r6gd.2xlargevsr6id.2xlarge
r6gd.2xlarge is 24% cheaper than r6id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $105.12 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 glance | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.4608/hr24% less | $0.6048/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.1274/hr77% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.5659/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge vs r6gd.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.4608 | $0.6048 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 72% off$0.1274 | 6% off$0.5659 | ▲ 344% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.2903 | 37% off$0.3801 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.1991 | 57% off$0.2614 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.336 | 27% off$0.4388 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.2385 | 49% off$0.3107 | ▲ 30% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r6gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4608 vs $0.6048 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores8 vs 4
2× higherWhere r6id.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higherSpecs
21 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 2.5 Gbps | 3.125 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage7 of 12 differ | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 475 NVMe SSD | 1 x 474 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 474 GB SSD | 1 × 474 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,375 Mbps | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 296.875 MB/s | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6gd | r6id |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 | 16 |
| 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 | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r6gd.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r6gd.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.299 | $0.6344 | ▲ 112% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.4608 | $0.6048 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.4608 | $0.6048 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.4608 | $0.6048 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.512 | $0.672 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.512 | $0.672 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.5408 | $0.7098 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.552 | $0.7266 | ▲ 32% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.5536 | $0.7268 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.5536 | $0.7268 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.556 | $0.7308 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.556 | $0.696 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.556 | $0.7308 | ▲ 31% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.608 | $0.798 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.