r8idn.2xlarge vs g6e.2xlarge

Instance Typer8idn.2xlargeg6e.2xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedGPU instance
DetailsHigh-performance databases, data mining/analysis, in-memory databases, distributed large-scale caches, real-time processing apps for unstructured big data, Hadoop/Spark clusters, and other enterprise apps.

r – RAM / memory optimized
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
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
e – Extra storage or memory
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed3.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL40S
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory44.7 GiB
GPU Total Memory44.7 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory48 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesr8idn.12xlarge, r8idn.16xlarge, r8idn.24xlarge, r8idn.2xlarge, r8idn.32xlarge, r8idn.48xlarge, r8idn.4xlarge, r8idn.8xlarge, r8idn.96xlarge, r8idn.large, r8idn.metal-48xl, r8idn.metal-96xl, r8idn.xlargeg6e.12xlarge, g6e.16xlarge, g6e.24xlarge, g6e.2xlarge, g6e.48xlarge, g6e.4xlarge, g6e.8xlarge, g6e.xlarge
Generationsr6idn.2xlarge, r8idn.2xlargeg6e.2xlarge, g7e.2xlarge
Variantsr8a.2xlarge, r8g.2xlarge, r8gb.2xlarge, r8gd.2xlarge, r8gn.2xlarge, r8i-flex.2xlarge, r8i.2xlarge, r8ib.2xlarge, r8id.2xlarge, r8idb.2xlarge, r8in.2xlargeg6.2xlarge, g6f.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g6e.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2500 Mbps2000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput312.5 Mbps250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS8000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 40 GigabitUp to 20 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.58x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
r8idn.2xlarge
g6e.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.04462.3626
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.04462.3782
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.11762.6927
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.14002.6927
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a2.7505
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a2.7565
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a2.8035
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a3.2517
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a3.2517
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.93792.2421
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.93792.2421
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.93792.2421
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