c6gd.2xlarge vs g4ad.2xlarge

Instance Typec6gd.2xlargeg4ad.2xlarge
Instance FamilyCompute optimizedGPU instance
DetailsHigh-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
6 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
2xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
4 – Generation
a – AMD processor
d – Instance store volume
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameRadeon Pro V520
GPU ManufacturerAMD
GPUs1
GPU Memory8 GiB
GPU Total Memory8 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory8 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesc6gd.12xlarge, c6gd.16xlarge, c6gd.2xlarge, c6gd.4xlarge, c6gd.8xlarge, c6gd.large, c6gd.medium, c6gd.metal, c6gd.xlargeg4ad.16xlarge, g4ad.2xlarge, g4ad.4xlarge, g4ad.8xlarge, g4ad.xlarge
Generationsc6gd.2xlarge, c7gd.2xlarge, c8gd.2xlarge, c9gd.2xlarge
Variantsc6a.2xlarge, c6g.2xlarge, c6gn.2xlarge, c6i.2xlarge, c6id.2xlarge, c6in.2xlargeg4dn.2xlarge
SageMakerml.c6gd.2xlarge
RDSdb.c6gd.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 475 NVMe SSD300 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 4500 MBpsup to 3000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2375 Mbps800 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput296.875 Mbps100 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS3400 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS13333 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps3170 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps396.25 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces42
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface154
IPv6 Addresses per Interface154
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.70x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
c6gd.2xlarge
g4ad.2xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.1960n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.30720.6042
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.3680n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.3680n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.3712n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.3712n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.3840n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.3916n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.3920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.3920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.4040n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.4160n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.33280.6042
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.4760n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.33920.6329
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.34880.6766
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.34880.7303
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.3520n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.3560n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.3600n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.3600n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.30720.5412
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.30720.5412
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.5412
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