r7gd.16xlargevsr8gd.16xlarge
r7gd.16xlarge is 7% cheaper than r8gd.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $254.11 a month.
| At a glance | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.355/hr7% less | $4.703/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.851/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $2.106/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 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 | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge vs r7gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.355 | $4.703 | ▲ 8% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 58% off$1.851 | 55% off$2.106 | ▲ 14% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$2.737 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.882 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$3.159 | 27% off$3.412 | ▲ 8% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$2.237 | 49% off$2.416 | ▲ 8% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r7gd.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.355 vs $4.703 per hour
7% cheaperWhere r8gd.16xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes48 vs 25
92% higherClock speed2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
8% higherSpecs
6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 9 differ | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.6 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 512 | 512 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gigabit | 30 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps | 30 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage1 of 12 differ | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 20000 Mbps | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 25 | 48 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r7gd | r8gd |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 128 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r7gd.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r7gd.16xlarge | r8gd.16xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $2.816 | $3.041 | ▲ 8% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.355 | $4.703 | ▲ 8% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $4.355 | $4.703 | ▲ 8% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.355 | $4.703 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $4.472 | $4.83 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $4.596 | $4.965 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $4.735 | $5.114 | ▲ 8% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $4.778 | $5.16 | ▲ 8% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $4.778 | $5.16 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $4.838 | $5.226 | ▲ 8% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $4.838 | $5.226 | ▲ 8% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $4.899 | $5.291 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $5.011 | $5.412 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $5.08 | $5.487 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $5.11 | $5.519 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $5.112 | $5.521 | ▲ 8% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $5.231 | $5.65 | ▲ 8% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $5.231 | $5.65 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $5.233 | $5.652 | ▲ 8% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $5.233 | $5.65 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $5.261 | $5.683 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $5.261 | $5.683 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $5.262 | $5.683 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $5.262 | $5.683 | ▲ 8% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $5.292 | $5.716 | ▲ 8% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $5.746 | $6.205 | ▲ 8% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $5.755 | $6.215 | ▲ 8% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $6.895 | $7.446 | ▲ 8% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.