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g6e.8xlarge

⚡ 1x GPU • 48.0 GB

Part of the G6E 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.eExtra Capacity / Expansione = Extra Capacity / ExpansionExpanded configuration offering a higher memory-to-vCPU ratio or increased local NVMe storage density per core.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • 900 GB NVMe SSD • 25 Gigabit Network • 1x NVIDIA L40S (48.0 GB VRAM)
Price (Linux)
$4.5286/ hr
~$3,305.85/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
16 cores • x86_64
Memory
256.0GiB
8.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.1415/ vCPU-hr
$0.0177/GiB-hr
Network
25Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,000MB/s
Max: 64,000 IOPS

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 Score692,716
CoreMark / vCPU21,647.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding110 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar152,966 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.1415
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0177

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 Gigabit
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
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 L40S
Accelerator Count1x GPU(s)
Total GPU Memory48.0 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 Factor2.433399602
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2024-08-15

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$4.5286/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$6.5678/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$5.3300/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
12regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 12 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$5.4386
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$5.4386
Asia Pacific (Osaka)Highest
ap-northeast-3$6.5678
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$5.5676
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest
ap-northeast-1$6.5678
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$5.6625
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$4.8035
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$4.7719
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$5.5555
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$4.5286
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$4.5286
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$4.5286