x2gd.2xlarge vs g5.2xlarge

Instance Typex2gd.2xlargeg5.2xlarge
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
2 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
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
Memory128 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.3 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameA10G
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory22.35 GiB
GPU Total Memory22.35 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory24 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx2gd.12xlarge, x2gd.16xlarge, x2gd.2xlarge, x2gd.4xlarge, x2gd.8xlarge, x2gd.large, x2gd.medium, x2gd.metal, x2gd.xlargeg5.12xlarge, g5.16xlarge, g5.24xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g5.48xlarge, g5.4xlarge, g5.8xlarge, g5.xlarge
Generationsg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge
Variantsx2iedn.2xlarge, x2iezn.2xlargeg5g.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g5.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 474 SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 4750 MBpsup to 3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2375 Mbps850 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput296.875 Mbps106.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS3500 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS15000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps3500 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 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 Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.12x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
x2gd.2xlarge
g5.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.80001.2771
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.5385
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.5385
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.5758
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.6963
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.7578
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.8660
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a2.0602
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a1.2855
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a1.3457
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a1.3530
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.4206
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a1.4554
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.4867
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.4903
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.5156
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.66801.2120
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.66801.2120
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.66801.2120
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