12 vCPU 224 GiB memory 2 GPU x64 GPU, NCsv3 series
Hourly USD list prices, cheapest first. Per month assumes 730 hours. Reservations and savings plans are effective hourly rates for compute only.
| Region | Linux | Per month | Windows | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US Cheapest | $6.120 | $4,467.60 | $6.672 | $3.256 −46% |
| East US 2 | $6.120 | $4,467.60 | $6.682 | $3.545 −42% |
| West US 2 | $6.120 | $4,467.60 | $6.672 | $3.256 −46% |
| West US 3 | $6.120 | $4,467.60 | $6.672 | $3.545 −42% |
| North Europe | $6.610 | $4,825.30 | $7.162 | $3.524 −46% |
| Canada Central | $6.732 | $4,914.36 | $7.284 | $3.582 −46% |
| South Central US | $6.732 | $4,914.36 | $7.542 | $3.899 −42% |
| Central US | $6.916 | $5,048.68 | $7.468 | $4.006 −42% |
| France Central | $7.160 | $5,226.80 | $7.712 | $4.147 −42% |
| UK South | $7.178 | $5,239.94 | $7.730 | $4.157 −42% |
| West Europe | $7.646 | $5,581.58 | $8.198 | $4.068 −46% |
| Japan East | $8.388 | $6,123.24 | $8.940 | $4.661 −44% |
| Switzerland North | $8.411 | $6,140.03 | $8.963 | $4.872 −42% |
| Australia East | $8.468 | $6,181.64 | $9.020 | $4.706 −44% |
| Central India | $8.468 | $6,181.64 | $9.020 | $4.905 −42% |
| Korea Central | $8.468 | $6,181.64 | $9.020 | $4.706 −44% |
| Southeast Asia | $8.468 | $6,181.64 | $9.020 | $4.706 −44% |
| East Asia | $9.486 | $6,924.78 | $10.038 | $5.494 −42% |
| Brazil South | $12.240 | $8,935.20 | $12.792 | — |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_NC12s_v3 in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Same vCPU count, memory within 25%.
Standard_NC12s_v3 is a gpu Azure VM size (NCsv3 series) with 12 vCPU and 224 GiB of memory, 2 GPUs, a 1474 GiB temporary disk and up to 24 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $6.120 per hour, about $4,467.60 per month (730 hours), in East US. With Windows Server it is $6.672 per hour ($4,870.56 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US at $6.120 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 19 regions compared is Brazil South at $12.240 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US, you save 46% with a 3-year savings plan ($3.256/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.