g2.2xlargevsg5.2xlarge
g2.2xlarge is 46% cheaper than g5.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $410.26 a month.
| At a glance | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.65/hr46% less | $1.212/hr |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 15 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 (Sandy Bridge) | AMD EPYC 7R32 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge vs g2.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.65 | $1.212 | ▲ 86% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | — | 31% off$0.8303 | — |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 37% off$0.7636 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 57% off$0.5236 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 21% off$0.9545 | — |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 46% off$0.6545 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where g2.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.65 vs $1.212 per hour
46% cheaperWhere g5.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 15
2.1× higherClock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higherSpecs
41 of 45 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute9 of 11 differ | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | – | 4 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 (Sandy Bridge) | AMD EPYC 7R32 |
| CPU maker | – | AMD |
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Sustained clock | – | 3.3 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel Turbo | AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2 |
| Burstable | – | No |
| ECU | 26 | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 15 | 32 |
| Accelerators2 of 3 differ | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| GPUs | 1 | 1 |
| GPU | – | 1 × NVIDIA A10G |
| GPU memory | – | 24 GB |
| Networking8 of 8 differ | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Moderate | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | – | 5 Gbps |
| Network peak | – | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | – | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | – | No |
| IPv6 | – | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | – | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | – | 15 |
| Storage12 of 12 differ | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 60 SSD | 1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 1 × 450 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | – | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | – | Required |
| EBS throughput | – | Up to 3500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 850 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 3,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 106.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 437.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 3,500 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 15,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | – | 25 |
| Instance details9 of 10 differ | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | g2 | g5 |
| Category | GPU instance | GPU instance |
| Current generation | No | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 | 1.204771372 |
| Bare metal | – | No |
| Hypervisor | – | Nitro |
| Placement groups | – | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | – | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | – | Yes |
| Boot modes | – | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for g2.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | g2.2xlarge | g5.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.65 | $1.212 | ▲ 86% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.65 | $1.212 | ▲ 86% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.702 | $1.353 | ▲ 93% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.772 | $1.516 | ▲ 96% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.898 | $1.49 | ▲ 66% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.898 | $1.576 | ▲ 75% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.898 | $1.758 | ▲ 96% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.