Posted On: Oct 25, 2023
Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) for PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MariaDB now support AWS Graviton3-based M7g and R7g database instances in Asia Pacific (Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo) and Europe (Frankfurt). Graviton3-based instances provide up to a 30% performance improvement and up to a 27% price/performance improvement (based on on-demand pricing) over Graviton2-based instances on RDS for open-source databases depending on database engine, version, and workload.
With this regional expansion, M7g and R7g database instances are now available for Amazon RDS in 9 regions: US East (N. Virginia, Ohio), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo), and Europe (Frankfurt, Ireland). For complete information on pricing and regional availability, please refer to the Amazon RDS pricing page.
M7g and R7g database instances are available on Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL version 15.2 and higher, 14.3 and higher, and 13.4 and higher. M7g and R7g database instances are available on Amazon RDS for MySQL version 8.0.28 and higher, and Amazon RDS for MariaDB version 10.11.4 and higher, 10.6.10 and higher, 10.5.17 and higher, and 10.4.26 and higher. Get started by creating a fully managed M7g or R7g database instance using the Amazon RDS Management Console. For more details, refer to the Amazon RDS User Guide.