Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB now supports M8g and R8g database instances
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AWS has announced the general availability of M8g and R8g database instances for Amazon RDS, powered by AWS Graviton4 processors, for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB.
- Provides up to 40% performance improvement over Graviton3 instances
- Up to 29% price/performance improvement for on-demand pricing
- New instance sizes include 24xlarge and 48xlarge
- Offers up to 192 vCPU and 50Gbps enhanced networking bandwidth
- Available in US East, US West, and Europe (Frankfurt) regions
These Graviton4-based instances represent AWS's continued investment in custom-designed processors to improve database performance and cost-efficiency.
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