m8gd.2xlargevsm8id.2xlarge

m8gd.2xlarge is 12% cheaper than m8id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $44.38 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 glancem8gd.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4613/hr12% less$0.5221/hr
Lowest rate$0.0949/hr47% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1802/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm8gd.2xlargem8id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge vs m8gd.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4613$0.5221▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.094965% off$0.1802▲ 90%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.337827% off$0.3823▲ 13%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.232250% off$0.2628▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m8gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4613 vs $0.5221 per hour
12% cheaper
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Where m8id.2xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higher

Specs

15 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differm8gd.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores84
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm8gd.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 8 differm8gd.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage2 of 12 differm8gd.2xlargem8id.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 10 GbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differm8gd.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
Familym8gdm8id
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m8gd.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm8gd.2xlargem8id.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.3067$0.5636▲ 84%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4613$0.5221▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4613$0.5221▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4613$0.5221▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.4893$0.5537▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.4899$0.5544▲ 13%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.5144$0.5821▲ 13%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.5144$0.5821▲ 13%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.5144$0.5821▲ 13%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.5348$0.6052▲ 13%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.5552$0.6283▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.5797$0.656▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.596$0.6745▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

m8gd.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m8gd family
m8gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare m8gd.2xlarge with

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m8id.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m8id family
m8id.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8id family

Compare m8id.2xlarge with

m8i.2xlarget3.2xlargec8id.2xlarger8id.2xlarget2.2xlargem6id.2xlarge

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