c6gn.2xlarge vs g4dn.2xlarge

Instance Typec6gn.2xlargeg4dn.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
n – Network and EBS optimized
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
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon Family
Clock Speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameT4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory16 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesc6gn.12xlarge, c6gn.16xlarge, c6gn.2xlarge, c6gn.4xlarge, c6gn.8xlarge, c6gn.large, c6gn.medium, c6gn.metal, c6gn.xlargeg4dn.12xlarge, g4dn.16xlarge, g4dn.2xlarge, g4dn.4xlarge, g4dn.8xlarge, g4dn.metal, g4dn.xlarge
Generationsc6gn.2xlarge, c7gn.2xlarge, c8gn.2xlarge
Variantsc6a.2xlarge, c6g.2xlarge, c6gd.2xlarge, c6i.2xlarge, c6id.2xlarge, c6in.2xlargeg4ad.2xlarge
SageMakerml.c6gn.2xlargeml.g4dn.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance StorageEBS only225 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 9500 MBps3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth4750 Mbps1150 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput593.75 Mbps143.75 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance20000 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth9500 Mbps3500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1187.5 Mbps437.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces43
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1510
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1510
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.31x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
c6gn.2xlarge
g4dn.2xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)0.3366n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Thailand) (ap-southeast-7)0.3366n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.34560.7980
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.39240.9250
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.39440.9400
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.39600.9480
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.39680.9480
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.40990.9780
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.41000.9980
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.41001.0150
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.41281.0150
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.41601.0520
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.41601.1580
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.34560.8280
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.42881.2780
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.4320n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.4360n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.4369n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.4520n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.4580n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.4746n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.5320n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.34600.8350
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.36290.8380
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.37200.8790
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.37840.8800
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.37840.8800
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.39000.9020
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.39040.9220
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.7520
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.34560.7520
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.7520
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