AMD’s Lisa Su tells CNBC customers are pulling forward AI compute demand as data center growth target heads toward 2027

AMD Chief Executive Lisa Su said customers are asking for more computing capacity than originally planned for artificial-intelligence workloads, and she linked that demand to what she described as strong, continuing momentum in the company’s data center business.

Speaking in an interview with CNBC, Su told the broadcaster that AMD’s data center segment is on track to grow “well over 100% by 2027.” She attributed the outlook to hyperscale and enterprise customers that, in her view, are moving ahead with AI infrastructure spending further into the future than they had previously.

The remarks also emphasized that customer demand is not limited to near-term purchases. Su said customers want “a lot more compute,” framing the company’s outlook as tied to an extended runway for AI build-outs rather than a one-time refresh cycle.

While the comments were not accompanied in the reported material by specific deal sizes, customer names, or product roadmaps, the thrust was clear: AMD’s data center strategy is benefiting from AI infrastructure investment timing and from customers scaling up compute requirements.

For the semiconductor industry, “compute” demand is closely tied to the number of AI training and inference systems that large buyers deploy, which in turn depends on data center expansion plans. When large cloud and enterprise operators plan earlier and spend over longer horizons, chip suppliers often see it as an opportunity for more consistent purchasing across multiple quarters.

AMD’s data center business is widely watched because it sits at the center of competitive efforts to supply accelerating compute for AI and high-performance computing. Su’s comments, as reported, suggest AMD is interpreting customer behavior as a sign that capacity expansion will continue at a brisk pace through the latter part of the decade.

Still, investors do not get the full picture from a high-level interview. The reported post does not provide further detail on what is driving the “well over 100%” figure, such as whether it is driven primarily by specific chip families, platform adoption, or any mix shift between products, nor does it spell out how AMD expects to satisfy the demand in terms of supply planning.

What to watch next is whether AMD offers additional quantification in subsequent earnings materials, including any updated guidance, discussion of customer commitments, or more granular commentary on which parts of its data center portfolio are contributing most to the 2027 growth trajectory.