g4ad.2xlarge
GPU instance · g4ad series · AMD EPYC 7R32
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.5412
- Per month
- $395
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0676
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0169
Analysis
The g4ad.2xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g4ad series with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory on AMD EPYC 7R32 (up to 2.8 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Tokyo saves $138 a month per instance: $0.5412/hour against $0.7303/hour, a 35% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney, 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. It has local instance storage (300 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
It is the cheapest of the 2 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The g4dn.2xlarge on Intel Xeon Family costs 39% more, and no others also sit above it.
At $0.5412/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $395 a month, the g4ad.2xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy gpu instance capacity: only 17% of the 78 current gpu instance types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0676.
It is size 2 of 5 in the g4ad series. Stepping up to the g4ad.4xlarge gives 16 vCPUs and 64 GiB for $238 more a month. Dropping to the g4ad.xlarge saves $119 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.0542 to $0.0946 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.5412 | $0.9092 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.5412 | $0.9092 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.5412 | $0.9092 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.6042 | $0.9722 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.6042 | $0.9722 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.6329 | $1.00 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.6766 | $1.04 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.7303 | $1.10 | – | – |
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 g4ad.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6f.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.4750 | -12% |
| g4dn.2xlarge Intel Xeon Family | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.7520 | +39% |
| g6.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.9776 | +81% |
| g5.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 8 | 32 GiB | $1.21 | +124% |
| trn1.2xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) | 8 | 32 GiB | $1.34 | +148% |
| g7.2xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 8 | 32 GiB | $2.52 | +366% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R32 |
| Clock | 2.8 GHz |
| GPUs | 1 · 8 GB |
| Storage | 300 GB NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
g4ad sizes
| g4ad.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3785 |
| g4ad.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5412 |
| g4ad.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.8670 |
| g4ad.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.73 |
| g4ad.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.47 |