AWS launches EC2 G7 instances with NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell GPUs

Amazon Web Services has made its Amazon EC2 G7 instances generally available, the company announced in June 2026. These instances are accelerated by NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 Blackwell Server Edition GPUs and target AI inference, graphics rendering, and data analytics workloads.

Compared to the previous generation G6 instances, G7 delivers up to 4.6 times higher AI inference performance and up to 2.1 times higher graphics performance, according to AWS.

G7 instance features and workload targets

The G7 instances pair the new NVIDIA Blackwell GPU architecture with AWS Nitro System acceleration. The RTX PRO 4500 GPU is designed for server environments and includes dedicated tensor cores and RT cores for AI and ray tracing workloads. Key capabilities include:

• AI inference tasks such as language translation, video and image analysis, speech recognition, and recommender systems.
• Real-time cinematic-quality graphics rendering and game streaming through GPU acceleration.
• Data analytics workloads that benefit from parallel processing and GPU memory bandwidth.

AWS said the instances are suited for both training small models and serving large models in production. The GPU provides enough memory for mid-size models without needing multi-GPU setups. Pricing and region availability were not detailed in the announcement, but the instances are available starting today.

Implications for the cloud GPU market

The launch of G7 instances marks the first time AWS has offered Blackwell-based server GPUs in its EC2 lineup. NVIDIA’s Blackwell architecture, announced in 2024, focuses on improved AI performance and power efficiency. By adding G7, AWS competes directly with other cloud providers offering NVIDIA H100, H200, and Blackwell GPUs, as well as AMD and custom silicon alternatives.

For customers running AI inference or high-end graphics in the cloud, G7 provides a performance upgrade path without needing to change instance types radically. AWS noted that G7 is backward compatible with G6 instance software and workloads, easing migration. The next step for AWS will likely be expanding G7 availability across more regions and adding larger instance sizes with multiple GPUs for larger model training.