r6gd.medium
Amazon EC2 · R6gd family
The r6gd.medium is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton2 Processor with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.0374 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- Graviton
- on-demand
- $0.0576
- spot
- $0.0283
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.0363
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$42.05/mo · us-east-1
−51% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r6gd.medium price by region
23 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.0374 | $0.0117 | $0.0235 | $0.0161 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.0576 | $0.0283 | $0.0363 | $0.0249 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.0576 | $0.0136 | $0.0363 | $0.0249 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.0576 | $0.0113 | $0.0363 | $0.0249 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.0608 | $0.0111 | $0.0383 | $0.0263 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.0632 | $0.0133 | $0.0398 | $0.0273 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.064 | $0.0251 | $0.0403 | $0.0276 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.064 | – | $0.0403 | $0.0276 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.065 | $0.015 | $0.041 | $0.0281 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.0676 | $0.022 | $0.0426 | $0.0292 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.0676 | $0.0107 | $0.0426 | $0.0292 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.069 | $0.0153 | $0.0436 | $0.0297 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.0692 | $0.0097 | $0.0435 | $0.0299 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.0692 | – | $0.0436 | $0.0299 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.0692 | – | $0.0436 | $0.0299 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.0695 | $0.0096 | $0.0441 | $0.0302 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.0695 | $0.01 | $0.0441 | $0.0302 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.0695 | $0.0156 | $0.0441 | $0.0302 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.0695 | $0.0152 | $0.0441 | $0.0302 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.0696 | $0.0193 | $0.0438 | $0.0301 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.0759 | $0.0086 | $0.0479 | $0.0327 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.076 | – | $0.0479 | $0.0328 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.0912 | $0.0091 | $0.0575 | $0.0394 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 8 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
- 59 GB NVME
- Storage detail
- 1 x 59 NVMe SSD
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r6gd.medium- Family
- R6gd
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 23 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.0374/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 4500 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 75%
r6gd.medium equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs r6gd.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r6gd.medium | 1 | 8 GiB | AWS Graviton2 Processor | $0.0576 | – |
| Azure | F1amds v7x86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.109 | +89% |
| DC1ds v3x86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) | $0.113 | +96% | |
| Google Cloud | n4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0505 | -12% |
| c4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0589 | +2% | |
| Vultr | voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.055 | -5% |
| voc-s-1c-8gb-150s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.103 | +79% |
R6gd family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6gd.medium | 1 | 8 GiB | 59 GB NVME | $0.0576 | $42.05 | $0.0283 | $0.0363 |
| r6gd.large | 2 | 16 GiB | 118 GB NVME | $0.1152 | $84.10 | $0.0495 | $0.0726 |
| r6gd.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | 237 GB NVME | $0.2304 | $168 | $0.1168 | $0.1452 |
| r6gd.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | 475 GB NVME | $0.4608 | $336 | $0.2445 | $0.2903 |
| r6gd.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | 950 GB NVME | $0.9216 | $673 | $0.384 | $0.5806 |
| r6gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | 1.9 TB NVME | $1.843 | $1,346 | $0.7401 | $1.161 |
| r6gd.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | 2.9 TB NVME (2 disks) | $2.765 | $2,018 | $1.115 | $1.742 |
| r6gd.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | 3.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $3.686 | $2,691 | $1.381 | $2.322 |
| r6gd.metal | 64 | 512 GiB | 3.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $3.686 | $2,691 | $1.418 | $2.322 |
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r6gd.medium FAQ
How much does r6gd.medium cost?
r6gd.medium costs $0.0576 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $42.05 per month. Across 23 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0374 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.0912 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0283 per hour (51% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.0363 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r6gd.medium have?
r6gd.medium has 1 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton2 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R6gd family.
What is the cheapest region for r6gd.medium?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.0374 per hour for Linux on demand, 35% less than US East (N. Virginia). r6gd.medium is sold in 23 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of r6gd.medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F1amds v7 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.109/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-1 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0505/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amd (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.055/hour in New Jersey).