m8gd.8xlargevsr8gd.8xlarge
m8gd.8xlarge is 22% cheaper than r8gd.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $369.60 a month.
| At a glance | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.845/hr22% less | $2.351/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.5661/hr66% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.667/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge vs m8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.845 | $2.351 | ▲ 27% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 69% off$0.5661 | 29% off$1.667 | ▲ 194% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.351 | 27% off$1.706 | ▲ 26% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$0.9287 | 49% off$1.208 | ▲ 30% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m8gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.845 vs $2.351 per hour
22% cheaperWhere r8gd.8xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higherSpecs
4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 9 match | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 256 |
| NetworkingAll 8 match | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 15 Gigabit | 15 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| StorageAll 12 match | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 10000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m8gd | r8gd |
| Category | General purpose | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m8gd.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m8gd.8xlarge | r8gd.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.227 | $1.521 | ▲ 24% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.845 | $2.351 | ▲ 27% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.845 | $2.351 | ▲ 27% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.845 | $2.351 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.957 | $2.415 | ▲ 23% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.96 | $2.482 | ▲ 27% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.058 | $2.58 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.058 | $2.613 | ▲ 27% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $2.058 | $2.613 | ▲ 27% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.139 | $2.76 | ▲ 29% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.155 | $2.761 | ▲ 28% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.172 | $2.645 | ▲ 22% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.221 | $2.825 | ▲ 27% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.302 | $2.841 | ▲ 23% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $2.319 | $2.841 | ▲ 23% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.319 | $2.706 | ▲ 17% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $2.336 | $2.825 | ▲ 21% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.336 | $2.825 | ▲ 21% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.384 | $2.841 | ▲ 19% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $2.939 | $3.723 | ▲ 27% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.