g2.8xlarge vs g7.8xlarge

Instance Typeg2.8xlargeg7.8xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceGPU instance
DetailsObsolete. 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
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)
7 – Generation
8xlarge – Size
vCPUs3232
Memory60 GiB128 GiB
CPU Architecturen/ax86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2670 (Sandy Bridge)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core01
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameRTX PRO 4500
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs41
GPU Memory32 GiB
GPU Total Memory32 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory32 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg2.2xlarge, g2.8xlargeg7.12xlarge, g7.24xlarge, g7.2xlarge, g7.48xlarge, g7.4xlarge, g7.8xlarge
Generationsg2.8xlarge, g3.8xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g6.8xlarge, g7.8xlargeg2.8xlarge, g3.8xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g6.8xlarge, g7.8xlarge
Variantsg7e.8xlarge
SageMakerml.g7.8xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
EC2 Compute Units104
Instance Storage2 x 120 SSD1x930 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefault
Encryptionsupported
NVMerequired
Dedicated Throughput16000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth16000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput2000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance64000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance64000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth16000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput2000 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceHigh100 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingnoyes
Max Interfaces10
Max Cards1
IPv4 Addresses per Interface64
IPv6 Addresses per Interface64
IPv6 Supportnoyes
ENA Supportrequired
EFA Supportnoyes
EFA Max Interfaces1
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.30x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g2.8xlarge
g7.8xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)2.8080n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)2.80804.2906
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)3.0880n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)3.5920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)3.5920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)3.5920n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)4.0000n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a4.0862
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)2.60004.0862
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)2.60004.0862
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