g4ad.2xlarge vs d3.2xlarge

Instance Typeg4ad.2xlarged3.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceStorage optimized
DetailsMachine 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
2xlarge – Size
Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) data warehousing, MapReduce/Hadoop computing, distributed/file network systems, and log/data-processing applications.

d – Disk / storage optimized
3 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
Clock Speed3 GHz3.1 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUyesno
GPU NameRadeon Pro V520
GPU ManufacturerAMD
GPUs1
GPU Memory8 GiB
GPU Total Memory8 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory8 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg4ad.16xlarge, g4ad.2xlarge, g4ad.4xlarge, g4ad.8xlarge, g4ad.xlarged3.2xlarge, d3.4xlarge, d3.8xlarge, d3.xlarge
Generationsd2.2xlarge, d3.2xlarge
Variantsg4dn.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage300 GB NVMe SSD6 x 2000 HDD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3000 MBpsup to 2800 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth800 Mbps1700 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput100 Mbps212.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3400 IOPS10000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance13333 IOPS15000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth3170 Mbps2800 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput396.25 Mbps350 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces24
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface45
IPv6 Addresses per Interface45
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.98x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g4ad.2xlarge
d3.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.60421.0470
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.3160
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.4480
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.4480
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.60421.1000
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.63291.1970
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.67661.2190
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.73031.2520
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.2520
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.2800
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.2800
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.2800
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.54120.9990
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.54120.9990
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.54120.9990
Activate subscription to see all regions and unlock all features  

Related Comparisons

Other instances worth weighing against these.