m8gd.16xlargevsr8gd.16xlarge

m8gd.16xlarge is 22% cheaper than r8gd.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $739.13 a month.

At a glancem8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarge
On-demand$3.69/hr22% less$4.703/hr
Lowest rate$1.141/hr46% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.106/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.

Optionm8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarge vs m8gd.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.69$4.703▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted69% off$1.14155% off$2.106▲ 85%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$2.70227% off$3.412▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$1.85749% off$2.416▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gd.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.69 vs $4.703 per hour
22% cheaper
Where r8gd.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchm8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
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 differm8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)256512
NetworkingAll 8 matchm8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarge
Network30 Gigabit30 Gigabit
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 12 matchm8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarge
Storage2 x 1900 NVMe SSD2 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks2 × 1,900 GB SSD2 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput20000 Mbps20000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details2 of 10 differm8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlarge
Familym8gdr8gd
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8gd.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gd.16xlarger8gd.16xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.454$3.041▲ 24%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.69$4.703▲ 27%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.69$4.703▲ 27%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.69$4.703▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$3.914$4.83▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.919$4.965▲ 27%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.115$5.16▲ 25%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.115$5.226▲ 27%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.115$5.226▲ 27%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.278$5.519▲ 29%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.311$5.521▲ 28%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.344$5.291▲ 22%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.442$5.65▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.605$5.683▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$4.637$5.683▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.637$5.412▲ 17%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.672$5.65▲ 21%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.672$5.65▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.768$5.683▲ 19%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.878$7.446▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

m8gd.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gd family
m8gd.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare m8gd.16xlarge with

m8g.16xlargec8gd.16xlargem8id.16xlargem7gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge
r8gd.16xlargeMemory optimized, r8gd family
r8gd.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8gd family

Compare r8gd.16xlarge with

r8g.16xlargec8gd.16xlarger8id.16xlarger7gd.16xlarger9gd.16xlarge

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