Standard_NC72ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6

Standard_NC72ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6 is an Azure VM size with 72 vCPUs, 264 GiB memory, 1/2 GPU (Intel Xeon Granite Rapids-AP). In East US it costs $2.83 per hour on demand ($2,065.90 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.811 per hour, 36% less. Spot capacity is about $0.523 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $2.83 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central US centralus$2.83$0.523$1.811$1.245$2.377$1.755
East US eastus$2.83$0.523$1.811$1.245$2.377$1.755
East US 2 eastus2$2.83$0.523$1.811$1.245$2.377$1.755
West US 2 westus2$2.83$0.5751$1.811$1.245$2.377$1.755
West US 3 westus3$2.83$0.523$1.811$1.245$2.377$1.755
North Central US northcentralus$3.396$0.6276$2.174$1.494$2.853$2.106
South Central US southcentralus$3.396$0.6276$2.174$1.494$2.853$2.106
France Central francecentral$3.541$0.6544$2.266$1.558$2.974$2.195
UK South uksouth$3.541$0.6544$2.266$1.558$2.974$2.195
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$3.541$0.6544$2.266$1.558––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$3.541$0.6544$2.266$1.558––
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$3.68$0.6801$2.355$1.619$3.091$2.282
Spain Central spaincentral$3.68$0.6801$2.355$1.619$3.091$2.282
Sweden Central swedencentral$3.68$0.6801$2.355$1.619$3.091$2.282
West US westus$3.68$0.6801$2.355$1.619$3.091$2.282
Korea Central koreacentral$3.821$0.7061$2.445$1.681$3.21$2.369
Central India centralindia$3.963$0.7324$2.536$1.744$3.329$2.457
Southeast Asia southeastasia$3.963$0.8861$2.536$1.744$3.329$2.457
North Europe northeurope$4.047$0.7479$2.59$1.781$3.40$2.509
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$4.047$0.7479$2.59$1.781$3.40$2.509
West Europe westeurope$4.047$0.7479$2.59$1.781$3.40$2.509
UAE North uaenorth$4.05$0.7484$2.592$1.782$3.402$2.511
Australia East australiaeast$4.107$0.759$2.628$1.807$3.45$2.546
Japan East japaneast$4.107$0.759$2.628$1.807$3.45$2.546

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$2.83$1.811$1.245
Windows$6.142$5.123$4.557

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs72
Physical cores36
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Granite Rapids-AP
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)264
AcceleratorsValue
GPUs1/2
GPU48 GiB GPU memory
NetworkingValue
Network45 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces6
StorageValue
Storage3,200 GiB local NVMe
Temp disk512 GiB
Local NVMe3,200 GiB
Max data disks4
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)65,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)3,000 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_NC72ds_xl_RTXPRO6000BSE_v6
FamilyNCdsxlRTXPRO6000BSEv6
CategoryGPU accelerated
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesnc-rtxpro6000-bse-v6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.