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Announcing new metal sizes for Amazon EC2 M8gn and M8gb instances

Published
February 25, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/amazon-ec2-m8gn-m8gb-new-metal-sizes/

AWS EC2 M8gn and M8gb Instances Now Available

AWS has announced the general availability of metal-24xl and metal-48xl sizes for Amazon EC2 M8gn and M8gb instances, powered by AWS Graviton4 processors for up to 30% better compute performance.

New Features

  • M8gn Instances: Up to 600 Gbps network bandwidth, ideal for high-performance file systems, in-memory caches, and real-time big data analytics.
  • M8gb Instances: Up to 300 Gbps EBS bandwidth, suitable for high-performance databases and NoSQL databases.
  • Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) Networking: Supported on select sizes for lower latency and improved cluster performance.

Availability

The new instance sizes are available in the AWS US East (N. Virginia) region.

What to do

  • Visit the AWS Graviton page to start your Graviton journey.
  • Use the AWS Management Console, AWS CLI, or AWS SDKs to get started.

Source: AWS release notes




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