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Amazon EC2 C8gd instances are now available in additional AWS Regions

Published
October 9, 2025
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2025/10/amazon-ec2-c8gd-instances-regions/

Amazon EC2 C8gd Instances Now Available

Amazon EC2 C8gd instances with up to 11.4 TB of local NVMe-based SSD block-level storage are now available in Europe (Ireland) and Asia Pacific (Sydney, Malaysia) AWS Regions. These instances are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors, delivering up to 30% better performance over Graviton3-based instances. They have up to 40% higher performance for I/O intensive database workloads, and up to 20% faster query results for I/O intensive real-time data analytics than comparable AWS Graviton3-based instances.

These instances are built on the AWS Nitro System and are a great fit for applications that need access to high-speed, low latency local storage.

Key Features

  • Processor: AWS Graviton4 processors
  • Storage: Up to 11.4 TB of local NVMe-based SSD block-level storage
  • Network Bandwidth: Up to 50 Gbps
  • EBS Bandwidth: Up to 40 Gbps
  • EFA Networking: Available on 24xlarge, 48xlarge, metal-24xl, and metal-48xl sizes
  • Bandwidth Weighting: Adjust network and EBS bandwidth by 25%

What to do

Source: AWS release notes

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