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AWS’ powerful Graviton5 CPU makes its debut in new M9g and M9gd cloud instances
AWS just dropped Graviton5. Custom silicon for AI workloads is no longer a luxury—it's table stakes for cloud compute.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
AWS is expanding its custom silicon strategy to production cloud instances, giving customers access to purpose-built AI compute that could reduce costs and lock in AWS infrastructure for AI workloads. This is a direct play to compete with NVIDIA and other chip vendors in the AI infrastructure race.
The key facts
4 to knowAWS launches Graviton5 CPU in M9g and M9gd EC2 instances
Graviton5 designed for AI and diverse cloud workloads
First production availability of next-generation custom silicon
Custom silicon strategy moving from niche to mainstream cloud offering
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Publisher excerpt: Amazon Web Services Inc.’s next-generation custom silicon is finally being made accessible to customers for the first time with the launch of the Elastic Compute Cloud M9g and M9gd instances. They’re powered by the all-new Graviton5 central processing unit, which is designed to deliver superior…