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g6.8xlarge

⚡ 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.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 128 GB RAM • 900 GB NVMe SSD • 25 Gbps Network • 1x NVIDIA L4 (24.0 GB VRAM)
Price (Linux)
$2.0144/ hr
~$1,470.51/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
128GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0630/ vCPU-hr
$0.0157/GB-hr
Network
25 Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,000MB/s
Max: 64,000 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 / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores16
Clock Speed2.6 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score689,915
CoreMark / vCPU21,559.9 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding135 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar342,492 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0630
Cost per GB-hr$0.0157

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks90 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 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 (900 GB)
Local NVMe Disk900 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput2000 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2000 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS64,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS64,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput16000 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 Factor2.502982107
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-04-04

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.0144/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.4241/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.4628/ 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)
$2.4189
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$2.5375
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$2.4189
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$2.4769
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$2.6191
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$2.9215
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$2.5390
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$2.5390
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$2.2367
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$2.5190
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$2.5570
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$2.5570
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$2.1366
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$2.1225
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$2.7157
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$2.4735
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$3.4241
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$2.0144
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$2.0144
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$2.0144