Platform WatchJune 30, 2026via SiliconAngle
New instances bring AWS’ Graviton5 CPUs to high-performance cloud workloads
Why it matters
AWS is expanding its custom silicon footprint into performance-critical workloads, directly challenging NVIDIA's compute dominance and offering AI/ML teams a cost-competitive alternative for inference and batch processing at scale.
Key signals
- AWS Graviton5 CPUs now available in EC2 C9g and C9gd instances
- Graviton5 positioned as flagship processor for high-performance cloud workloads
- Expansion signals AWS strategy to reduce reliance on third-party chip suppliers for compute-heavy AI/ML inference
- Custom silicon deployment accelerates AWS's vertical integration play in AI infrastructure
The hook
AWS just pushed Graviton5 into high-performance compute. Here's why that matters for your AI infrastructure costs.
Amazon Web Services Inc.‘s next-generation silicon is working its way deeper into the company’s cloud compute infrastructure offerings with the debut of the new Amazon EC2 C9g and EC2 C9gd instances today. The new virtual machines are powered by the company’s flagship AWS Graviton5 processors, which are central processing units that have been designed to […]