vt1.6xlarge
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The vt1.6xlarge is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
Last updated at Tue May 19 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 24 |
| Memory | 48 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259CL |
| Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | 6250 Megabit |
| Enhanced Networking | No |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS Throughput | 4750 Mbps |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | vt1.6xlarge |
| Family | Media Accelerator Instances |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| vt1.3xlarge | 12 | 24 |
| vt1.6xlarge | 24 | 48 |
| vt1.24xlarge | 96 | 192 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| c3.8xlarge | 32 | 60 GiB |
| c5n.4xlarge | 16 | 42 GiB |
| m8azn.3xlarge | 12 | 48 GiB |
| c4.8xlarge | 36 | 60 GiB |
| m5zn.3xlarge | 12 | 48 GiB |
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