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g4dn.2xlarge

⚡ 1x GPU • 16 GB

Part of the G4DN Accelerated Computing family — Hardware accelerators (GPUs, FPGAs) for specialized compute.

Name:gGPU Graphics & ML Inferenceg = GPU Graphics & ML InferencePowered by GPUs (NVIDIA/AMD) for graphics-intensive applications, video encoding, remote workstations, and machine learning inference.44th Generation4 = 4th GenerationAWS 4th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.nEnhanced Networkingn = Enhanced NetworkingEnhanced networking capabilities delivering up to 100/200/400 Gbps network bandwidth and Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) support.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 32 GB RAM • 225 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 25 Gbps Network • 1x NVIDIA T4 Tensor Core (16.0 GB VRAM)
Price (Linux)
$0.7520/ hr
~$548.96/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
4 cores • x86_64
Memory
32GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0940/ vCPU-hr
$0.0235/GB-hr
Network
Up to 25 Gbps
Baseline: 10 Gbps
Storage & EBS
437.5MB/s
Max: 20,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Family
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score116,228
CoreMark / vCPU14,528.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding105 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar154,559 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0940
Cost per GB-hr$0.0235

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods29 pods
Max ECS Tasks40 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI10
Total Addressable IPs30 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 25 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth10 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (225 GB)
Local NVMe Disk225 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput143.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput437.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS6,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS20,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput3500 Mbps

GPU & Hardware Acceleration

GPU ModelNVIDIA T4 Tensor Core
Accelerator Count1x GPU(s)
Total GPU Memory16.0 GB
Memory ArchitectureGDDR / HBM
CUDA Compute Capabilityv7.5
Acceleration RuntimesCUDA, TensorRT, cuDNN, PyTorch, PyJAX

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor1.429657795
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2019-09-20

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.7520/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.7770/ hr
Asia Pacific (KDDI) - Osaka (ap-northeast-1-wl1-kix1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.1478/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
88regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 88 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$0.9980
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$1.1580
ap-northeast-1-wl1-kix1
Asia Pacific (KDDI) - Osaka
Highest
$1.7770
ap-northeast-1-wl1-nrt1
Asia Pacific (KDDI) - Tokyo
Highest
$1.7770
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.8280
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$1.0150
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.9250
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$1.0520
ap-northeast-2-wl1-cjj1
Asia Pacific (SKT) - Daejeon
$1.2490
ap-northeast-2-wl1-sel1
Asia Pacific (SKT) - Seoul
$1.2490
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.9780
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$1.0150
ap-southeast-2-per-1
Australia (Perth)
$1.4180
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.9480
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.9480
ca-central-1-wl1-yto1
Canada (BELL) - Toronto
$1.2520
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.8350
us-east-1-scl-1
Chile (Santiago)
$1.4700
eu-north-1-cph-1
Denmark (Copenhagen)
$1.1570
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.9400
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.8380
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.8800
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$0.8800
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.8790
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$0.7980
eu-west-2-wl2-man1
Europe (British Telecom) - Manchester
$1.1440
eu-central-1-wl1-ber1
Europe (Vodafone) - Berlin
$1.2220
eu-central-1-wl1-dtm1
Europe (Vodafone) - Dortmund
$1.2220
eu-west-2-wl1-lon1
Europe (Vodafone) - London
$1.1440
eu-west-2-wl1-man1
Europe (Vodafone) - Manchester
$1.1440
eu-central-1-wl1-muc1
Europe (Vodafone) - Munich
$1.2220
eu-north-1-hel-1
Finland (Helsinki)
$0.9970
eu-central-1-ham-1
Germany (Hamburg)
$1.3630
ap-south-1-del-1
India (Delhi)
$1.2000
ap-south-1-ccu-1
India (Kolkata)
$1.2000
us-east-1-qro-1
Mexico (Queretaro)
$1.0900
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$0.9220
eu-west-3-wl1-cmn1
Morocco (Casablanca)
$1.0060
ap-southeast-2-akl-1
New Zealand (Auckland)
$1.4180
af-south-1-los-1
Nigeria (Lagos)
$1.2470
me-south-1-mct-1
Oman (Muscat)
$1.1530
us-east-1-lim-1
Peru (Lima)
$1.7250
ap-southeast-1-mnl-1
Philippines (Manila)
$1.3680
eu-central-1-waw-1
Poland (Warsaw)
$1.1750
eu-west-3-wl1-dss1
Senegal (Dakar)
$1.0060
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
$1.2780
ap-northeast-1-tpe-1
Taiwan (Taipei)
$1.3710
ap-southeast-1-bkk-1
Thailand (Bangkok)
$1.5780
us-east-1-atl-1
US East (Atlanta)
$1.0150
us-east-1-bos-1
US East (Boston)
$1.0150
us-east-1-chi-1
US East (Chicago)
$1.0150
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$1.0150
us-east-1-iah-1
US East (Houston)
$1.0150
us-east-1-mci-1
US East (Kansas City 2)
$1.0150
us-east-1-mia-1
US East (Miami)
$1.0150
us-east-1-msp-1
US East (Minneapolis)
$1.0150
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$0.7520
us-east-1-nyc-1
US East (New York City)
$1.0150
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.7520
us-east-1-phl-1
US East (Philadelphia)
$1.0150
us-east-1-wl1-atl1
US East (Verizon) - Atlanta
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1
US East (Verizon) - Boston
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-clt1
US East (Verizon) - Charlotte
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-chi1
US East (Verizon) - Chicago
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-dfw1
US East (Verizon) - Dallas
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-dtw1
US East (Verizon) - Detroit
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-iah1
US East (Verizon) - Houston
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-mia1
US East (Verizon) - Miami
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-msp1
US East (Verizon) - Minneapolis
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-bna1
US East (Verizon) - Nashville
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-nyc1
US East (Verizon) - New York
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-tpa1
US East (Verizon) - Tampa
$1.3170
us-east-1-wl1-was1
US East (Verizon) - Washington DC
$1.3170
us-west-2-den-1
US West (Denver)
$1.0150
us-west-2-hnl-1
US West (Honolulu)
$1.2410
us-west-2-las-1
US West (Las Vegas)
$1.0150
us-west-2-lax-1
US West (Los Angeles)
$0.9020
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.9020
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$0.7520
us-west-2-phx-1
US West (Phoenix)
$1.0150
us-west-2-pdx-1
US West (Portland)
$1.0150
us-west-2-sea-1
US West (Seattle)
$1.0150
us-west-2-wl1-den1
US West (Verizon) - Denver
$1.3170
us-west-2-wl1-las1
US West (Verizon) - Las Vegas
$1.3170
us-west-2-wl1-lax1
US West (Verizon) - Los Angeles
$1.3170
us-west-2-wl1-phx1
US West (Verizon) - Phoenix
$1.3170
us-west-2-wl1
US West (Verizon) - San Francisco Bay Area
$1.3170
us-west-2-wl1-sea1
US West (Verizon) - Seattle
$1.3170