r9gd.xlarge vs inf2.xlarge

Instance Typer9gd.xlargeinf2.xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMachine Learning ASIC
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
9 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML) inference

inf – AWS Inferentia
2 – Generation
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory32 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed3.3 GHz3.6 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnono
GPUs1
Inference Acceleratornoyes
Inference Accelerator NameInferentia2
Inference Accelerator ManufacturerAWS
Inference Accelerator Count1
Accelerator Memory32 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesr9gd.12xlarge, r9gd.16xlarge, r9gd.24xlarge, r9gd.2xlarge, r9gd.48xlarge, r9gd.4xlarge, r9gd.8xlarge, r9gd.large, r9gd.medium, r9gd.metal-48xl, r9gd.xlargeinf2.24xlarge, inf2.48xlarge, inf2.8xlarge, inf2.xlarge
Generationsr6gd.xlarge, r7gd.xlarge, r8gd.xlarge, r9gd.xlargeinf1.xlarge, inf2.xlarge
Variantsr9g.xlarge
SageMakerml.inf2.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 12000 MBpsup to 10240 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1500 Mbps1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput187.5 Mbps156.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance48000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth12000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1500 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 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 Diff1.00x2.92x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
r9gd.xlarge
inf2.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.38490.8340
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.1373
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.2889
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.9098
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.9478
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.9857
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.9857
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.0615
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.0615
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.1373
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.1373
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.32040.7582
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.32040.7582
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.32040.7582
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