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Amazon GameLift Servers now supports 21 additional EC2 instance types
Expand your game server infrastructure with the latest compute-optimized and general-purpose instance families, including support for x86 and Arm architectures.
Hello GameLift Servers developers,
We're pleased to announce that Amazon GameLift Servers now supports 21 additional Amazon EC2 instance types for managed EC2 fleets and managed container fleets. This expansion gives you access to the latest compute-optimized and general-purpose instance families, providing more options to optimize your game server workloads for performance, cost, and engine compatibility.
The newly supported instance types span six families across two series: compute-optimized C-series (C8a, C8i, C9g) and general-purpose M-series (M8a, M8i, M9g). You can now choose between x86 and Arm architectures, selecting from 5th-generation AMD EPYC, custom Intel Xeon 6, or AWS Graviton5 processors. Whether you're running CPU-intensive multiplayer game server logic on C-series instances or scaling general-purpose fleets cost-effectively using Graviton5-powered M9g instances, these new options help you find the right balance for your workloads.
These instance types are available in all Amazon GameLift Servers supported regions, except AWS China. To learn more about launching fleets with these EC2 instances, visit the Amazon GameLift Servers documentation.
We'd love to hear how these new instance types work for your game server deployments and what configurations you find most effective for your workloads.
Best regards, The Amazon GameLift Servers Team
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