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g5.xlarge

⚡ 1x GPU • 24 GB

Part of the G5 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.55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16 GB RAM • 250 GB NVMe SSD • Up to 10 Gbps Network • 1x NVIDIA A10G (24.0 GB VRAM)
Price (Linux)
$1.0060/ hr
~$734.38/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
16GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.2515/ vCPU-hr
$0.0629/GB-hr
Network
Up to 10 Gbps
Baseline: 2.5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
437.5MB/s
Max: 15,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R32
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.8 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score69,634
CoreMark / vCPU17,408.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding115 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar69,219 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.2515
Cost per GB-hr$0.0629

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks6 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 10 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth2.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (250 GB)
Local NVMe Disk250 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput87.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput437.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS3,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS15,000
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 3500 Mbps

GPU & Hardware Acceleration

GPU ModelNVIDIA A10G
Accelerator Count1x GPU(s)
Total GPU Memory24.0 GB
Memory ArchitectureGDDR / HBM
CUDA Compute Capabilityv8.6
Acceleration RuntimesCUDA, TensorRT, cuDNN, PyTorch, PyJAX

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor1
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-11-12

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.0060/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.7100/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.2363/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
19regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 19 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$1.5488
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$1.4080
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$1.2080
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$1.2370
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$1.3080
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$1.4590
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$1.1170
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$1.2580
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$1.1230
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$1.2770
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$1.2770
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$1.0670
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$1.0600
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$1.1791
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$1.2340
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$1.7100
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$1.0060
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$1.0060
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$1.0060