g2-standard-12

Compute Engine · G2 family

The g2-standard-12 is a gpu & accelerated Compute Engine machine type with 12 vCPUs and 48 GiB of memory, 1 × NVIDIA L4, running on Intel Cascade Lake with up to 16 gbps networking, starting at $0.9971 per hour on demand.

gpu & acceleratedx86-64intelgpu
vCPUs
12

dedicated

memory
48 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

gpu
1× L4

24 GiB total

on-demand
$1.00

$730/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.5986

−40% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.6303

−37% vs on-demand

g2-standard-12 price by region

18 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use

Northern Virginiaus-east4cheapestNorth America$0.9971$0.5307$0.6282$0.4487
Iowaus-central1referenceNorth America$1.00$0.5986$0.6303$0.4502
Oregonus-west1North America$1.00$0.5986$0.6303$0.4502
South Carolinaus-east1North America$1.00$0.5986$0.6303$0.4502
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$1.041$0.5289$0.6561$0.4686
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$1.051$0.6308$0.6624$0.4732
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$1.102$0.661$0.694$0.4957
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$1.102$0.6559$0.694$0.4957
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$1.102$0.6574$0.694$0.4957
Las Vegasus-west4North America$1.127$0.6744$0.7099$0.507
Londoneurope-west2Europe$1.139$0.6834$0.7176$0.5126
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$1.158$0.694$0.7298$0.5213
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$1.179$0.7039$0.7428$0.5306
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$1.234$0.7406$0.7776$0.5554
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$1.285$0.4331$0.8094$0.5781
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$1.285$0.6889$0.8094$0.5781
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$1.36$0.8141$0.857$0.6122
Dammamme-central2Middle East$1.601$0.9009$1.008$0.7203

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
12
Memory
48 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Intel Cascade Lake
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.2 GHz (turbo 2.9 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk (local SSD attachable)
Network
Up to 16 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
16 Gbps

accelerators

Count
1
Memory (total)
24 GiB
Architecture
Ada Lovelace
Vendor
NVIDIA

google cloud details

API name
g2-standard-12
Family
G2
Category
GPU & accelerated
Generation
Current
Regions
18 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America)
Cheapest region
Northern Virginia · $0.9971/hr
CoreMark score
167,604
Max persistent disks
128

g2-standard-12 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs g2-standard-12
Google Cloudg2-standard-121248 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4$1.00–
AWSg6.4xlarge16 vCPU (1.33×) · 64 GiB (1.33×)1664 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4$1.323+32%
g6.2xlarge8 vCPU (1.5× less) · 32 GiB (1.5× less)832 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4$0.9776-2%

G2 family sizes

all about G2→
SizevCPUMemoryAcceleratorLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
g2-standard-4416 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4–$0.7068$516$0.423$0.4453
g2-standard-8832 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4–$0.8536$623$0.5108$0.5378
g2-standard-121248 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4–$1.00$730$0.5986$0.6303
g2-standard-161664 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4–$1.147$837$0.6865$0.7227
g2-standard-242496 GiB2 × NVIDIA L4–$2.001$1,461$1.197$1.261
g2-standard-3232128 GiB1 × NVIDIA L4–$1.734$1,266$1.038$1.093
g2-standard-4848192 GiB4 × NVIDIA L4–$4.002$2,921$2.395$2.521
g2-standard-9696384 GiB8 × NVIDIA L4–$8.003$5,842$4.789$5.042

g2-standard-12 FAQ

How much does g2-standard-12 cost?

g2-standard-12 costs $1.00 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $730 per month. Across 18 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.9971 in Northern Virginia to $1.601 in Dammam. Spot VM capacity costs $0.5986 per hour (40% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.6303 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.552 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does g2-standard-12 have?

g2-standard-12 has 12 vCPUs and 48 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Cascade Lake. It is a gpu & accelerated machine type in the G2 family.

What is the cheapest region for g2-standard-12?

Northern Virginia (us-east4) at $0.9971 per hour for Linux on demand. g2-standard-12 is sold in 18 Google Cloud regions.

What GPU does g2-standard-12 have?

g2-standard-12 has 1 × NVIDIA L4 with 24 GiB of accelerator memory in total.

What are the equivalents of g2-standard-12 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and instance class are on AWS, g6.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $1.323/hour in US East (N. Virginia)).