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g5g.8xlarge

⚡ 1x GPU • 16 GB

Part of the G5G 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.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton2 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.8xlarge8 Extra Large8xlarge = 8 Extra Large32 vCPUs • 64 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 12 Gbps Network • 1x NVIDIA T4G Tensor Core (16.0 GB VRAM)
Price (Linux)
$1.3720/ hr
~$1,001.56/mo
Compute
32vCPUs
32 cores • arm64
Memory
64GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0429/ vCPU-hr
$0.0214/GB-hr
Network
Up to 12 Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,187.5MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton2 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads32 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score622,245
CoreMark / vCPU19,445.2 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding100 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar453,531 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0429
Cost per GB-hr$0.0214

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 12 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput9500 Mbps

GPU & Hardware Acceleration

GPU ModelNVIDIA T4G 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 Factor3.266666667
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-11-29

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.3720/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$1.9198/ hr
Asia Pacific (Singapore) (ap-southeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$1.6358/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
7regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 7 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$1.6876
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
Highest
$1.9198
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$1.8519
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$1.7163
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$1.5311
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$1.3720
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$1.3720