SANTA CLARA, Calif. and PARIS, Nov. 18, 2025 — AMD and Eviden announced they will build the “Alice Recoque” supercomputer, to be the first exascale in France and second in Europe.
The companies said the system will be powered by AMD EPYC CPUs, codenamed “Venice,”AMD FPGAs, and support and 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. The system will be interconnected by Eviden’s network solution (BXI) into its newest BullSequana XH3500 platform, with DDN storage.
Built for HPC and for AI, the system will have 25 percent fewer racks and components than other exascale systems and up to 50 percent better energy efficiency per GPU, Eviden said.
Real-time monitoring and energy optimization are enabled by Eviden’s Argos software, while its unique 5th generation direct liquid cooling technology uses warm water to cool 100 percent of all-in-one rack components, delivering efficiency and sustainability at scale.
Serving as an AI factory, the system is 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, at an overall cost of 554 million euros, is funded by EuroHPC JU, with budget 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 & Ent 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.”
The system will target climate modeling, materials and energy, digital twins for personalized medicine, and next-gen European AI models.
