g4ad.2xlarge vs x2gd.2xlarge

Instance Typeg4ad.2xlargex2gd.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceMemory 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
In-memory databases (like SAP HANA), big data engines (such as Apache Spark, Presto), high-performance computing (HPC), and memory-heavy enterprise apps.

x – Extreme RAM / memory intensive
2 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB128 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32AWS Graviton2 Processor
Clock Speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core21
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.xlargex2gd.12xlarge, x2gd.16xlarge, x2gd.2xlarge, x2gd.4xlarge, x2gd.8xlarge, x2gd.large, x2gd.medium, x2gd.metal, x2gd.xlarge
Variantsg4dn.2xlargex2iedn.2xlarge, x2iezn.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnoyes
Instance Storage300 GB NVMe SSD1 x 474 SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3000 MBpsup to 4750 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 Diff1.00x1.15x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g4ad.2xlarge
x2gd.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.60420.8000
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.6042n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.6329n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.6766n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.7303n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.54120.6680
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.54120.6680
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.54120.6680
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