These virtual machines mark a serious deployment of AMD’s latest chips, already snapped up by hyperscale operators like OCI. The 5th Gen EPYC line boasts high performance per watt, aiming to please both cloud natives and data centre holdouts.

The C4D models focus on general-purpose tasks and AI inference, riding the coattails of AMD's “Zen 5” architecture. AMD reckons these bring up to 80 per cent higher throughput per vCPU, a serious bump that could shift the dial for enterprise users seeking more grunt and efficiency.

For those wanting high-performance computing, the H4D line offers a more robust setup. These VMs use AMD EPYC chips with Cloud RDMA, letting workloads stretch across tens of thousands of cores without choking on the interconnect.

AMD Server Business General Manager Dan McNamara said: “Since our launch, 5th Gen AMD EPYC solutions have been widely adopted across our OEM partners, enterprise customers, and now we're excited to bring it to the cloud. Our deep technology partnership with Google Cloud enabled them to rapidly adopt the latest AMD EPYC processors to deliver consistent high performance and cost-efficient instances for their most demanding customers.”

Google Cloud Compute and ML Infrastructure boss Mark Lohmeyer added: “Google Cloud is committed to delivering high-performance, secure, and scalable compute solutions to our customers. With the introduction of C4D and H4D instances powered by AMD EPYC processors, businesses can benefit from cutting-edge performance and efficiency, tailored to their cloud-native and enterprise applications.”

The C4D and H4D instances are currently in preview, with general availability due later in the year across multiple regions.