x8g.2xlarge vs g4dn.2xlarge

Instance Typex8g.2xlargeg4dn.2xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedGPU instance
DetailsIn-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
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)
4 – Generation
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory128 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Family
Clock Speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameT4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory16 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx8g.12xlarge, x8g.16xlarge, x8g.24xlarge, x8g.2xlarge, x8g.48xlarge, x8g.4xlarge, x8g.8xlarge, x8g.large, x8g.medium, x8g.metal-24xl, x8g.metal-48xl, x8g.xlargeg4dn.12xlarge, g4dn.16xlarge, g4dn.2xlarge, g4dn.4xlarge, g4dn.8xlarge, g4dn.metal, g4dn.xlarge
Variantsx8i.2xlargeg4ad.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g4dn.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only225 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10240 MBps3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2500 Mbps1150 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput312.5 Mbps143.75 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps3500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps437.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 15 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces43
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1510
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1510
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.04x

Regional Prices

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x8g.2xlarge
g4dn.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.88980.7980
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.9250
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.9400
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.9480
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.9480
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.9780
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.9980
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.0150
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a1.0150
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a1.0520
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a1.1580
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.93600.8280
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a1.2780
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.93790.8350
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.09240.8380
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.8790
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.8800
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.8800
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.9020
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.9220
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.78160.7520
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.78160.7520
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.78160.7520
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