g5g.8xlarge vs g4dn.8xlarge

Instance Typeg5g.8xlargeg4dn.8xlarge
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)
5 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
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)
4 – Generation
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
8xlarge – Size
vCPUs3232
Memory64 GiB128 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon Family
Clock Speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUyesyes
GPU NameT4gT4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIANVIDIA
GPUs11
GPU Memory16 GiB16 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg5g.16xlarge, g5g.2xlarge, g5g.4xlarge, g5g.8xlarge, g5g.metal, g5g.xlargeg4dn.12xlarge, g4dn.16xlarge, g4dn.2xlarge, g4dn.4xlarge, g4dn.8xlarge, g4dn.metal, g4dn.xlarge
Variantsg5.8xlargeg4ad.8xlarge
SageMakerml.g4dn.8xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only900 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput9500 MBps7000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth9500 Mbps9500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput1187.5 Mbps1187.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth9500 Mbps9500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1187.5 Mbps1187.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 12 Gigabit50 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces84
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3015
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnoyes
EFA Max Interfaces1
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.64x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g5g.8xlarge
g4dn.8xlarge
EuropeEurope (Spain) (eu-south-2)1.5311n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.68762.3080
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a2.6770
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a2.7200
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a2.7430
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a2.7430
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a2.8300
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a2.8870
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a2.9380
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a2.9380
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a3.0450
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a3.3510
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.71632.3950
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a3.6980
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.85192.4160
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.91982.4260
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a2.5440
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a2.5460
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a2.5470
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a2.6110
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a2.6690
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a2.1760
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.37202.1760
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.37202.1760
Activate subscription to see all regions and unlock all features  

Related Comparisons

Other instances worth weighing against these.