c8a.4xlarge vs g4ad.4xlarge

Instance Typec8a.4xlargeg4ad.4xlarge
Instance FamilyCompute optimizedGPU instance
DetailsHigh-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, distributed analytics, HPC, machine/deep learning inference, ad serving, scalable multiplayer gaming, and video encoding.

c – Compute optimized
8 – Generation
a – AMD processor
4xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
4 – Generation
a – AMD processor
d – Instance store volume
4xlarge – Size
vCPUs1616
Memory32 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32
Clock Speed4.5 GHz3 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameRadeon Pro V520
GPU ManufacturerAMD
GPUs1
GPU Memory8 GiB
GPU Total Memory8 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory8 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesc8a.12xlarge, c8a.16xlarge, c8a.24xlarge, c8a.2xlarge, c8a.48xlarge, c8a.4xlarge, c8a.8xlarge, c8a.large, c8a.medium, c8a.metal-24xl, c8a.metal-48xl, c8a.xlargeg4ad.16xlarge, g4ad.2xlarge, g4ad.4xlarge, g4ad.8xlarge, g4ad.xlarge
Generationsc5a.4xlarge, c6a.4xlarge, c7a.4xlarge, c8a.4xlarge
Variantsc8g.4xlarge, c8gb.4xlarge, c8gd.4xlarge, c8gn.4xlarge, c8i-flex.4xlarge, c8i.4xlarge, c8ib.4xlarge, c8id.4xlarge, c8in.4xlarge, c8ine.4xlargeg4dn.4xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance StorageEBS only600 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBpsup to 3000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth5000 Mbps1580 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput625 Mbps197.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance20000 IOPS6700 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS13333 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps3170 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps396.25 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces83
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface4010
IPv6 Addresses per Interface4010
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.05x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
c8a.4xlarge
g4ad.4xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.92490.9680
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.92500.9680
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.98391.0140
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.08531.0840
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.1700
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.86220.8670
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.86220.8670
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.86220.8670
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