NC6
api name Standard_NC6 · Azure Virtual Machines · NC family
The NC6 is a gpu & accelerated Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 6 vCPUs and 56 GiB of memory, 1 × NVIDIA K80, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.90 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 6
- memory
- 56 GiB
- gpu
- 1× K80
- on-demand
- $0.90
- spot
- $0.1663
- regions
- 12
dedicated
9.33 GiB per vCPU
12 GiB total
$657/mo · eastus
−82% vs on-demand
across 4 areas
NC6 price by region
12 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan
| East USeastuscheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.90 | $0.1663 | $0.6593 | $0.479 |
| East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America | $0.90 | $0.1663 | $0.726 | $0.5009 |
| North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America | $0.90 | $0.1663 | $0.6593 | $0.479 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.90 | $0.1663 | $0.6593 | $0.479 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.972 | $0.1796 | $0.7178 | $0.5185 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.08 | $0.1996 | $0.8712 | $0.6011 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $1.08 | $0.1996 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $1.08 | $0.1996 | – | – |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $1.166 | $0.2155 | $0.9406 | $0.649 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $1.166 | $0.2155 | $0.8238 | $0.6076 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $1.321 | $0.2441 | $1.066 | $0.7353 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $1.55 | $0.2864 | $1.165 | $0.8618 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 6
- Memory
- 56 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 9.33 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 340 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 340 GiB temporary disk
accelerators
- Model
- NVIDIA K80
- Count
- 1
- Memory (total)
- 12 GiB
- Architecture
- Kepler
- Vendor
- NVIDIA
azure details
- API name
Standard_NC6- Family
- NC
- Category
- GPU & accelerated
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 12 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $0.90/hr
NC6 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs NC6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | NC6 | 6 | 56 GiB | 1 × NVIDIA K80 | $0.90 | – |
| AWS | p2.xlarge4 vCPU (1.5× less) · 61 GiB (1.09×) | 4 | 61 GiB | 1 × NVIDIA K80 | $0.90 | 0% |
| Vultr | vcg-a16-6c-60g-16vram60 GiB (1.07×) · NVIDIA A16 | 6 | 60 GiB | 1 × NVIDIA A16 | $0.471 | -48% |
NC family sizes
NC6 FAQ
How much does NC6 cost?
NC6 costs $0.90 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $657 per month. Across 12 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.90 in East US to $1.55 in Australia East. Spot capacity costs $0.1663 per hour (82% less), but can be reclaimed.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does NC6 have?
NC6 has 6 vCPUs and 56 GiB of memory (9.33 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a gpu & accelerated VM size in the NC family.
What GPU does NC6 have?
NC6 has 1 × NVIDIA K80 with 12 GiB of accelerator memory in total.
What are the equivalents of NC6 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and instance class are on AWS, p2.xlarge (4 vCPU, 61 GiB, $0.90/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Vultr, vcg-a16-6c-60g-16vram (6 vCPU, 60 GiB, $0.471/hour in New Jersey).