# Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now generally available

DevFeed: [Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are now generally available](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/amazon-ec2-r9g-and-r9gd-instances-powered-by-aws-graviton5-processors-are-now-generally-available-4606.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/amazon-ec2-r9g-and-r9gd-instances-powered-by-aws-graviton5-processors-are-now-generally-available/>)

Author: Daniel Abib

Published: 2026-08-31T19:53:34Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [AWS News Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/aws-news-blog.md>)

Topics: [Amazon EC2](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon-ec2.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>)

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## AI overview

Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd memory-optimized instances powered by AWS Graviton5 processors are generally available. The release highlights higher compute performance, faster memory, larger cache, increased network and EBS bandwidth, and local NVMe SSD storage for R9gd.

## Source excerpt

Amazon EC2 R9g and R9gd instances powered by AWS Graviton5 are now generally available, delivering up to 25% better compute performance than R8g, ideal for databases, in-memory caches, and real-time analytics.