r8g.2xlargevsr8gd.2xlarge

r8g.2xlarge is 20% cheaper than r8gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $85.04 a month.

At a glancer8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4713/hr20% less$0.5878/hr
Lowest rate$0.1099/hr61% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2825/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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.

Optionr8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge vs r8g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4713$0.5878▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.109952% off$0.2825▲ 157%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.3118——
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.2138——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.341427% off$0.4265▲ 25%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.245949% off$0.302▲ 23%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r8g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4713 vs $0.5878 per hour
20% cheaper
Where r8gd.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchr8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchr8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 8 matchr8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage2 of 12 differr8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 475 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gbps
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 details1 of 10 differr8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge
Familyr8gr8gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r8g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr8g.2xlarger8gd.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.3303$0.3802▲ 15%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4713$0.5878▲ 25%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4713$0.5878▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4713$0.5878▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.4832$0.6038▲ 25%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.5012$0.6206▲ 24%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.5162$0.645▲ 25%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.5162$0.645▲ 25%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.5236$0.6614▲ 26%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.5271$0.6532▲ 24%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.5274$0.6532▲ 24%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.5522$0.6858▲ 24%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.5535$0.6899▲ 25%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.5535$0.6902▲ 25%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.5647$0.7062▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.5648$0.7103▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.5648$0.6765▲ 20%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.5648$0.7062▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.5685$0.7103▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.5685$0.7103▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.5685$0.7065▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.5685$0.7103▲ 25%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.5685$0.7103▲ 25%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.5685$0.7062▲ 24%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.6248$0.7145▲ 14%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.6254$0.7769▲ 24%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.6283$0.7757▲ 23%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.7499$0.9308▲ 24%

Keep exploring

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

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