m5ad.large vs g6f.large

Instance Typem5ad.largeg6f.large
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGPU instance
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
a – AMD processor
d – Instance store volume
large – 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
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs0.125
GPU Memory2.79 GiB
GPU Total Memory2.79 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory3 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm5ad.12xlarge, m5ad.16xlarge, m5ad.24xlarge, m5ad.2xlarge, m5ad.4xlarge, m5ad.8xlarge, m5ad.large, m5ad.xlargeg6f.2xlarge, g6f.4xlarge, g6f.large, g6f.xlarge
Variantsm5.large, m5a.large, m5d.large, m5dn.large, m5n.large, m5zn.large
SageMakerml.g6f.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 75 NVMe SSD1 x 100 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 2120 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth650 Mbps936 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput81.25 Mbps117 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3600 IOPS3750 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance16000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth2880 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput360 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces32
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.04x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m5ad.large
g6f.large
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.0670n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.10300.2142
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.13000.3434
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.1310n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.1340n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.1650n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.11500.2243
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.11500.2273
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.12000.2426
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.12100.2484
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.12200.2526
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.12500.2564
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.12700.2626
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.12900.2930
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.10300.2020
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.10300.2020
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.2020
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