diff --git a/pages/environmental-footprint/additional-content/instances-env-footprint.mdx b/pages/environmental-footprint/additional-content/instances-env-footprint.mdx index cb89ff91ea..02cd776f5b 100644 --- a/pages/environmental-footprint/additional-content/instances-env-footprint.mdx +++ b/pages/environmental-footprint/additional-content/instances-env-footprint.mdx @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ dates: validation: 2025-10-01 posted: 2025-05-27 --- -import image from './assets/scaleway-allocation-rules-instances.webp' +import image from './assets/scaleway-allocation-rules-instances.jpg' ## Console overview @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ For Virtual Instances, the calculation of the environmental footprint takes into ## Calculation aspects The following elements are considered in the Instance footprint calculation: - - **Hypervisor resources** - the resources (CPU, RAM, and disk, for example) used in the physical hypervisor servers that create and run the virtual Instances. - - **Instance offer resources** - the vCPU, RAM, and disk resources used when you use an Instance. + - **Hypervisor resources** - the resources (CPU, GPU, RAM, and disk, for example) used in the physical hypervisor servers that create and run the virtual Instances. + - **Instance offer resources** - the vCPU, GPU, RAM, and disk resources used when you use an Instance. The calculation using the elements above can be broken down into: @@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ The calculation using the elements above can be broken down into: When calculating an Instance's footprint, we consider the resources based on their relative usage on the hypervisor to ensure an accurate distribution of their proportional consumption. -- **CPU** - Consider the share of vCPUs reserved compared to the total number of physical cores available. +- **CPUs** - Consider the share of vCPUs reserved compared to the total number of physical cores available. +- **GPUs** - Consider the share of GPUs reserved compared to the total number of physical cores available. - **RAM** - Consider the share of allocated RAM compared to the total RAM of the hypervisor. - **Storage** - Consider the use of allocated storage compared to the total capacity of the hypervisor. @@ -65,6 +66,10 @@ A consumption profile is a formula that takes in a given workload (e.g. % CPU us We use the [consumption profiles defined by Boavizta](https://doc.api.boavizta.org/Reference/routes/#consumption-profile-routes) for the CPUs used on Scaleway Instances. + +Boavizta consumption profiles are currently only available for CPU Instances. Electricity consumption for GPU Instances is calculated based on an average consumption of the GPU offers. + + For the [Environmental Footprint Estimation](/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator-estimation/), we base the calculation on a theoretical value of 30% CPU usage. On your [monthly report](/environmental-footprint/how-to/track-monthly-footprint/), we use your real CPU consumption to provide you with the most reliable data possible. ### Calculation example