g4ad.2xlarge vs g5g.2xlarge

Instance Typeg4ad.2xlargeg5g.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceGPU instance
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
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)
5 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32AWS Graviton2 Processor
Clock Speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core21
Accelerators
GPUyesyes
GPU NameRadeon Pro V520T4g
GPU ManufacturerAMDNVIDIA
GPUs11
GPU Memory8 GiB16 GiB
GPU Total Memory8 GiB16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory8 GiB16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg4ad.16xlarge, g4ad.2xlarge, g4ad.4xlarge, g4ad.8xlarge, g4ad.xlargeg5g.16xlarge, g5g.2xlarge, g5g.4xlarge, g5g.8xlarge, g5g.metal, g5g.xlarge
Variantsg4dn.2xlargeg5.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage300 GB NVMe SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3000 MBpsup to 4500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth800 Mbps2375 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput100 Mbps296.875 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3400 IOPS12000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance13333 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth3170 Mbps4750 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput396.25 Mbps593.75 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces24
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface415
IPv6 Addresses per Interface415
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesno
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.09x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g4ad.2xlarge
g5g.2xlarge
EuropeEurope (Spain) (eu-south-2)n/a0.6205
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.60420.6839
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.60420.6955
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.63290.7505
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.67660.7780
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.7303n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.5412n/a
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.54120.5560
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.54120.5560
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