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Amazon Aurora and RDS now support AMD-based R8a instances

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AWS·Sep 30, 2026, 05:00 PMFeatureAI-assisted summary

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Added support for AMD EPYC‑based R8a instances for Aurora and RDS across multiple database engines.
R8a instances deliver up to 75 Gbps network and 60 Gbps EBS bandwidth, with each vCPU mapped to a physical core.
Available in US, Canada, APAC, and EU regions; launch via console or CLI.

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