g4dn.xlarge vs g6.xlarge

Instance Typeg4dn.xlargeg6.xlarge
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
xlarge – 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
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB16 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
Generationsg5.xlarge, g6.xlarge
Variantsg4ad.xlargeg6e.xlarge, g6f.xlarge
SageMakerml.g4dn.xlargeml.g6.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage125 GB NVMe SSD1 x 250 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput3500 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth950 Mbps1000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput118.75 Mbps125 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3000 IOPS4000 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 Diff1.00x1.52x

Regional Prices

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Per Hour
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Geography
Region
g4dn.xlarge
g6.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.55800.8480
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.64701.0144
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.65801.0144
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.66301.0216
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.66301.0216
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.68401.0464
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.69801.0850
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.71001.1672
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.71001.3680
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.7360n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.8100n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.57900.8536
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.8940n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.58400.8936
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.58700.9664
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.61500.9664
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.61500.9882
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.61600.9896
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.63101.0064
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.64501.0138
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.52600.8048
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.52600.8048
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.52600.8048
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