g4ad.xlarge vs x8g.xlarge

Instance Typeg4ad.xlargex8g.xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceMemory optimized
DetailsMachine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

gGPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
4 – Generation
a – AMD processor
d – Instance store volume
xlarge – 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
8 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32AWS Graviton4 Processor
Clock Speed3 GHz2.8 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.xlargex8g.12xlarge, x8g.16xlarge, x8g.24xlarge, x8g.2xlarge, x8g.48xlarge, x8g.4xlarge, x8g.8xlarge, x8g.large, x8g.medium, x8g.metal-24xl, x8g.metal-48xl, x8g.xlarge
Variantsg4dn.xlargex8aedz.xlarge, x8i.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage150 GB NVMe SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3000 MBpsup to 10240 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth400 Mbps1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput50 Mbps156.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance1700 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance13333 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth3170 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput396.25 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces24
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface415
IPv6 Addresses per Interface415
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.04x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g4ad.xlarge
x8g.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.42260.4449
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.42260.4680
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.44270.4690
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.47330.5462
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.5108n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.37850.3908
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.37850.3908
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.37850.3908
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