inf1.2xlarge vs g4ad.2xlarge

Instance Typeinf1.2xlargeg4ad.2xlarge
Instance FamilyMachine Learning ASICGPU instance
DetailsMachine Learning (ML) inference

inf – AWS Inferentia
1 – 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)
4 – Generation
a – AMD processor
d – Instance store volume
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8275CL (Cascade Lake)AMD EPYC 7R32
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameRadeon Pro V520
GPU ManufacturerAMD
GPUs11
GPU Memory8 GiB
GPU Total Memory8 GiB
Inference Acceleratoryesno
Inference Accelerator NameInferentia
Inference Accelerator ManufacturerAWS
Inference Accelerator Count1
Accelerator Memory8 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesinf1.24xlarge, inf1.2xlarge, inf1.6xlarge, inf1.xlargeg4ad.16xlarge, g4ad.2xlarge, g4ad.4xlarge, g4ad.8xlarge, g4ad.xlarge
Variantsg4dn.2xlarge
SageMakerml.inf1.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only300 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput875 MBpsup to 3000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1190 Mbps800 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput148.75 Mbps100 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS3400 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS13333 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps3170 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps396.25 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingnoyes
Max Interfaces42
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface104
IPv6 Addresses per Interface104
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.39x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
inf1.2xlarge
g4ad.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.38100.6042
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.4460n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.4530n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.4530n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.4560n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.4560n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.4890n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.4890n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.5580n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.5980n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.38500.6042
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.40300.6329
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.40300.6766
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.42300.7303
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.4240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.4240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.4350n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.4440n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.36200.5412
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.36200.5412
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.36200.5412
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