Neoverse

Neoverse is a brand of processor cores and platform IP developed by Arm Ltd. for infrastructure workloads, including data centers, cloud services, edge computing, and networking equipment. Built to complement Arm’s Cortex family, Neoverse is designed to deliver scalable performance and energy efficiency for server-class tasks and network processing. The Neoverse family provides both compute cores to be integrated into servers and broader platform technology that vendors use to build system-on-chips and networking devices. The design emphasis is on high throughput, multicore scalability, memory bandwidth, virtualization support, and robust security features suitable for modern data-center workloads.

Architecture and scope-wise, Neoverse targets scalable, power-efficient infrastructure compute. It encompasses cores intended for servers and hyperscale systems as well as platform implementations for network gear, storage, and edge devices. The design philosophy prioritizes performance per watt, support for virtualization, secure memory handling, and compatibility with contemporary software ecosystems across Linux and cloud-native stacks.

Development and evolution, Neoverse was introduced as part of Arm’s data-center strategy in the late 2010s. Early generations focused on dense, energy-efficient server workloads and edge deployments, with subsequent iterations expanding performance, efficiency, and ecosystem partnerships. The broader Neoverse platform includes processor cores, cache and memory interfaces, and I/O subsystems engineered to scale across multiple cores and sockets.

Impact and adoption, vendors and hyperscalers have used Neoverse-based designs to build CPUs, system-on-chips, networking accelerators, and edge devices. The architecture aims to compete in the data-center market by delivering strong performance-per-watt, hardware virtualization capabilities, and support for modern software stacks and cloud-native applications.