g6.2xlarge vs g5.xlarge

Instance Typeg6.2xlargeg5.xlarge
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
xlarge – Size
vCPUs84
Memory32 GiB16 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, g7.2xlargeg5.xlarge, g6.xlarge
Variantsg6e.2xlarge, g6f.2xlargeg5g.xlarge
SageMakerml.g6.2xlargeml.g5.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance Storage1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD1 x 250 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 5000 MBpsup to 3500 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2000 Mbps700 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput250 Mbps87.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance8000 IOPS3000 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 Diff1.00x1.03x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
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On Demand
Geography
Region
g6.2xlarge
g5.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.03011.0600
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)1.23221.2770
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)1.23221.2770
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)1.24101.3080
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)1.24101.4080
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)1.27111.4590
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)1.31801.5488
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)1.41781.7100
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)1.6617n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.03691.0670
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.08551.1170
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.17391.1230
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.17391.1792
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.20041.2080
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)1.20211.2340
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)1.22251.2370
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)1.23151.2580
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.97761.0060
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.97761.0060
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.97761.0060
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