g5.2xlarge
GPU instance · g5 series · AMD EPYC 7R32
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.21
- Per month
- $885
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.1515
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0379
Analysis
The g5.2xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the g5 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.
Within the same generation and size, the g5g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.5560/hour, 54% less ($479 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $619 a month per instance: $1.21/hour against $2.06/hour, a 70% spread. It is not offered in Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
The newer g6.2xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R13 is 19% cheaper at $0.9776/hour, which makes the g5.2xlarge hard to justify for new deployments.
It carries 1 GPU with 24 GB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. It has local instance storage (1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
It is size 2 of 8 in the g5 series. Stepping up to the g5.4xlarge gives 16 vCPUs and 64 GiB for $301 more a month. Dropping to the g5.xlarge saves $150 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.0640 to $0.2515 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 | $1.21 | $1.58 | $0.7636 | $0.5236 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.21 | $1.58 | $0.7636 | $0.5236 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.21 | $1.58 | $0.7636 | $0.5236 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $1.35 | $1.71 | $0.8478 | $0.5814 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $2.06 | $2.43 | $1.30 | $0.8900 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $1.35 | $1.72 | $0.8524 | $0.5845 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $1.54 | $1.91 | $0.9692 | $0.6646 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $1.52 | $1.88 | $0.9548 | $0.6547 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.46 | $1.82 | $0.9169 | $0.6287 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $1.58 | $1.94 | $0.9928 | $0.6808 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $1.76 | $2.13 | $1.11 | $0.7593 |
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 g5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6f.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.4750 | -61% |
| g4ad.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.5412 | -55% |
| g4dn.2xlarge Intel Xeon Family | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.7520 | -38% |
| g6.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.9776 | -19% |
| trn1.2xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Icelake) | 8 | 32 GiB | $1.34 | +11% |
| g7.2xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 8 | 32 GiB | $2.52 | +108% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R32 |
| Clock | 2.8 GHz |
| GPUs | 1 · 24 GB |
| Storage | 1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
g5 sizes
| g5.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $1.01 |
| g5.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $1.21 |
| g5.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.62 |
| g5.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.45 |
| g5.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $5.67 |
| g5.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.10 |
| g5.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $8.14 |
| g5.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $16.29 |