Amazon Redshift adds rg.large and rg.12xlarge instance sizes
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This article announces the general availability of two new Amazon Redshift RG instance sizes: rg.large and rg.12xlarge, providing enhanced performance and cost efficiency.
- Graviton-powered instances deliver up to 2.4x faster query performance than RA3 instances
- 30% lower price per vCPU compared to previous-generation RA3 instances
- Available on current track (P202) only; trailing track (P201) continues with rg.xlarge and rg.4xlarge
- Existing RA3 clusters can migrate using Snapshot and Restore, Elastic Resize, or Classic Resize
- Flexible pricing: On-Demand, 1-year and 3-year Reserved Instances with No Upfront payment
- Available across 27+ AWS regions globally
The new instance sizes provide greater flexibility for right-sizing Redshift clusters while delivering superior performance and cost benefits.
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