r8gd.24xlargevsr8id.24xlarge
r8gd.24xlarge is 12% cheaper than r8id.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $678.39 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 | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $7.054/hr12% less | $7.983/hr |
| Lowest rate | $2.036/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $2.002/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| 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 | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge vs r8gd.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $7.054 | $7.983 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 71% off$2.036 | 75% off$2.002 | ▼ 2% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$5.118 | 27% off$5.792 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$3.624 | 49% off$4.101 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8gd.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$7.054 vs $7.983 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores96 vs 48
2× higherWhere r8id.24xlarge leads
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherSpecs
16 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 768 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 40 Gigabit | 40000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Network peak | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage2 of 12 differ | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 3 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 2 x 2850 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 3 × 1,900 GB SSD | 2 × 2,850 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 30000 Mbps | 30000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 64 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8gd | r8id |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| 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 | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8gd.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8gd.24xlarge | r8id.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $4.562 | $8.374 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $7.054 | $7.983 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $7.054 | $7.983 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $7.054 | $7.983 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $7.245 | $8.199 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $7.447 | $8.427 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $7.739 | $8.759 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $7.838 | $8.87 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $7.838 | $8.87 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $8.118 | $9.187 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $8.279 | $9.37 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $8.475 | $9.591 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $8.524 | $9.647 | ▲ 13% |
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.