x2gd.2xlarge vs g6e.2xlarge

Instance Typex2gd.2xlargeg6e.2xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedGPU instance
DetailsIn-memory databases (like SAP HANA), big data engines (such as Apache Spark, Presto), high-performance computing (HPC), and memory-heavy enterprise apps.

x – Extreme RAM / memory intensive
2 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
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
Memory128 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL40S
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory44.7 GiB
GPU Total Memory44.7 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory48 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx2gd.12xlarge, x2gd.16xlarge, x2gd.2xlarge, x2gd.4xlarge, x2gd.8xlarge, x2gd.large, x2gd.medium, x2gd.metal, x2gd.xlargeg6e.12xlarge, g6e.16xlarge, g6e.24xlarge, g6e.2xlarge, g6e.48xlarge, g6e.4xlarge, g6e.8xlarge, g6e.xlarge
Generationsg6e.2xlarge, g7e.2xlarge
Variantsx2iedn.2xlarge, x2iezn.2xlargeg6.2xlarge, g6f.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g6e.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 474 SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 4750 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2375 Mbps2000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput296.875 Mbps250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS8000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 20 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 Diff1.00x3.76x

Regional Prices

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x2gd.2xlarge
g6e.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.80002.3626
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a2.3782
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a2.6927
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a2.6927
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)0.66802.2421
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.66802.2421
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.66802.2421
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