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Amazon GameLift Servers now supports 21 new EC2 instance types

Amazon GameLift Servers adds compute-optimized and general-purpose EC2 instance types, enabling game server performance and cost optimization

Amazon GameLift Servers now supports 21 additional Amazon EC2 instance types for managed EC2 fleets and managed container fleets. This expansion includes compute-optimized C-series (C8a, C8i, C9g) and general-purpose M-series (M8a, M8i, M9g) instances. Customers can choose between x86 and Arm architectures, selecting from 5th-generation AMD EPYC, custom Intel Xeon 6, or AWS Graviton5 processors to optimize game server workloads for performance, cost, and engine compatibility. C-series instances are ideal for running CPU-intensive multiplayer game server logic, while Graviton5-powered M9g instances enable cost-effective scaling of general-purpose fleets. These instance types are available in Amazon GameLift Servers supported regions, except AWS China.

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