Amazon EC2 M2 Pro Mac instances now offer up to 35% faster performance than M1 instances for building and testing Apple applications, powered by Apple M2 Pro chips with 12 CPU cores, 19 GPU cores, 32GB RAM, and 16-core Neural Engine.

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<p>This article announces the general availability of Amazon EC2 M2 Pro Mac instances for macOS. These new instances deliver up to 35% faster performance compared to the existing M1 Mac instances when building and testing applications for Apple platforms.</p>
<p>Specifically, the article covers:</p>
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<li>Key features of the M2 Pro Mac instances, including 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU, 32GB RAM, and 16-core Apple Neural Engine.</li>
<li>The performance improvements over M1 Mac instances, such as 2x RAM, 1.5x CPU cores, and more than 2x GPU cores, enabling faster build and testing of memory-intensive workloads.</li>
<li>Integration with AWS services like VPC, EBS, and ELB, enabling modernization of Apple CI/CD pipelines.</li>
<li>Availability in the US West (Oregon) and US East (Ohio) AWS Regions, supporting macOS Ventura version 13.2 and later.</li>
<li>Links to further resources and documentation for getting started with EC2 M2 Pro Mac instances.</li>
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Announcing general availability of Amazon EC2 M2 Pro Mac instances for macOS

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