r6g.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R6g family

The r6g.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton2 Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.26 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
64 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$0.4032

$294/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.1813

−55% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.254

−37% vs on-demand

r6g.2xlarge price by region

36 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia$0.26$0.0691$0.1638$0.1123
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.26$0.1339$0.1638$0.1123
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.4032$0.1813$0.254$0.1742
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.4032$0.1565$0.254$0.1742
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.4032$0.1308$0.254$0.1742
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.4134–$0.2605$0.1786
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$0.4134–$0.2605$0.1786
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.4234–$0.2667$0.1829
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.428$0.0829$0.2688$0.1858
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$0.4378–––
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.4416$0.1328$0.2782$0.1908
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.4416$0.1845$0.2782$0.1908
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.448$0.1395$0.2822$0.1935
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.4512$0.2031$0.2843$0.1949
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.4512$0.1362$0.2843$0.1949
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.472$0.1096$0.2982$0.203
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.4736$0.1702$0.2984$0.2046
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.4736$0.0565$0.2987$0.2039
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.4738$0.1862$0.2985$0.2047
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.4832$0.1192$0.3044$0.2087
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.4832$0.1644$0.3044$0.2087
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.4832–$0.3044$0.2087
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.4832–$0.3044$0.2087
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.4864$0.0656$0.3064$0.2101
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.4864$0.1213$0.3064$0.2101
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.4864$0.248$0.3064$0.2101
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.4864$0.1649$0.3064$0.2101
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.4864$0.1927$0.3064$0.2101
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.488$0.1424$0.3066$0.2117
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.4963$0.1089$0.3127$0.2144
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.4963$0.1353$0.3127$0.2144
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$0.5074–––
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.535$0.1131$0.3371$0.2311
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.536$0.0551$0.336$0.2289
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.5376$0.1229$0.3387$0.2322
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.6432$0.1288$0.4052$0.2779

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
64 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
AWS Graviton2 Processor
CPU vendor
AWS Graviton
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
2.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
r6g.2xlarge
Family
R6g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
36 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.26/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 4500 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
56%

r6g.2xlarge 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 r6g.2xlarge
AWSr6g.2xlarge864 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$0.4032–
AzureE8ps v6864 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.369-8%
E8ps v5864 GiBAmpere Altra$0.4030%
Google Cloudn4a-highmem-8864 GiBGoogle Axion$0.40430%
c4a-highmem-8864 GiBGoogle Axion$0.4715+17%
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64gbx86 CPU864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.32-21%
vx1-m-8c-64g-480sx86 CPU864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.386-4%

R6g family sizes

all about R6g→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r6g.medium18 GiB–$0.0504$36.79$0.0207$0.0318
r6g.large216 GiB–$0.1008$73.58$0.043$0.0635
r6g.xlarge432 GiB–$0.2016$147$0.0814$0.127
r6g.2xlarge864 GiB–$0.4032$294$0.1813$0.254
r6g.4xlarge16128 GiB–$0.8064$589$0.347$0.508
r6g.8xlarge32256 GiB–$1.613$1,177$0.61$1.016
r6g.12xlarge48384 GiB–$2.419$1,766$0.9619$1.524
r6g.16xlarge64512 GiB–$3.226$2,355$1.294$2.032
r6g.metal64512 GiB–$3.226$2,355$1.38$2.032

Similar instance types on AWS

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r6g.2xlarge FAQ

How much does r6g.2xlarge cost?

r6g.2xlarge costs $0.4032 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $294 per month. Across 36 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.26 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.6432 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1813 per hour (55% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.254 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r6g.2xlarge have?

r6g.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton2 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R6g family.

What is the cheapest region for r6g.2xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.26 per hour for Linux on demand, 36% less than US East (N. Virginia). r6g.2xlarge is sold in 36 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r6g.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E8ps v6 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.369/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-8 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.4043/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64gb (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.32/hour in New Jersey).