a1.large vs g6f.large

Instance Typea1.largeg6f.large
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGPU instance
DetailsObsolete. Not recommended for use
Web servers, containerized microservices, caching fleets, distributed data stores, and dev environments.

aARM AWS Graviton Processor
1 – Generation
large – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

gGPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
6 – Generation
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory4 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs0.125
GPU Memory2.79 GiB
GPU Total Memory2.79 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory3 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesa1.2xlarge, a1.4xlarge, a1.large, a1.medium, a1.metal, a1.xlargeg6f.2xlarge, g6f.4xlarge, g6f.large, g6f.xlarge
SageMakerml.g6f.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 100 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3500 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth525 Mbps936 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput65.625 Mbps117 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance4000 IOPS3750 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth3500 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput437.5 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces32
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x4.31x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
a1.large
g6f.large
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.0510n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.05100.2142
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.3434
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.05760.2243
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.05820.2273
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.05880.2426
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.06420.2484
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.06660.2526
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.2564
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.2626
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.2930
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.05100.2020
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.05100.2020
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.2020
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