g4ad.2xlarge as an EKS node
8 vCPU32 GiBx86_64AMD EPYC 7R321 GPUAWS us-east-1G4AD Double Extra Large
Where the g4ad.2xlarge goes
Default EKS setup: EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit).
CPU7.71 of 8 vCPU left for your pods
Memory31.27 GiB of 32 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
8max pods per node
$395.05on demand / month · $0.5412/h
$175.22spot / month (varies)
g4ad.2xlarge EKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a g4ad.2xlarge run as a node with EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit)? Up to 8; kubelet keeps 443 MiB of memory and 90m CPU, leaving 31.57 GiB and 7.91 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a g4ad.2xlarge run as a node with EKS, prefix delegation? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 1565 MiB of memory and 90m CPU, leaving 30.47 GiB and 7.91 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 5 per node after DaemonSets; 2 nodes for 10 replicas, about $790.11/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on g4ad.2xlarge
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit) secondary IPs per ENI | 8 | 90m | 343 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.91 | 31.57 GiB | 98.6% |
| EKS, prefix delegation ENABLE_PREFIX_DELEGATION=true | 110 | 90m | 1465 Mi + 100 Mi | 7.91 | 30.47 GiB | 95.2% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. How many subnet IPs a g4ad.2xlarge takes with the VPC CNI: EKS max pods and IP calculator. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one g4ad.2xlarge
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | EKS, VPC CNI default (ENI limit) | EKS, prefix delegation | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 5 | 77 | $79.01 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 5 | 30 | $79.01 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 5 | 30 | $79.01 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 5 | 15 | $79.01 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 5 | 15 | $79.01 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 5 | 7 | $79.01 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 5 | 7 | $79.01 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 3 | 3 | $131.68 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 1 | 1 | $395.05 |
Similar EKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g6f.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $346.75 | $11.17 |
| g4dn.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.34 GiB | 29 | $548.96 | $17.52 |
| g6.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $713.65 | $23.00 |
| g5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 31.03 GiB | 58 | $884.76 | $28.51 |
| g7.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.92 GiB | 254 | $1,839.60 | $63.60 |
| p3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 | 7.91 | 60.03 GiB | 58 | $2,233.80 | $37.21 |
| g5g.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | 7.91 | 15.03 GiB | 58 | $405.88 | $27.00 |
| g5g.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | 15.89 | 29.14 GiB | 234 | $604.44 | $20.74 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g2-standard-8 | 8 | 32 | 7.91 | 28.34 GiB | 110 | $214.32 | $7.56 |
| g2-standard-12 | 12 | 48 | 11.90 | 43.38 GiB | 110 | $321.47 | $7.41 |
| a2-highgpu-1g | 12 | 85 | 11.90 | 78.16 GiB | 110 | $539.82 | $6.91 |
| g2-standard-4 | 4 | 16 | 3.92 | 13.30 GiB | 110 | $107.16 | $8.06 |
| g2-standard-16 | 16 | 64 | 15.89 | 58.42 GiB | 110 | $428.63 | $7.34 |
| a2-ultragpu-1g | 12 | 170 | 11.90 | 159.74 GiB | 110 | $832.72 | $5.21 |