AMD and Eviden to Power Europe’s New Exascale Supercomputer, the First Based in France

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AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and Eviden will build Alice Recoque, France’s first and Europe’s second exascale supercomputer, funded at 544 million euros by EuroHPC JU and partners on Nov 18, 2025.

The system uses next-gen AMD EPYC "Venice" CPUs, Instinct MI430X GPUs (432 GB HBM4, 19.6 TB/s per GPU, FP4/FP8 support), AMD FPGAs, Eviden BXI networking, BullSequana XH3500 platform and DDN storage. Alice Recoque spans 94 racks and targets >1 exaflop HPL with claims of 25% fewer racks and up to 50% better energy efficiency per GPU.

Positive

• Project funded at 544 million euros
• System targets >1 exaflop HPL performance
• Instinct MI430X GPUs with 432 GB HBM4 and 19.6 TB/s bandwidth
• 25% fewer racks versus other exascale systems
• Up to 50% better energy efficiency per GPU

Negative

• No explicit operational timeline or commissioning date provided
• Cost concentration: 544 million euros may pressure schedules or budgets if scope changes

Insights

HPC Systems Economist

AMD and Eviden to deliver France's first Exascale system with large public funding and stated energy-efficiency gains.

The project assembles next‑generation compute hardware—AMD EPYC "Venice" CPUs, AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs and AMD FPGAs—integrated by Eviden into the BullSequana XH3500 platform to create the Alice Recoque exascale AI‑HPC factory. The consortium structure and funding model rely on EuroHPC JU financing and participation from GENCI, CEA, SURF and GRNET, with an overall budget of 544 million euros. The stated mechanism pairs high‑memory, high‑bandwidth GPUs (432 GB HBM4 and 19.6 TB/s per GPU) with an integrated software and cooling stack to target both double‑precision HPC and large AI workloads.

The main dependencies and risks are clear and concrete: timely delivery of the specified hardware and integration at scale, realization of the claimed efficiency gains (they report 25 percent fewer racks and up to 50 percent better energy efficiency per GPU), and ongoing operation under the governance of GENCI/CEA and EuroHPC JU funding. Performance and energy claims are measurable only after full system installation and benchmarking; integration of cooling, networking (BXI) and storage (DDN) is a technical execution risk that will determine realized throughput and operational cost.

Watch for completion and acceptance milestones, independent HPL and AI model benchmarks, and public energy/performance metrics to validate stated claims; the press date is Nov. 18, 2025. If benchmarks match the specifications, the system will materially expand European sovereign compute capacity and energy‑efficient exascale capability; failure to meet specs would reduce those benefits.

News Highlights

• The Alice Recoque supercomputer will expand Europe’s AI, scientific computing and research capabilities while ensuring energy efficiency and sovereignty.
• Alice Recoque will be powered by next-gen AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs to deliver more than one exaflop of HPL performance.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and PARIS, Nov. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) and Eviden, the Atos Group product brand leading in advanced computing, announced their selection to build Alice Recoque, a next-generation supercomputer to support the need for high performance computing (HPC) and AI, serving as an AI Factory. Alice Recoque will be France’s first and Europe’s second Exascale supercomputer, led by Grand équipement national de calcul intensif (GENCI), operated by Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA), and powered by next-generation AMD AI and HPC compute technologies.

This project, representing an overall cost of 544 million euros, is funded by EuroHPC JU, with budget stemming from the Digital Europe Programme (DEP), and the Jules Verne Consortium, led by France through GENCI and CEA with the participation of Netherlands IT cooperation SURF and Greece with GRNET.

"We are committed to enabling the next generation of innovation across AI and HPC,” said Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, Compute & Enterprise AI, AMD. “The Alice Recoque supercomputer represents a major step forward for European sovereign AI, uniting national ambition, regional collaboration, and AMD’s high-performance and AI compute technologies. Through our continued collaboration with EuroHPC JU, the Jules Verne Consortium, and Eviden, we are proud to support Europe’s scientific and industrial leadership with a platform purpose-built for scale, efficiency and discovery."

Emmanuel Le Roux, Group SVP, Global Head of Advanced Computing and AI, Eviden at Atos said, “Alice Recoque represents another critical step toward Europe’s digital future, defined by a sovereignty, sustainability and scientific excellence. As a catalyst for scientific and industrial breakthroughs, from climate modeling and healthcare to advanced materials and AI innovation, it will empower researchers and industries across Europe. Born from a shared European vision, this AI Factory reflects on what we can achieve collectively toward a common goal. Eviden is fully dedicated to its success, bringing deep expertise, a collaborative spirit, and a long-term dedication to responsible technological leadership.”

An AI-HPC Factory to Tackle Europe’s Most Pressing AI Challenges

Alice Recoque will tackle Europe’s most pressing societal, scientific, and industrial challenges by combining large-scale simulations, data analysis, and AI.

Alice Recoque covers the entire computing lifecycle, integrating cutting-edge hardware, advanced AI software and proven AI use cases to deliver scalable high-impact solutions. This comprehensive project is a live implementation of the strong collaboration and commitment from Eviden and AMD to accelerate research and industrialization of AI use cases, with a major investment in both human and technological resources.

The Alice Recoque system is powered by next-gen AMD EPYC™ CPUs, codenamed “Venice,” AMD Instinct™ MI430X GPUs—a new MI400 Series accelerator engineered for sovereign AI and scientific computing— and AMD FPGAs, interconnected by Eviden’s network solution (BXI) into its newest BullSequana XH3500 platform, with DDN storage.

This powerful system will enhance climate modeling, accelerate innovation in materials and energy, enable digital twins for personalized medicine, and support next-gen European AI models.

Reaching Exascale with Fewer Resources and Reduced Energy Consumption

Composed of 94 racks, Alice Recoque is expected to be one of the top supercomputers in Europe for double-precision HPC workloads. It will also offer exceptional memory performance enabling deeper insights, faster simulations, and more scientific breakthroughs.

With 25 percent less racks and components than other Exascale systems and up to 50 percent better energy efficiency per GPU, Eviden’s architecture will enable Alice Recoque to deliver maximum performance at minimum cost and power, to meet Europe’s demanding green computing goals.

Alice Recoque supports advanced AI data types from the AMD Instinct MI430X GPUs, including FP4 and FP8, providing leadership AI FLOPs. Each GPU integrates 432 GB of HBM4 memory and 19.6 TB/s of bandwidth which will enable Alice Recoque to deliver leadership capacity and throughput per GPU. 

Eviden’s integrated hardware and smart software, powered by AMD HPC and AI technologies, will deliver leading computing power with improved application workload energy efficiency. Real-time monitoring and energy optimization are enabled by Eviden’s Argos intelligent software, while its unique 5^th generation Direct Liquid Cooling technology uses warm water to cool 100% of all-in-one rack components, delivering efficiency and sustainability at scale.

About AMD
For more than 55 years AMD has driven innovation in high-performance computing, graphics and visualization technologies. AMD employees are focused on building leadership high-performance and adaptive products that push the boundaries of what is possible. Billions of people, leading Fortune 500 businesses and cutting-edge scientific research institutions around the world rely on AMD technology daily to improve how they live, work and play. For more information about how AMD is enabling today and inspiring tomorrow, visit the AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) website, blog, LinkedIn and X pages.

About Eviden

Eviden is the Atos Group brand for hardware and software products with c. € 1 billion in revenue, operating in 36 countries and comprising four business units: advanced computing, cybersecurity products, mission-critical systems and vision AI. As a next-generation technology leader, Eviden offers a unique combination of hardware and software technologies for businesses, public sector and defense organizations and research institutions, helping them to create value out of their data. Bringing together more than 4,500 world-class talents and holding more than 2,100 patents, Eviden provides a strong portfolio of innovative and eco-efficient solutions in AI, computing, security, data and applications.

About Atos Group

Atos Group is a global leader in digital transformation with c. 67,000 employees and annual revenue of c. €10 billion, operating in 61 countries under two brands — Atos for services and Eviden for products. European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, Atos Group is committed to a secure and decarbonized future and provides tailored AI-powered, end-to-end solutions for all industries. Atos Group is the brand under which Atos SE (Societas Europaea) operates. Atos SE is listed on Euronext Paris.

The purpose of Atos Group is to help design the future of the information space. Its expertise and services support the development of knowledge, education and research in a multicultural approach and contribute to the development of scientific and technological excellence. Across the world, the Group enables its customers and employees, and members of societies at large to live, work and develop sustainably, in a safe and secure information space.

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

This press release contains forward-looking statements concerning Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) such as, AMD’s partnership with Eviden and Atos Group including plans, expected timing and expected benefits, which are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are commonly identified by words such as "would," "may," "expects," "believes," "plans," "intends," "projects" and other terms with similar meaning. Investors are cautioned that the forward-looking statements in this press release are based on current beliefs, assumptions and expectations, speak only as of the date of this press release and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. Such statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and are generally beyond AMD's control, that could cause actual results and other future events to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. Material factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, without limitation, the following: competitive markets in which AMD’s products are sold; the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry; market conditions of the industries in which AMD products are sold; AMD’s ability to introduce products on a timely basis with expected features and performance levels; loss of a significant customer; economic and market uncertainty; quarterly and seasonal sales patterns; AMD's ability to adequately protect its technology or other intellectual property; unfavorable currency exchange rate fluctuations; ability of third party manufacturers to manufacture AMD's products on a timely basis in sufficient quantities and using competitive technologies; availability of essential equipment, materials, substrates or manufacturing processes; ability to achieve expected manufacturing yields for AMD’s products; AMD's ability to generate revenue from its semi-custom SoC products; potential security vulnerabilities; potential security incidents including IT outages, data loss, data breaches and cyberattacks; uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of AMD’s products; AMD’s reliance on third-party intellectual property to design and introduce new products; AMD's reliance on third-party companies for design, manufacture and supply of motherboards, software, memory and other computer platform components; AMD's reliance on Microsoft and other software vendors' support to design and develop software to run on AMD’s products; AMD’s reliance on third-party distributors and add-in-board partners; impact of modification or interruption of AMD’s internal business processes and information systems; compatibility of AMD’s products with some or all industry-standard software and hardware; costs related to defective products; efficiency of AMD's supply chain; AMD's ability to rely on third party supply-chain logistics functions; AMD’s ability to effectively control sales of its products on the gray market; impact of climate change on AMD’s business; impact of government actions and regulations such as export regulations, import tariffs, trade protection measures and licensing requirements; AMD’s ability to realize its deferred tax assets; potential tax liabilities; current and future claims and litigation; impact of environmental laws, conflict minerals related provisions and other laws or regulations; evolving expectations from governments, investors, customers and other stakeholders regarding corporate responsibility matters; issues related to the responsible use of AI; restrictions imposed by agreements governing AMD’s notes, the guarantees of Xilinx’s notes and the revolving credit agreement; impact of acquisitions, joint ventures and/or strategic investments on AMD’s business and AMD’s ability to integrate acquired businesses, including ZT Systems; impact of any impairment of the combined company’s assets; political, legal and economic risks and natural disasters; future impairments of technology license purchases; AMD’s ability to attract and retain key employees; and AMD’s stock price volatility. Investors are urged to review in detail the risks and uncertainties in AMD’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to AMD’s most recent reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q.

Contact:
Aaron Grabein
AMD Communications
+1 512-602-8950
aaron.grabein@amd.com

Liz Stine
AMD Investor Relations
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liz.stine@amd.com

FAQ

What is the cost and funding for Alice Recoque and who funds it (AMD)?

Alice Recoque is funded at 544 million euros by EuroHPC JU, Digital Europe Programme and the Jules Verne Consortium led by France.

What peak performance does Alice Recoque aim to deliver for AMD (NASDAQ: AMD)?

Alice Recoque is designed to deliver more than one exaflop of HPL performance.

Which AMD processors and accelerators power Alice Recoque?

The system uses next-gen AMD EPYC "Venice" CPUs, Instinct MI430X GPUs and AMD FPGAs.

What memory and bandwidth does the AMD Instinct MI430X GPU provide on Alice Recoque?

Each MI430X GPU integrates 432 GB of HBM4 memory and 19.6 TB/s of bandwidth.

How does Alice Recoque address energy efficiency and infrastructure size?

Eviden’s design claims 25% fewer racks than other exascale systems and up to 50% better energy efficiency per GPU.

What scientific use cases will Alice Recoque support for AMD and Eviden partners?

The system targets climate modeling, materials and energy research, digital twins for medicine, and next-gen European AI models.