r6g.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R6g family

The r6g.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton2 Processor with 12 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.04 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$1.613

$1,177/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.61

−62% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.016

−37% vs on-demand

r6g.8xlarge 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$1.04$0.275$0.6552$0.4493
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$1.04$0.4337$0.6552$0.4493
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$1.613$0.61$1.016$0.6967
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$1.613$0.5254$1.016$0.6967
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$1.613$0.6037$1.016$0.6967
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$1.654–$1.042$0.7144
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$1.654–$1.042$0.7144
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$1.693–$1.067$0.7316
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$1.712$0.2891$1.075$0.7431
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$1.751–––
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$1.766$0.3614$1.113$0.7631
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$1.766$0.8029$1.113$0.7631
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$1.792$0.657$1.129$0.7741
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.805$0.7875$1.137$0.7797
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$1.805$0.5558$1.137$0.7797
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$1.888$0.2964$1.193$0.8122
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$1.894$0.6637$1.194$0.8184
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$1.894$0.2741$1.195$0.8156
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$1.895$0.7275$1.194$0.8187
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$1.933$0.3819$1.218$0.835
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.933$0.7634$1.218$0.835
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$1.933–$1.218$0.835
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$1.933–$1.218$0.835
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$1.946$0.2723$1.226$0.8405
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$1.946$0.4878$1.226$0.8405
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.946$1.001$1.226$0.8405
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.946$0.6513$1.226$0.8405
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.946$0.6389$1.226$0.8405
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$1.952$0.6861$1.227$0.8466
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$1.985$0.457$1.251$0.8576
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$1.985$0.4913$1.251$0.8576
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$2.029–––
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$2.14$0.4487$1.348$0.9245
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$2.144$0.2492$1.344$0.9158
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$2.15$0.523$1.355$0.929
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$2.573$0.4464$1.621$1.111

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 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
12 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
12 Gbps

aws details

API name
r6g.8xlarge
Family
R6g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
36 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $1.04/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
9000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
73%

r6g.8xlarge 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.8xlarge
AWSr6g.8xlarge32256 GiBAWS Graviton2 Processor$1.613–
AzureE32ps v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.475-9%
E32pds v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.872+16%
Google Cloudn4a-highmem-3232256 GiBGoogle Axion$1.6170%
c4a-highmem-3232256 GiBGoogle Axion$1.886+17%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256gbx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.28-21%
vx1-m-32c-256g-1920sx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-4%

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.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r6g.8xlarge cost?

r6g.8xlarge costs $1.613 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,177 per month. Across 36 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.04 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $2.573 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.61 per hour (62% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.016 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r6g.8xlarge have?

r6g.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 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.8xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $1.04 per hour for Linux on demand, 36% less than US East (N. Virginia). r6g.8xlarge is sold in 36 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r6g.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32ps v6 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.475/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-32 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.617/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256gb (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.28/hour in New Jersey).