r8gd.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R8gd family

The r8gd.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.521 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$2.351

$1,716/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
29

across 6 areas

r8gd.8xlarge 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$1.521
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$2.351
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$2.351
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$2.351
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$2.415
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.482
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$2.557
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.58
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$2.58
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.613
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.613
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.645
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.706
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$2.743
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.76
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.761
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$2.825
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$2.825
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.825
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.826
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$2.841
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$2.841
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$2.841
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.841
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.841
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$2.858
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$3.103
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$3.108
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.723

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 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
1.9 TB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Network
15 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
15 Gbps

aws details

API name
r8gd.8xlarge
Family
R8gd
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
29 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $1.521/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
10-15%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
61%

r8gd.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 r8gd.8xlarge
AWSr8gd.8xlarge32256 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$2.351–
AzureE32pds v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.872-20%
E32ps v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.475-37%
Google Cloudc4a-highmem-32-lssd32256 GiBGoogle Axion$2.256-4%
n4a-highmem-3232256 GiBGoogle Axion$1.617-31%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256g-1920sx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-34%
voc-m-32c-256gb-1600s-amdx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.753-25%

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.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r8gd.8xlarge cost?

r8gd.8xlarge costs $2.351 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,716 per month. Across 29 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.521 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $3.723 in South America (Sao Paulo).

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8gd.8xlarge have?

r8gd.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 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.8xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $1.521 per hour for Linux on demand, 35% less than US East (N. Virginia). r8gd.8xlarge is sold in 29 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r8gd.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32pds v6 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.872/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4a-highmem-32-lssd (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.256/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.543/hour in Frankfurt).