g4dn.4xlarge vs g6.4xlarge

Instance Typeg4dn.4xlargeg6.4xlarge
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
4xlarge – 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
4xlarge – Size
vCPUs1616
Memory64 GiB64 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
Generationsg3.4xlarge, g5.4xlarge, g6.4xlarge, g7.4xlarge
Variantsg4ad.4xlargeg6e.4xlarge, g6f.4xlarge
SageMakerml.g4dn.4xlargeml.g6.4xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage225 GB NVMe SSD1 x 600 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput3500 MBps8000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth4750 Mbps8000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput593.75 Mbps1000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance20000 IOPS32000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS32000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps8000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps1000 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces38
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1030
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1030
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.09x

Regional Prices

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g4dn.4xlarge
g6.4xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.27701.3942
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)1.48101.6678
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)1.50501.6678
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)1.51801.6797
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)1.51801.6797
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)1.56601.7204
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)1.59701.7839
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)1.62501.9190
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)1.62502.2492
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)1.6850n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)1.8540n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.32501.4034
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)2.0460n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.33701.4692
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.34201.5889
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.40801.5889
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.40901.6248
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)1.41001.6270
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)1.44501.6547
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)1.47701.6668
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)1.20401.3232
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.20401.3232
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.20401.3232
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