g3.8xlarge vs g2.8xlarge
| g3.8xlarge | g2.8xlarge |
| GPU instance | GPU instance |
| 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) 3 – Generation 8xlarge – Size | Obsolete. Not recommended for use 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) 2 – Generation 8xlarge – Size |
| 32 | 32 |
| 244 GiB | 60 GiB |
| n/a | n/a |
| Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | Intel Xeon E5-2670 (Sandy Bridge) |
| 0 | 0 |
| no | no |
| 2 | 4 |
| no | no |
| 16 GiB | |
| no | no |
| g3.16xlarge, g3.4xlarge, g3.8xlarge | g2.2xlarge, g2.8xlarge |
| g2.8xlarge, g3.8xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g6.8xlarge | g2.8xlarge, g3.8xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g6.8xlarge |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| 97 | 104 |
| EBS only | 2 x 120 SSD |
| 7000 MBps | |
| 10 Gigabit | High |
| yes | no |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| 1.00x | 1.14x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | g3.8xlarge | g2.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) | n/a | 2.8080 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 2.4200 | 2.8080 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 3.5080 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 2.6400 | 3.0880 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 2.8320 | 3.5920 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 2.8400 | 3.5920 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 2.8500 | 3.5920 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 2.8580 | 4.0000 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 3.0680 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 3.1600 | n/a |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 3.3400 | n/a |
| US | US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) | 2.2800 | n/a |
| US | US East (Virginia) (us-east-1) | 2.2800 | 2.6000 |
| US | US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) | 2.2800 | 2.6000 |