# AMD has announced the production ramp of its next-generation EPYC server processors, named Venice.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-22 · Interesting Engineering*

## Key points

- AMD EPYC Venice is the first high-performance chip to enter production on TSMC's 2nm process.
- Venice uses gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet transistors, a major architectural shift from FinFET.
- Venice CPUs offer up to 256 cores, 1.6 TB/s memory bandwidth, and 1.7x Turin’s performance.
- Production begins at TSMC Taiwan fabs, with plans to ramp in Arizona for geographic diversity.
- AMD has not disclosed Venice’s final clock speeds, TDP, or socket compatibility details yet.

**Companies:** AMD, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
**Countries:** Taiwan, United States

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