g3s.xlarge
GPU instance · g3s series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 30.5 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.7500
- Per month
- $548
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1875
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0246
Analysis
The g3s.xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g3s series with 4 vCPUs and 30.5 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 $295 a month per instance: $0.7500/hour against $1.15/hour, a 54% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, São Paulo, Mumbai and Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Nothing else with 4 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 2 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
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: 10 Gigabit.
On demand it costs $0.7500/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $548 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for gpu instance types at the 67th percentile per vCPU ($0.1875 per vCPU-hour) and the 58th percentile per GiB ($0.0246 per GiB-hour).
Windows Server roughly adds 25% to the bill at $0.9340/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.7500 | $0.9340 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.7500 | $0.9340 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.7500 | $0.9340 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.7960 | $0.9800 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.9400 | $1.12 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.9380 | $1.12 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.15 | $1.34 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.04 | $1.22 | – | – |
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 g3s.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6e.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 4 | 32 GiB | $1.86 | +148% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 30.5 GiB (7.6 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| GPUs | 1 · 8 GB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 10 Gigabit |
g3s sizes
| g3s.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.7500 |