g3.4xlarge
GPU instance · g3 series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 16
- Memory
- 122 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.14
- Per month
- $832
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0712
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00934
Analysis
The g3.4xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g3 series with 16 vCPUs and 122 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) (up to 2.3 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 7.62 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $448 a month per instance: $1.14/hour against $1.75/hour, a 54% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It carries 1 GPU with 8 GB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. Storage is EBS only. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
On demand it costs $1.14/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $832 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for gpu instance types at the 26th percentile per vCPU ($0.0712 per vCPU-hour) and the 3rd percentile per GiB ($0.00934 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 1 of 5 current types with 16 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the gr6f.4xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R13 at $1.07/hour.
It is the smallest of the 3 g3 sizes. Stepping up to the g3.8xlarge gives 32 vCPUs and 244 GiB for $832 more a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.14 | $1.88 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.14 | $1.88 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.14 | $1.88 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $1.42 | $2.15 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.21 | $1.95 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $1.43 | $2.17 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.43 | $2.16 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $1.67 | $2.41 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.75 | $2.49 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.58 | $2.32 | – | – |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs g3.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gr6f.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $1.07 | -6% |
| gr6.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $1.54 | +35% |
| g6e.4xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 16 | 128 GiB | $3.00 | +164% |
| g7e.4xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Emerald Rapids) | 16 | 128 GiB | $4.00 | +251% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 16 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 122 GiB (7.6 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| GPUs | 1 · 8 GB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
g3 sizes
| g3.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.14 |
| g3.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.28 |
| g3.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.56 |