The Trump administration’s deals with Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices to take a cut of their AI chip sales in China are certainly unusual. But for a profit machine like Nvidia, they may not move the needle.

Critics warn that even reduced Blackwell chips could help China build world-class AI supercomputers if purchased in large volumes.

U.S. President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he would not make a deal with American AI chip giant Nvidia , led by CEO Jensen Huang, to allow for sales of a next-generation advanced GPU in China,