g4dn.2xlarge vs g6.2xlarge

Instance Typeg4dn.2xlargeg6.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceGPU instance
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
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
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUyesyes
GPU NameT4L4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIANVIDIA
GPUs11
GPU Memory16 GiB22.35 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB22.35 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB24 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg4dn.12xlarge, g4dn.16xlarge, g4dn.2xlarge, g4dn.4xlarge, g4dn.8xlarge, g4dn.metal, g4dn.xlargeg6.12xlarge, g6.16xlarge, g6.24xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g6.48xlarge, g6.4xlarge, g6.8xlarge, g6.xlarge
Generationsg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge
Variantsg4ad.2xlargeg6e.2xlarge, g6f.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g4dn.2xlargeml.g6.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage225 GB NVMe SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput3500 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1150 Mbps2000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput143.75 Mbps250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS8000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth3500 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput437.5 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces34
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1015
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1015
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.29x

Regional Prices

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g4dn.2xlarge
g6.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.79801.0301
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.92501.2322
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.94001.2322
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.94801.2410
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.94801.2410
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.97801.2711
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.99801.3180
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)1.01501.4178
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)1.01501.6617
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)1.0520n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)1.1580n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.82801.0369
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)1.2780n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.83501.0855
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.83801.1739
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.87901.1739
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.88001.2004
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.88001.2021
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.90201.2225
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.92201.2315
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.75200.9776
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.75200.9776
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.75200.9776
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