g5g.xlarge vs g6.xlarge

Instance Typeg5g.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.

gGPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
5 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

gGPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
6 – Generation
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory8 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUyesyes
GPU NameT4gL4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIANVIDIA
GPUs11
GPU Memory16 GiB22.35 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB22.35 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB24 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg5g.16xlarge, g5g.2xlarge, g5g.4xlarge, g5g.8xlarge, g5g.metal, g5g.xlargeg6.12xlarge, g6.16xlarge, g6.24xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g6.48xlarge, g6.4xlarge, g6.8xlarge, g6.xlarge
Generationsg5.xlarge, g6.xlarge
Variantsg5.xlargeg6e.xlarge, g6f.xlarge
SageMakerml.g6.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 250 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3500 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1188 Mbps1000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput148.5 Mbps125 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS4000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.96x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
g5g.xlarge
g6.xlarge
EuropeEurope (Spain) (eu-south-2)0.4687n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.51660.8480
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.0144
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.0144
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.0216
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.0216
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.0464
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.0850
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.1672
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a1.3680
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.52540.8536
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.56690.8936
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.58770.9664
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.9664
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.9882
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.9896
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.0064
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.0138
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.8048
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.42000.8048
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.42000.8048
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