Previously available on the leading track, Amazon Redshift’s Graviton-based RG large and RG 12xlarge instances were released on the trailing track at patch P202 and later, targeting customers who prefer a stable, well-tested software version for production workloads. These ARM-based instances offer up to 2.4 times faster query performance than comparable RA3 instances, while reducing cost per vCPU by 30%.
This update allows customers to provision new or resize existing clusters to RG instances across all regions where Redshift RG is generally available, using standard AWS interfaces like the Management Console or CLI. The trailing track support facilitates broader adoption of Graviton-powered performance in production environments seeking reliability.
Source & further reading
Amazon Redshift RG large and 12xlarge instances now available on the trailing track ↗Source published 2026-07-30. 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.