g2.2xlarge vs g6.2xlarge

Instance Typeg2.2xlargeg6.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceGPU instance
DetailsObsolete. Not recommended for use
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)
2 – Generation
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)
6 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory15 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturen/ax86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2670 (Sandy Bridge)AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core02
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs11
GPU Memory22.35 GiB
GPU Total Memory22.35 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory24 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg2.2xlarge, g2.8xlargeg6.12xlarge, g6.16xlarge, g6.24xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g6.48xlarge, g6.4xlarge, g6.8xlarge, g6.xlarge
Generationsg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlargeg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge
Variantsg6e.2xlarge, g6f.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g6.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
EC2 Compute Units26
Instance Storage1 x 60 SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefault
Encryptionsupported
NVMerequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance8000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceModerateUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingnoyes
Max Interfaces4
Max Cards1
IPv4 Addresses per Interface15
IPv6 Addresses per Interface15
IPv6 Supportnoyes
ENA Supportrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.50x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g2.2xlarge
g6.2xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)0.7020n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.70201.0301
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.2322
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.2322
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.2410
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.2410
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.2711
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.3180
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.4178
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a1.6617
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.77201.0369
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.89801.0855
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.89801.1739
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.89801.1739
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.00001.2004
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.2021
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.2225
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.2315
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.9776
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.65000.9776
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.65000.9776
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