Nvidia invests $2B in CoreWeave, raises stake to 9%, launches standalone Vera CPU

February 8, 2026 Rachel Kim – Technology Editor Technology

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*‍ Nvidia Vera⁣ Rubin CPU: Nvidia’s Arm-based CPU,previously only⁢ available as part of⁤ a complete system board,is ⁣now being‍ offered as a standalone product – ⁤initially for datacenter customers.
* specs:

* Cores/Threads: ⁣88 cores and 176 threads.
* Instruction Set: Arm v9.2-A.
* Cache: ⁤ 2MB L2 cache per ‍core,⁣ 162MB shared L3 cache.
‍ * Spatial Multithreading: each core⁣ can⁢ effectively run two hardware‍ threads by partitioning resources,rather than traditional time slicing.
* Memory: Supports up ⁢to 1.5 TB of RAM with a ⁤bandwidth of up to 1.2 TB/s.
* Interconnect: NVLink interconnect capable of 1.8 TB/s.
* Target Workload: Designed for AI workloads⁣ due to its wide design.