Amazon Aurora and RDS now support AMD-based R8a instances
Amazon Aurora Β· 2026-09-30
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Technical Details
| Regions | us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2, ca-central-1, ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, eu-west-1, eu-central-1, eu-south-1 |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your database infrastructure to include R8a instances, ensuring compatibility with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL-Compatible Edition, Amazon Aurora MySQL-Compatible Edition, RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB.
For Platform Teams
Integrate R8a instances into your database architecture to benefit from up to 75 Gbps of network bandwidth and 60 Gbps of Amazon EBS bandwidth, enhancing overall performance and scalability.
For Executives
Evaluate the adoption of R8a instances for your database workloads to leverage enhanced performance and expanded options, potentially leading to improved efficiency and cost optimization.
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