Brev GPU recommendation for a digital twin internship project (modular production line)

Omniverse Isaac Sim
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Hi,

I’ll be using Brev for a digital twin project on a modular production line, since my local hardware (Quadro RTX 3000, 6 GB VRAM) is below the Isaac Sim minimum. The official Brev deployment guide recommends an L40S GPU. For a mid-complexity scene (~5 workstations, machines, factory floor, physics simulation for throughput and bottleneck analysis), is the L40S the right pick, or would an A10 be enough?

Thanks!

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The L40S is the right choice for your use case. A scene with 5 workstations, physics simulation, and bottleneck analysis is exactly where the A10’s 24 GB VRAM starts to become a limiting factor — the L40S gives you the headroom to work without constantly running up against hardware constraints. That means less time troubleshooting performance and more time actually building your digital twin.

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Hi,

Thank you for the recommendation. I found this L40S configuration on
Brev:

  • AWS g6e.2xlarge
  • 1x L40S (44.7 GiB VRAM)
  • 8 CPUs / 64 GiB RAM
  • $2.69/hr + $0.04/hr storage
  • Stop/start enabled

Does this look right for an internship workflow where I need stop/start,
saved progress between sessions, and the full Isaac Sim 5.1 experience
like running it locally?

Also, are there any student or internship discounts available?

Thanks!

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Hi @Yoyo_E ,

Yes, that configuration looks right for this workflow. The AWS g6e.2xlarge shape gives you 1x L40S, 8 vCPUs, and 64 GiB RAM, which is a good fit for a mid-complexity Isaac Sim digital twin project with factory assets, physics, and interactive iteration.

A few practical notes:

  • Use stop/start to manage cost. When stopped, Brev releases the GPU and preserves data in /home/ubuntu/workspace, with only storage costs remaining.
  • Keep your project files, USD assets, scripts, and notebooks under /home/ubuntu/workspace.
  • Push important work to Git or another remote backup before stopping, since GPU capacity in the same region/provider is not always guaranteed when restarting.
  • Do not delete the instance unless everything is backed up, because delete removes the instance data.

For the “local Isaac Sim” experience, the Brev/Launchable workflow should be the right path: Isaac Sim runs on the L40S VM and you interact through the browser/streamed UI. The main difference versus local is network latency, so choose a nearby region if available.

On student or internship discounts, I don’t have a discount code to share. Please contact your university or internship sponsor to find out whether any academic funding options are available.

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Hi,

Thanks so much for the answer!

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Sure.

Closing this thread. Please re-open or open a new one if you still need any support.