Computer systems based on AMD’s MI325X processors will be available soon and have an edge over machines running Nvidia’s H100, CEO Lisa Su said at a company event in San Francisco on Thursday. The MI325X’s use of a new type of memory chip will give it better performance at running AI software — a process known as inference — she said.

Biden administration officials have discussed capping sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia Corp. and other American companies on a country-specific basis, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would limit some nations’ artificial intelligence capabilities.

AMD pointed to growing momentum around its Instinct MI300X data-center AI chip and announced the MI325X, expected to begin shipping later this year, which is designed to improve p