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Amazon WorkSpaces Expands Graphics Portfolio with New G6 Family Bundles

AWS introduces twelve new Amazon WorkSpaces bundles featuring EC2 G6 GPUs to support diverse graphics-intensive workloads.

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Retrospective edition: 2026-02-05. Source published: 2026-02-05. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

Amazon WorkSpaces launched new Graphics G6, Gr6, and G6f bundles based on Amazon EC2 G6 GPU instances, covering a spectrum of configurations geared toward graphic design, 3D rendering, GIS, and machine learning model training. The bundles offer varying GPU fractions, memory, and compute ratios to balance cost and performance needs.

These WorkSpaces support Windows Server 2022 and BYO Windows 11 licenses and are available across 13 AWS Regions. The expansion enhances options for virtual desktops requiring GPU acceleration, although independent performance evaluations remain to be seen.

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Amazon WorkSpaces launches Graphics G6, Gr6, and G6f bundles ↗

Source published 2026-02-05. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.