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g6.16xlarge

⚡ 1x GPU • 24 GB

Part of the G6 Accelerated Computing family — Hardware accelerators (GPUs, FPGAs) for specialized compute.

Name:gGPU Graphics & ML Inferenceg = GPU Graphics & ML InferencePowered by GPUs (NVIDIA/AMD) for graphics-intensive applications, video encoding, remote workstations, and machine learning inference.66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256 GB RAM • 1880 GB NVMe SSD • 25 Gbps Network • 1x NVIDIA L4 (24.0 GB VRAM)
Price (Linux)
$3.3968/ hr
~$2,479.66/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
256GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0531/ vCPU-hr
$0.0133/GB-hr
Network
25 Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,380,873
CoreMark / vCPU21,576.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding134 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar406,522 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0531
Cost per GB-hr$0.0133

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (1880 GB)
Local NVMe Disk1,880 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS80,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput20000 Mbps

GPU & Hardware Acceleration

GPU ModelNVIDIA L4
Accelerator Count1x GPU(s)
Total GPU Memory24.0 GB
Memory ArchitectureGDDR / HBM
CUDA Compute Capabilityv8.9
Acceleration RuntimesCUDA, TensorRT, cuDNN, PyTorch, PyJAX

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor4.220675944
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-04-04

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.3968/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$5.7739/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$4.1529/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
20regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 20 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$4.0789
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$4.2789
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$4.0789
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$4.1768
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$4.4165
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$4.9264
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$4.2815
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$4.2815
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.7716
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$4.2477
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$4.3118
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$4.3118
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$3.6028
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$3.5791
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$4.5794
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$4.1710
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$5.7739
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$3.3968
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$3.3968
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$3.3968