Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now generally available
Amazon EC2 ยท 2026-08-31
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Technical Details
| Regions | us-east-1, us-east-2, us-west-2, eu-central-1 |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Neutral |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your infrastructure to include R9g and R9gd instances for better performance per vCPU, faster memory, and higher network and EBS bandwidth, ensuring your applications run more efficiently with less energy consumption.
For Platform Teams
Adopt R9g and R9gd instances to integrate advanced hardware capabilities such as DDR5 memory and larger L3 cache, enhancing the performance and scalability of your platform.
For Executives
Evaluate the deployment of R9g and R9gd instances to leverage up to 25% better compute performance and enhanced energy efficiency for memory-intensive workloads, leading to improved operational efficiency and cost savings.
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