g6.2xlarge vs g5.2xlarge

Instance Typeg6.2xlargeg5.2xlarge
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)
6 – Generation
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)
5 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32
Clock Speed3.4 GHz3.3 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUyesyes
GPU NameL4A10G
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIANVIDIA
GPUs11
GPU Memory22.35 GiB22.35 GiB
GPU Total Memory22.35 GiB22.35 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory24 GiB24 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg6.12xlarge, g6.16xlarge, g6.24xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g6.48xlarge, g6.4xlarge, g6.8xlarge, g6.xlargeg5.12xlarge, g5.16xlarge, g5.24xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g5.48xlarge, g5.4xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g5.xlarge
Generationsg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlargeg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge
Variantsg6e.2xlarge, g6f.2xlargeg5g.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g6.2xlargeml.g5.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 5000 MBpsup to 3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2000 Mbps850 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput250 Mbps106.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance8000 IOPS3500 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS15000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth5000 Mbps3500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput625 Mbps437.5 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
g6.2xlarge
g5.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.03011.2771
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)1.23221.5385
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)1.23221.5385
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)1.24101.5758
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)1.24101.6963
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)1.27111.7578
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)1.31801.8660
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)1.41782.0602
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)1.6617n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.03691.2855
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.08551.3457
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.17391.3530
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.17391.4206
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.20041.4554
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)1.20211.4867
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)1.22251.4903
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)1.23151.5156
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.97761.2120
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.97761.2120
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.97761.2120
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