c8gd.8xlargevsr8gd.8xlarge

c8gd.8xlarge is 33% cheaper than r8gd.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $572.10 a month.

At a glancec8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarge
On-demand$1.568/hr33% less$2.351/hr
Lowest rate$0.463/hr72% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.667/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarge vs c8gd.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.568$2.351▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted70% off$0.46329% off$1.667▲ 260%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.13227% off$1.706▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.758449% off$1.208▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.568 vs $2.351 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r8gd.8xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 64
4× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)64256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarge
Network15 Gigabit15 Gigabit
Network baseline15 Gbps15 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 12 matchc8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarge
Storage1 x 1900 NVMe SSD1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 1,900 GB SSD1 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlarge
Familyc8gdr8gd
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gd.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gd.8xlarger8gd.8xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.9952$1.521▲ 53%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$1.555$2.415▲ 55%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.568$2.351▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.568$2.351▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.568$2.351▲ 50%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.698$2.482▲ 46%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.731$2.58▲ 49%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.78$2.613▲ 47%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.78$2.613▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.796$2.826▲ 57%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.813$2.825▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.829$2.841▲ 55%
EU (London)eu-west-2$1.878$2.76▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.992$2.841▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.058$2.706▲ 32%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$2.433$3.723▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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

c8gd.8xlargeCompute optimized, c8gd family
c8gd.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gd family

Compare c8gd.8xlarge with

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r8gd.8xlargeMemory optimized, r8gd family
r8gd.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gd family

Compare r8gd.8xlarge with

r8g.8xlargem8gd.8xlarger8id.8xlarger7gd.8xlarger9gd.8xlarge

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.