AMD GPU Droplet: Off Still Bills | Generated by AI
Question: If my AMD Developer Cloud GPU Droplet is shut down (powered off), does it still cost money?
Answer:
Yes — powering off does NOT stop billing.
Even when the droplet is powered off, you are still billed. To stop charges completely, you must Destroy the droplet from the dashboard, not just power it off.
Why This Happens
This is standard cloud provider behavior (AMD Developer Cloud runs on DigitalOcean infrastructure). When a droplet is merely “powered off” or “turned off,” the underlying resources — the MI300X GPU, storage, and reserved IP — are still allocated to you. You’re paying for resource reservation, not just active compute time.
What You Should Do
| Action | Still Billed? |
|---|---|
| Power Off / Shut Down | ✅ Yes, still billed |
| Destroy Droplet | ❌ No more charges |
| Take a Snapshot first, then Destroy | ❌ No compute charge (tiny storage fee only) |
Recommendation
- If you’re done for good → Destroy the droplet from the dashboard immediately.
- If you want to resume later → Take a Snapshot first, then Destroy. You can restore from the snapshot when needed.
- At $1.99/hr, leaving a powered-off droplet running overnight costs ~$47/day unnecessarily.
Go to your AMD Developer Cloud dashboard → select the droplet → choose Destroy to fully stop all charges.