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vt1.6xlarge

Part of the VT1 Accelerated Computing family — Hardware accelerators (GPUs, FPGAs) for specialized compute.

Name:vtVideo Transcoding Acceleratorsvt = Video Transcoding AcceleratorsEquipped with hardware video encoders/decoders for real-time multi-stream 4K UHD video transcoding.11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.6xlarge6 Extra Large6xlarge = 6 Extra Large24 vCPUs • 48.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 6250 Megabit Network
Price (Linux)
$1.3000/ hr
~$949.00/mo
Compute
24vCPUs
12 cores • x86_64
Memory
48.0GiB
2.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0542/ vCPU-hr
$0.0271/GiB-hr
Network
6.25Gbps
Baseline: 6.25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
593.75MB/s
Max: 20,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259CL
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads24 vCPUs
Physical Cores12
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score311,850
CoreMark / vCPU12,993.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding107 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar239,885 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0542
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0271

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 Performance6250 Megabit
Baseline Bandwidth6.25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth6.25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingNo
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput593.75 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS20,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS20,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput4750 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor48
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-09-13

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.3000/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.6365/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.4262/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
4regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 4 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)Highest
ap-northeast-1$1.6365
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$1.4682
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$1.3000
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$1.3000