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g6.4xlarge

⚡ 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.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 64 GB RAM • 600 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 25 Gbps Network • 1x NVIDIA L4 (24.0 GB VRAM)
Price (Linux)
$1.3232/ hr
~$965.94/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
64GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0827/ vCPU-hr
$0.0207/GB-hr
Network
Up to 25 Gbps
Baseline: 10 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,000MB/s
Max: 32,000 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 / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score332,519
CoreMark / vCPU20,782.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding133 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar251,299 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0827
Cost per GB-hr$0.0207

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth10 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (600 GB)
Local NVMe Disk600 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput1000 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1000 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS32,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS32,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput8000 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 Factor1.644135189
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-04-04

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.3232/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$2.2492/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.6177/ 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)
$1.5889
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$1.6668
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$1.5889
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$1.6270
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$1.7204
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$1.9190
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$1.6678
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$1.6678
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$1.4692
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$1.6547
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$1.6797
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$1.6797
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$1.4034
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$1.3942
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$1.7839
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$1.6248
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$2.2492
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$1.3232
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$1.3232
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$1.3232