Amazon Neptune Database now supports Graviton3 R7g and Graviton4 R8g instances

Amazon Neptune Database now supports Graviton3-based R7g and Graviton4-based R8g database instances for Amazon Neptune engine versions 1.4.5 or above, and priced -16% vs R6g.

Graviton3-based R7g are the first AWS database instances to feature the latest DDR5 memory, which provides 50% more memory bandwidth compared to DDR4, enabling high-speed access to data in memory. R7g database instances offer up to 30Gbps enhanced networking bandwidth and up to 20 Gbps of bandwidth to the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS). Graviton4-based R8g instances offer larger instance sizes, up to 48xlarge and features an 8:1 ratio of memory to vCPU, and the latest DDR5 memory.

R7g instances for Neptune are now available US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Canada (Central), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Stockholm), Europe (Spain), and South America (São Paulo). R8g instances for Neptune are now available in: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), Europe (Ireland), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Stockholm), and Europe (Spain). You can launch R7g and R8g instances for Neptune using the AWS Management Console or using the AWS CLI. Upgrading a Neptune cluster to R7g or R8g instances requires a simple instance type modification for Neptune engine versions 1.4.5 or higher. For more information on pricing and regional availability, refer to the Amazon Neptune pricing page.