Comparing Amazon EBS volume types gp2 and gp3
Here is a comparison of cost between gp2 and gp3 volumes in the us-east-1 (N. Virginia) region
| Volume type | gp3 | gp2 |
|---|---|---|
| Volume size | 1 GiB – 16 TiB | 1 GiB – 16 TiB |
| Default/Baseline IOPS | 3000 | 3 IOPS/GiB (minimum 100 IOPS) to a maximum of 16,000 IOPS. Volumes smaller than 1 TiB can also burst up to 3,000 IOPS. |
| Max IOPS/volume | 16,000 | 16,000 |
| Default/Baseline throughput | 125 MiB/s | Throughput limit is between 128 MiB/s and 250 MiB/s, depending on the volume size. |
| Max throughput/volume | 1,000 MiB/s | 250 MiB/s |
| Price | $0.08/GiB-month 3,000 IOPS free and $0.005/provisioned IOPS-month over 3,000; 125 MiB/s free and $0.04/provisioned MiB/s-month over 125MiB/s | $0.10/GiB-month |
