AMD announced plans to invest up to £2 billion in the United Kingdom over the next five years, expanding the country’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, scientific research capabilities, and workforce development initiatives. The investment was unveiled by AMD Chair and CEO Dr. Lisa Su during London Tech Week and represents one of the company’s largest commitments to a national AI ecosystem.
The initiative aligns with the UK government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan and AI Hardware Strategy, supporting efforts to establish the country as a global leader in artificial intelligence, advanced computing, and scientific innovation. AMD said the investment will help broaden access to high-performance computing resources needed for research, public-sector innovation, and long-term economic growth.
As part of the announcement, AMD unveiled several strategic collaborations with academic and industry partners. The company will work with Imperial College London to advance computational science research in areas such as healthcare innovation, climate modeling, artificial intelligence, and data-intensive scientific applications. The partnership will also explore optimization of AI models and scientific workflows using AMD computing platforms and its ROCm open software ecosystem.
AMD is also partnering with Oriole Networks to support the United Kingdom’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) Scaling Inference Lab. The collaboration combines Oriole’s photonic networking technology with AMD Instinct GPUs and EPYC processors to explore new approaches for scaling AI inference workloads while improving performance, reducing latency, and increasing energy efficiency. The project is expected to contribute to what could become the world’s first large-scale AI system powered by a fully photonic network.
The company also highlighted its role in expanding the UK’s sovereign AI infrastructure through collaborations with Dell Technologies and the University of Cambridge. Together, they are supporting the development of the Zenith AI supercomputer and the Sunrise fusion AI system. Zenith, funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and UK Research and Innovation, is designed to support AI-driven scientific research across multiple disciplines. Sunrise, developed in partnership with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, will focus on fusion energy research and advanced scientific modeling.
AMD said its technologies, including AMD Instinct GPUs, AMD EPYC CPUs, and ROCm software, will power a wide range of applications spanning healthcare research, climate science, materials development, engineering simulation, fusion research, and AI model development.
The investment was welcomed by UK government officials, who described it as a significant endorsement of the country’s AI ambitions and research capabilities. AMD said it will continue working with government agencies, universities, and industry partners to strengthen the foundations for future AI innovation and economic competitiveness.
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“The United Kingdom has the talent, research excellence and ambition to help lead the next era of AI. AMD is proud to deepen our commitment to the UK and work with partners across government, academia and industry to expand access to the compute infrastructure needed to advance sovereign AI, accelerate discovery and drive long-term economic growth.”
Dr. Lisa Su, Chair And CEO, AMD
“This investment is a major vote of confidence in Britain’s place as a global AI superpower. We’ve got the talent, the world-class universities and the ambition to lead, and partnerships like this help turn that potential into real progress. It will drive more cutting-edge research here in the UK, open up opportunities for people to build the skills they need for the jobs of the future, and speed up breakthroughs that can improve people’s lives and grow our economy.”
Rachel Reeves, Chancellor Of The Exchequer, United Kingdom
“This investment reflects the strength of Britain’s talent, research and ambition in AI, but also the infrastructure we are putting in place to match it. With world-class chip designers, leading universities, and partners such as AMD choosing to invest here, we are building the compute capability needed to power innovation, drive growth, create jobs, and ensure the most advanced AI technologies are developed in the UK.”
Liz Kendall, Technology Secretary, United Kingdom
