c6gd.2xlargevsc6id.2xlarge

c6gd.2xlarge is 24% cheaper than c6id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $70.08 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancec6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3072/hr24% less$0.4032/hr
Lowest rate$0.0307/hr92% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3773/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlargec6id.2xlarge vs c6gd.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3072$0.4032▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted90% off$0.03076% off$0.3773▲ 1129%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.193537% off$0.2541▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.132758% off$0.1685▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.225128% off$0.2911▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.148652% off$0.1951▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3072 vs $0.4032 per hour
24% cheaper
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Where c6id.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

20 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differc6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores84
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differc6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 12 differc6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlarge
Storage1 x 475 NVMe SSD1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 4500 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput296.875 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details2 of 10 differc6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlarge
Familyc6gdc6id
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6gd.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6gd.2xlargec6id.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3072$0.4032▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3072$0.4032▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3072$0.4032▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3392$0.4452▲ 31%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3488$0.4578▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.352$0.462▲ 31%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.356$0.4662▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.36$0.4704▲ 31%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.368$0.483▲ 31%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.368$0.483▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.3712$0.4872▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.392$0.5124▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.404$0.5292▲ 31%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.476$0.6258▲ 31%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c6gd.2xlargeCompute optimized, c6gd family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.