap are Zen 7 (Florence / Ferrara / Fidenza) in 2028 and Zen 8 Ravenna in 2030.

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Specifications2

Top SKU
EPYC 9996, 256 cores / 512 threads
Helios fit
18 Venice CPUs per Helios rack

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