r8g.2xlargevsr8gn.2xlarge

r8g.2xlarge is 35% cheaper than r8gn.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $187.90 a month.

At a glancer8g.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4713/hr35% less$0.7287/hr
Lowest rate$0.1099/hr60% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2723/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.2xlarger8gn.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge vs r8g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4713$0.7287▲ 55%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.109963% off$0.2723▲ 148%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.3118——
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.2138——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.341428% off$0.528▲ 55%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.245953% off$0.34▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r8g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4713 vs $0.7287 per hour
35% cheaper
Where r8gn.2xlarge leads
Network baseline25 Gbps vs 3.75 Gbps
6.7× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps vs 2,500 Mbps
2× higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4% higher

Specs

9 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differr8g.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.7 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchr8g.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking3 of 8 differr8g.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 50 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage4 of 11 differr8g.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00020,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differr8g.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge
Familyr8gr8gn
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.2xlarger8gn.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4713$0.7287▲ 55%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4713$0.7287▲ 55%

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