# NVIDIA Vera CPU

NVIDIA has introduced Vera, a CPU aimed at AI agents, seeking to meet both requirements in one chip: fast execution of agent steps and high concurrent agent counts. Previously AI factories had to choose between the fastest x86 processor and the most energy-efficient one to balance speed and capacity. In a 100-megawatt data center comparison, NVIDIA reports Vera supports 1.6x more agents per watt than the fastest x86 CPU and delivers 2x faster agent speed than the most energy-efficient x86 CPU; early adopters including Perplexity and DeepInfra report speedups in production-style tests, though Perplexity's deployment is still planned.

NVIDIA has introduced Vera, a CPU aimed at AI agents, seeking to meet both requirements in one chip: fast execution of agent steps and high concurrent agent counts. Previously AI factories had to choose between the fastest x86 processor and the most energy-efficient one to balance speed and capacity. In a 100-megawatt data center comparison, NVIDIA reports Vera supports 1.6x more agents per watt than the fastest x86 CPU and delivers 2x faster agent speed than the most energy-efficient x86 CPU; early adopters including Perplexity and DeepInfra report speedups in production-style tests, though Perplexity's deployment is still planned.