Modal taps Nvidia Vera CPUs after firm's internal tests show 2x throughput over Intel and AMD chips

Tom's Hardware
Oct 20, 2026, 7:50 am126 pts
Nvidia has earned billions selling AI accelerators, but with the emergence of agentic AI, CPUs are going to play a considerably more significant role than before, which creates new opportunities for the company. Reuters reports that Nvidia has secured a major design win with its Vera CPUs with AI cloud provider…

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