AMD 256-core EPYC hits 91% of RTX 5090 bandwidth

AMD's new 256-core EPYC features 16-channel DDR5-12800 memory, reaching 91% of an RTX 5090's memory bandwidth. The setup targets local large-model inference, though the memory kit is expected to be extremely expensive.

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