Compute on EKS

Overview

EKS supports multiple compute options to run your workloads.

Topics

Managed Node Groups

EKS-managed EC2 instances for running Kubernetes workloads

Fargate

Serverless compute for Kubernetes pods

Karpenter

Intelligent auto-provisioning for Kubernetes

EKS Auto Mode

Fully managed compute with automatic node management

Hybrid Nodes

Run EKS on-premises and at the edge

Compute Comparison

FeatureMNGFargateKarpenterAuto Mode
ManagementPartialFullPartialFull
PricingEC2per-podEC2EC2 + fee
GPU supportYesNoYesYes
ARM supportYesYesYesYes

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