# Comparing Amazon EBS volume types gp2 and gp3
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Here is a comparison of cost between gp2 and gp3 volumes in the US East (N. Virginia) Region. For the most up to date information, see the [Amazon EBS General Purpose Volumes](https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/general-purpose/) product page and the [Amazon EBS Pricing Page](https://aws.amazon.com/ebs/pricing/).


| 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 | \$10.08/GiB-month 3,000 IOPS free and \$10.005/provisioned IOPS-month over 3,000; 125 MiB/s free and \$10.04/provisioned MiB/s-month over 125MiB/s | \$10.10/GiB-month |