Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) shares were lower Friday afಞter the semiconductor maker introduced a slower gaming chip in China to comply with new U.S. restrictions on technology sales to that country.

The company released the GeForce RTX 4090D Series graphics processing unit (GPU) on its Chinese website, saying it "delivers a quantum leap in performance, efficiency, and [artificial intelligence] AI-driven graphics," and "an exceptional experience for gamers and creators."

However, the chip's performance via power draw is 5.9% lower than the model Nvidia announced last year, and the core count was also cut.

The move came in response to President Joe Biden's administration placing export restrictions on certain 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:advanced AI chips sent to China, citing national security concerns. Earlier this month, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang said the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:company would make chips meeting the White House's criteria.

Nvidia has been the leading maker of chips for AI applications, and that’s shown in its stock price, which skyrocketed to an all-time high in May and then kept climbing. However, shares hit a speed bump in October after the company reported that the new U.S. government restrictions were taking effect immediately and would affect its products.

Still, shares have since rebounded, and even with Friday's decline of more than 1%, they continue to trade near their record high.