[update] How To Choose a Linode Plan

docs/platform/how-to-choose-a-linode-plan/index.md

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ author:
     name: Linode
     email: docs@linode.com
 description: 'Decide which Linode plan is right for you.'
-keywords: ["choose", "help", "plan", "size", "nanode", "standard", "high memory", "dedicated", "dedicated CPU"]
+keywords: ["choose", "help", "plan", "size", "nanode", "standard", "high memory", "dedicated", "dedicated CPU", "GPU instance"]
 license: '[CC BY-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)'
-modified: 2019-02-04
+modified: 2019-06-20
 modified_by:
     name: Linode
 published: 2019-02-04
 title: How to Choose a Linode Plan
 ---
 
-Linode offers four instance types: **Nanode**, **Standard**, **High Memory**, and **Dedicated CPU**. For the Standard, High Memory, and Dedicated CPU types there are several hardware resource tiers, or plans, that you can choose from.
+Linode offers five instance types: **Nanode**, **Standard**, **High Memory**, **Dedicated CPU**, and **GPU Instances**. For the Standard, High Memory, Dedicated CPU, and GPU Instance types, there are several hardware resource tiers, or plans, that you can choose from.
 
 When selecting a plan, it is important to understand the hardware resources allocated to your instance, like CPU, transfer, storage, and RAM. An understanding of your project's own needs and requirements is also useful. This guide provides an overview of all Linode instance types and plans, their corresponding use cases, and how to choose which one is right for you.
 
@@ -31,15 +31,15 @@ Start by reviewing what each resource means for your application. If you're conf
 | Storage | Your server's built-in persistent storage. Large databases, media libraries, and other stores of files will require more storage space. Your Linode's storage is maintained on high-performance SSDs for fast access. You can also supplement your Linode's disks with extra [Block Storage Volumes](https://www.linode.com/blockstorage). |
 | Transfer | The total amount of traffic your server can emit over the course of a month. Inbound traffic sent to your Linode does not count against your transfer quota. If you exceed your quota, your service will not be shut off; instead, an overage will be billed. Review the [Network Transfer Quota](/docs/platform/billing-and-support/network-transfer-quota/) guide for more information about how transfer works. |
 | Network In | The maximum bandwidth for inbound traffic sent to your Linode. The bandwidth you observe will also depend on other factors, like the geographical distance between you and your Linode and the bandwidth of your local ISP. For help with choosing a data center that will feature the lowest latency and best bandwidth, review the [How to Choose a Data Center](/docs/platform/how-to-choose-a-data-center/) guide. |
-| Network Out | The maximum bandwidth for outbound traffic emitted by your Linode. The bandwidth you observe will also depend on other factors, like the geographical distance between you and your Linode and the bandwidth of your local ISP. For help with choosing a data center that will feature the lowest latency and best bandwidth, review the [How to Choose a Data Center](/docs/platform/how-to-choose-a-data-center/) guide. |
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+| Network Out | The maximum bandwidth for outbound traffic emitted by your Linode. The bandwidth you observe will also depend on other factors, like the geographical distance between you and your Linode and the bandwidth of your local ISP. For help with choosing a data center that will feature the lowest latency and best bandwidth, review the [How to Choose a Data Center](/docs/platform/how-to-choose-a-data-center/) guide.
+| GPU | GPU's, or Graphical Processing Units are specialized hardware units only available on our GPU instances. Originally designed to manipulate computer graphics and handle image processing, GPUs are now commonly also used for many compute intensive tasks that require thousands of simultaneous threads and the higher number of logical cores that a CPU can not provide alone.
 ## General Principles when Choosing a Plan
 
-The different Linode instance types represent different balances of the above resources. Nanode and Standard instances offer a general-purpose array of resources, High Memory instances favor higher memory allocations, and Dedicated CPU instances reserve physical CPU cores for you.
+The different Linode instance types represent different balances of the above resources. Nanode and Standard instances offer a general-purpose array of resources, High Memory instances favor higher memory allocations, Dedicated CPU instances reserve physical CPU cores for you, and GPU instances give you access to both dedicated CPU cores and are the only plan type that gives you access to a GPU.
 
 At the same time, different kinds of applications have different resource requirements. Some applications may need to store a lot of data but require less processing power, some may need more memory than CPU, and some may be especially CPU-intensive. As a result, certain instance types can better serve certain applications. When creating your instances, consider what resources your application needs and then compare it with the resources specified by each of the instance types. The following sections include common use cases for each type, and one of these may resemble your needs.
 
-Finally, a common strategy when setting up a new server is to start with a smaller instance and then resize your Linode if needed. At a minimum, you will need to choose a plan that offers enough disk space to store your data. You can then [monitor](/docs/uptime/monitoring-and-maintaining-your-server-new-manager/) the CPU, memory, and network usage of your application to determine if you need more of those resources.
+Finally, a common strategy when setting up a new server is to start with a smaller instance and then resize your Linode if needed. At a minimum, you will need to choose a plan that offers enough disk space to store your data. You can then [monitor](/docs/uptime/monitoring-and-maintaining-your-server-new-manager/) the CPU,    GPU, memory, and network usage of your application to determine if you need more of those resources.
 
 ## 1. Nanode
 
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 To view a full list of the Dedicated CPU instance plans, visit the [Linode Pricing](https://www.linode.com/pricing#all) page.
 
+## 5. GPU Instances
+
+GPU instances are the only plan that give you access to [NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000 GPU cards](https://www.nvidia.com/content/dam/en-zz/Solutions/design-visualization/technologies/turing-architecture/NVIDIA-Turing-Architecture-Whitepaper.pdf) with Tensor, ray tracing (RT), and CUDA cores. GPUs are designed to process large blocks of data in parallel, meaning that they are an excellent choice for any workload requiring thousands of simultaneous threads. With significantly more logical cores than a standard CPU, GPUs can perform computations that process large amounts of data in parallel more efficiently.
+
+### Use Cases
+
+- [Machine Learning and AI](/docs/platform/linode-gpu/why-linode-gpu/#machine-learning-and-ai)
+- [Big Data](/docs/platform/linode-gpu/why-linode-gpu/#big-data)
+- [Video Encoding](/docs/platform/linode-gpu/why-linode-gpu/#video-encoding)
+- [General Purpose Computing Using NVIDIA's CUDA Toolkit](/docs/platform/linode-gpu/why-linode-gpu/#general-purpose-computing-using-cuda)
+- [Graphics Processing](/docs/platform/linode-gpu/why-linode-gpu/#graphics-processing)
 
+### Base Plan
 
+| Resource | Value |
+| -------- | ----- |
+| RTX6000 GPU | 1 GPU |
+| RAM | 32GB |
+| vCPU    | 8 vCPUs |
+| Storage | 640 GB SSD Storage |
+| Transfer | 16 TB |
+| Network In | 40 Gbps |
+| Network Out | 100000 Mbps |
 
+To view a full list of the Dedicated CPU instance plans, visit the [Linode Pricing](https://www.linode.com/pricing#all) page.