Amazon Redshift RG instances now available on the trailing track
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This article announces that Amazon Redshift now supports Graviton-based RG instances on the trailing track for production workloads.
- RG instances (rg.4xlarge and rg.xlarge) available on trailing track (P201) starting July 7, 2026
- Trailing track designed for stability, running on versions validated through leading track
- Delivers up to 2.4x faster query performance than RA3 instances
- Costs 30% less per vCPU compared to RA3 instances
- Provision new clusters or resize existing clusters via AWS Management Console, CLI, or SDKs
RG instances now available on both tracks enable customers to leverage AWS Graviton performance benefits for production workloads with improved cost efficiency.
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