# Modal tests NVIDIA Vera CPU, sees double sandbox throughput

> Modal installed NVIDIA’s new Arm‑compatible Vera CPU and benchmarked it, finding about twice the task throughput under load.

Oossa · 2026-10-19 · https://oossa.com/en/modal-tests-nvidia-vera-cpu-sees-double-sandbox-throughput

Last week NVIDIA hand‑delivered Modal’s first Vera CPU server to the company’s San Francisco office. Modal ran its Agentless Agent Bench, a set of 50 terminal‑style tasks, on the new server and measured task completions per minute. Compared with AMD Zen 5, Intel GNR and AWS Graviton CPUs, the Vera system delivered roughly twice as many completions when many containers ran together.

## The facts

- NVIDIA delivered a Vera CPU server to Modal in mid‑October 2026.
- Benchmarks showed about 2× higher concurrent task completions per minute versus other CPUs.

## Why it matters

Modal users could see faster, cheaper sandbox runs, especially when workloads spike.

## Sources & references

1. [NVIDIA Vera CPUs double throughput for Modal Sandboxes](https://modal.com/blog/nvidia-vera-sandboxes) – Modal, 2026-10-19
2. [Modal taps Nvidia Vera CPUs after firm's internal tests show 2x throughput over Intel and AMD chips](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/nvidia-vera-cpu-deployed-at-ai-startup-modal-alongside-existing-x86-fleet-internal-testing-showed-2x-throughput-compared-to-amd-and-intel) – Tom's Hardware, 2026-10-20

Last updated: 2026-10-20