g4dn.2xlarge vs f1.2xlarge

Instance Typeg4dn.2xlargef1.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceFPGA
DetailsMachine 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
Genomics research, financial analytics, real-time video processing, big data search and analysis, and security

f – FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays)
1 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB122 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64n/a
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core20
Accelerators
GPUyesno
GPU NameT4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory16 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg4dn.12xlarge, g4dn.16xlarge, g4dn.2xlarge, g4dn.4xlarge, g4dn.8xlarge, g4dn.metal, g4dn.xlargef1.16xlarge, f1.2xlarge, f1.4xlarge
Variantsg4ad.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g4dn.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
EC2 Compute Units31
Instance Storage225 GB NVMe SSD1 x 470 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefault
Encryptionsupported
NVMerequired
Dedicated Throughput3500 MBps1700 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1150 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput143.75 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth3500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput437.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces3
Max Cards1
IPv4 Addresses per Interface10
IPv6 Addresses per Interface10
IPv6 Supportyesno
ENA Supportrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesno
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.96x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g4dn.2xlarge
f1.2xlarge
EuropeEurope (Frankfurt) (eu-central-1)n/a1.7340
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.79801.8150
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.9250n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.9400n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.9480n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.9480n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.9780n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.9980n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)1.0150n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)1.0150n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)1.0520n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)1.1580n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.82801.9060
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)1.2780n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.83501.9800
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.83801.9810
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.8790n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.8800n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.8800n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.9020n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.9220n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.7520n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.75201.6500
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.75201.6500
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