g2.8xlarge
**Upgrade G2 to G3 where possible, do not use for new applications** G3 provides features not available on G2 such as multi-monitor support, H.
The g2.8xlarge is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
Last updated at Thu Jun 11 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Memory | 60 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 (Sandy Bridge) |
| Clock Speed | 2.6 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU | 4 |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | High |
| Enhanced Networking | No |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | 2 x 120 SSD |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | No |
| Instance Type | g2.8xlarge |
| Family | GPU instance |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| g2.2xlarge | 8 | 15 |
| g2.8xlarge | 32 | 60 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| c8gb.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
| c8i.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
| c8g.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
| c8a.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
| c8i-flex.8xlarge | 32 | 64 GiB |
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