r8gd.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R8gd family

The r8gd.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.3802 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
64 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$0.5878

$429/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
29

across 6 areas

r8gd.2xlarge price by region

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

Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.3802
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.5878
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.5878
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.5878
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.6038
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.6206
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$0.6393
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.645
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.645
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.6532
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.6532
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.6614
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.6765
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.6858
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.6899
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.6902
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.7062
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.7062
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.7062
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.7065
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.7103
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.7103
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.7103
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.7103
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.7103
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.7145
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.7757
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.7769
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.9308

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
64 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
AWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU vendor
AWS Graviton
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
2.7 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
475 GB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 475 NVMe SSD
Network
Up to 15 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
15 Gbps

aws details

API name
r8gd.2xlarge
Family
R8gd
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
29 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.3802/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10 Gbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
<5%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
59%

r8gd.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 r8gd.2xlarge
AWSr8gd.2xlarge864 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$0.5878–
AzureE8pds v5864 GiBAmpere Altra$0.461-22%
E8pds v6864 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.468-20%
Google Cloudc4a-highmem-8-lssd864 GiBGoogle Axion$0.5948+1%
n4a-highmem-8864 GiBGoogle Axion$0.4043-31%
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64g-480sx86 CPU864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.386-34%
voc-m-8c-64gb-400s-amdx86 CPU864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-25%

R8gd family sizes

all about R8gd→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
r8gd.medium18 GiB59 GB NVME$0.0735$53.64
r8gd.large216 GiB118 GB NVME$0.147$107
r8gd.xlarge432 GiB237 GB NVME$0.2939$215
r8gd.2xlarge864 GiB475 GB NVME$0.5878$429
r8gd.4xlarge16128 GiB950 GB NVME$1.176$858
r8gd.8xlarge32256 GiB1.9 TB NVME$2.351$1,716
r8gd.12xlarge48384 GiB2.9 TB NVME (3 disks)$3.527$2,575
r8gd.16xlarge64512 GiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$4.703$3,433
r8gd.24xlarge96768 GiB5.7 TB NVME (3 disks)$7.054$5,149
r8gd.metal-24xl96768 GiB5.7 TB NVME (3 disks)$7.054$5,149
r8gd.48xlarge1921,536 GiB11.4 TB NVME (6 disks)$14.11$10,299
r8gd.metal-48xl1921,536 GiB11.4 TB NVME (6 disks)$14.11$10,299

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r8gd.2xlarge FAQ

How much does r8gd.2xlarge cost?

r8gd.2xlarge costs $0.5878 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $429 per month. Across 29 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.3802 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.9308 in South America (Sao Paulo).

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8gd.2xlarge have?

r8gd.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton4 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R8gd family.

What is the cheapest region for r8gd.2xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.3802 per hour for Linux on demand, 35% less than US East (N. Virginia). r8gd.2xlarge is sold in 29 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r8gd.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E8pds v5 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.461/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4a-highmem-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.5948/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64g-480s (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.386/hour in New Jersey).