GoKawiilModal to adopt Nvidia's Vera CPUs after internal tests show 2x throughput gain
AI cloud provider Modal has agreed to deploy Nvidia's new Arm-based Vera CPUs after preliminary internal testing showed roughly double the throughput of its existing AMD and Intel processors for agentic AI workloads. Modal says it will continue using its current CPU suppliers alongside Vera, rather than replacing them outright.
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The deal gives Nvidia a foothold in general-purpose CPU infrastructure beyond its dominant AI accelerator business, which could expand its reach into server workloads traditionally held by AMD and Intel. Since Vera uses Arm's instruction set rather than x86, Modal's adoption will require significant software rework, suggesting the company sees performance gains as worth the engineering cost even though the benchmark details remain undisclosed.
- Modal found Nvidia's Vera CPUs delivered about 2x the throughput of its current AMD and Intel chips in internal tests.
- Modal will keep using AMD and Intel processors alongside Vera rather than fully switching.
- Vera's Arm-based architecture means Modal must rewrite software, and key benchmark details like configurations and power efficiency remain unreported.
Source: tomshardware.com — Anton Shilov, 2026-10-20
Published there as: “Modal taps Nvidia Vera CPUs after firm's internal tests show 2x throughput over Intel and AMD chips”
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