Next generation of high-performance graphics acceleration instances
offers the most CPU and memory in the cloud for 3D rendering and virtual
reality applications
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 14, 2017--
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company (NASDAQ:
AMZN), announced the availability of G3 instances, the next generation
of GPU-powered Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances
designed to make it easy to procure a powerful combination of central
processing (CPU) and random-access memory (RAM) for workloads such as 3D
rendering, 3D visualizations, graphics-intensive remote workstations,
video encoding, and virtual reality applications. Backed by NVIDIA Tesla
M60 GPUs, G3 instances offer double the CPU power per GPU, and double
the host memory per GPU, than the most powerful GPU cloud instance
available today. To get started with G3 instances, visit https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types/.
Customers running complex modeling and 3D visualization analyses, such
as medical image processing, computer-aided design, and seismic
visualization jobs, require significant CPU processing power and memory.
To offer the best performance for these graphics-intensive applications,
the largest G3 instance offers twice the CPU power and eight times the
host memory of the previous generation graphics instance (G2). The
g3.16xlarge features four NVIDIA Tesla M60 GPUs with 64 CPUs using the
latest custom Intel Xeon E5-2686v4 (Broadwell) processors, 488 GB of
RAM, and Enhanced Networking using the Amazon EC2 Elastic Network
Adaptor. The G3 instance also features two Amazon EC2 “firsts” to speed
video frame processing and improve image fidelity for graphics
workloads: support for NVIDIA GRID Virtual Workstation capabilities,
including the ability to support four monitors with resolutions of up to
4K (4096 x 2160), and hardware encoding to support up to 10 H.265 (HEVC)
1080p30 streams per GPU.
“AWS was the first to offer cloud instances customized for
graphics-intensive applications. In 2010, we launched the CG1 instance
type to provide a cost-effective, high-performance instance for
graphics-heavy applications, and today, G3, our third generation
GPU-powered instance, serves the most demanding graphics workloads such
as 3D rendering and data visualization,” said Matt Garman, Vice
President, Amazon EC2. “Today, AWS provides the broadest range of cloud
instance types to support a wide variety of workloads. Customers have
told us that having the ability to choose the right instance for the
right workload enables them to operate more efficiently and go to market
faster, which is why we continue to innovate to better support any
workload.”
BeBop Technology delivers specialized cloud-based services used by the
world’s leading media companies and movie studios. “At BeBop, we help
customers migrate to a cloud-based environment and integrate the cloud
into their existing editorial and post-production workflows,” said David
Benson, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder of BeBop Technology.
“The advanced graphics features of Amazon EC2 G3 instances help our
customers edit their work with the same quality and fidelity they would
expect from a local workstation, and deliver results faster and much
more cost effectively than previously possible.”
Landmark, a Halliburton business line, is the leading technology
solutions provider of data and analytics, science, software, and
services for the exploration and production industry. “Landmark’s
DecisionSpace 365, the industry’s first end-to-end E&P SaaS solution, is
empowering oil and gas companies to make the shift to cloud where
they’re experiencing breakthroughs in efficiency across the E&P
lifecycle,” said Chandra Yeleshwarapu, Global Head of Services and Cloud
at Landmark. “The E&P Cloud is increasingly complex with very large
datasets, 3D, dynamic algorithms, security, and global reach. The large
memory and powerful GPUs within Amazon EC2 G3 instances enable Landmark
to deliver value to our clients in ways that were not possible before.”
ZeroLight is a leading omnichannel visualization platform for the
automotive industry. “Our real-time 3D car configurators allow new and
returning customers to visualize every part of their vehicle to an
extremely high standard, allowing them to make more informed purchase
decisions,” said Darren Jobling, Chief Executive Officer of ZeroLight.
“Amazon EC2 G3 instances will enable us to continue to deliver our
unique, real-time, high-quality 3D experiences for automotive customers
through every channel. With the increased rendering performance of G3,
we will be able to build upon ZeroLight’s current cloud solution, adding
new features to our online experiences that deliver higher basket value
potential.”
Customers can launch G3 instances using the AWS Management Console, AWS
Command Line Interface (CLI), AWS SDKs, and third-party libraries. G3
instances are available in three instance sizes: g3.4xlarge, g3.8xlarge,
and g3.16xlarge. G3 instances are available in US East (Ohio), US East
(N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), US West (N. California), AWS GovCloud
(US), and EU (Ireland), and will expand to additional Regions in the
coming months.
About Amazon Web Services
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Canada, China, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and the
UK. AWS services are trusted by millions of active customers around the
world -- including the fastest growing startups, largest enterprises,
and leading government agencies -- to power their infrastructure, make
them more agile, and lower costs. To learn more about AWS, visit https://aws.amazon.com.
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