g5.xlarge vs g5.2xlarge
| g5.xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
| GPU instance | GPU instance |
| 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 xlarge – 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 2xlarge – Size |
| 4 | 8 |
| 16 GiB | 32 GiB |
| x86_64 | x86_64 |
| AMD EPYC 7R32 | AMD EPYC 7R32 |
| 3.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| 2 | 2 |
| yes | yes |
| A10G | A10G |
| NVIDIA | NVIDIA |
| 1 | 1 |
| 22.35 GiB | 22.35 GiB |
| 22.35 GiB | 22.35 GiB |
| no | no |
| 24 GiB | 24 GiB |
| no | no |
| g5.12xlarge, g5.16xlarge, g5.24xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g5.48xlarge, g5.4xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g5.xlarge | g5.12xlarge, g5.16xlarge, g5.24xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g5.48xlarge, g5.4xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g5.xlarge |
| g5.xlarge, g6.xlarge | g2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge |
| g5g.xlarge | g5g.2xlarge |
| ml.g5.xlarge | ml.g5.2xlarge |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| 1 x 250 GB NVMe SSD | 1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD |
| default | default |
| supported | supported |
| required | required |
| up to 3500 MBps | up to 3500 MBps |
| 700 Mbps | 850 Mbps |
| 87.5 Mbps | 106.25 Mbps |
| 3000 IOPS | 3500 IOPS |
| 15000 IOPS | 15000 IOPS |
| 3500 Mbps | 3500 Mbps |
| 437.5 Mbps | 437.5 Mbps |
| Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| yes | yes |
| 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 15 |
| 15 | 15 |
| yes | yes |
| required | required |
| no | no |
| yes | yes |
| no | no |
| 1.00x | 1.20x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | g5.xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 1.0600 | 1.2771 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-10) | 1.2770 | 1.5385 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-11) | 1.2770 | 1.5385 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-12) | 1.3080 | 1.5758 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-13) | 1.4080 | 1.6963 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-14) | 1.4590 | 1.7578 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-15) | 1.5488 | 1.8660 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-16) | 1.7100 | 2.0602 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 1.0670 | 1.2855 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 1.1170 | 1.3457 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 1.1230 | 1.3530 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 1.1792 | 1.4206 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 1.2080 | 1.4554 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | 1.2340 | 1.4867 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | 1.2370 | 1.4903 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-9) | 1.2580 | 1.5156 |
| US | US East (Ohio) (us-east-2) | 1.0060 | 1.2120 |
| US | US East (Virginia) (us-east-1) | 1.0060 | 1.2120 |
| US | US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) | 1.0060 | 1.2120 |
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