p2.8xlarge
GPU instance · p2 series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 32
- Memory
- 488 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $7.20
- Per month
- $5,256
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.2250
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0148
Analysis
The p2.8xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the p2 series with 32 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) (up to 2.3 GHz), which makes it very memory-heavy at 15.25 GiB of memory per vCPU.
The newer p3.8xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) is 70% dearer at $12.24/hour.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Singapore saves $4,777 a month per instance: $7.20/hour against $13.74/hour, a 91% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, São Paulo and London, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It carries 8 GPUs, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. Storage is EBS only. Network: 10 Gigabit.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer gpu instance types: 75% of the 78 current types in the family cost less than its $0.2250 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the accelerators. On demand it is $7.20/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $5,256 for a 730-hour month.
It is size 2 of 3 in the p2 series. Stepping up to the p2.16xlarge gives 64 vCPUs and 732 GiB for $5,256 more a month. Dropping to the p2.xlarge saves $4,599 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $7.20 | $8.67 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $7.20 | $8.67 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $7.20 | $8.67 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $7.78 | $9.25 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $10.61 | $12.08 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $13.74 | $15.22 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $13.74 | $15.22 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $12.34 | $13.81 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $12.34 | $13.81 | – | – |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
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Specs
| vCPU | 32 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 488 GiB (15.2 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| GPUs | 8 |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 10 Gigabit |
p2 sizes
| p2.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.9000 |
| p2.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $7.20 |
| p2.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $14.40 |