Amazon GameLift Streams launches Gen6-based stream classes and enhanced autoscaling for better performance and pricing
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This article announces new capabilities for Amazon GameLift Streams to improve performance and reduce costs.
- Seven new Gen6 stream classes based on EC2 G6 instances with NVIDIA L4 GPUs
- Gen6 provides up to 2x higher performance compared to Gen4 stream classes
- Pro and ultra classes optimized for graphics-intensive AAA games
- Medium and small classes offer cost-efficient options for casual games
- Gen6n_small class available at $0.16/hour in us-east-2
- Enhanced autoscaling with dynamic capacity management based on demand
- New capacity controls: minimum, maximum, and target-idle capacity
- Gen6 available in five AWS regions; autoscaling available globally
Amazon GameLift Streams now offers better performance options and intelligent autoscaling to optimize both gaming experience and operational costs.
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