r8gd.48xlargevsr8id.48xlarge
r8gd.48xlarge is 12% cheaper than r8id.48xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,356.70 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.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $14.108/hr12% less | $15.967/hr |
| Lowest rate | $7.774/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $3.509/hr55% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 192 vCPUs, 1536 GiB | 192 vCPUs, 1536 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.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge vs r8gd.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $14.108 | $15.967 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 45% off$7.774 | 78% off$3.509 | ▼ 55% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$10.236 | 27% off$11.584 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$7.248 | 49% off$8.203 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8gd.48xlarge leads
On-demand price$14.108 vs $15.967 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores192 vs 96
2× higherWhere r8id.48xlarge leads
Max network interfaces24 vs 15
60% higherEBS baseline bandwidth60,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
50% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
22 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r8gd.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 192 | 192 |
| Physical cores | 192 | 96 |
| 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 | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r8gd.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1,536 | 1,536 |
| Networking5 of 8 differ | r8gd.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 24 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage7 of 12 differ | r8gd.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 6 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 3 x 3800 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 6 × 1,900 GB SSD | 3 × 3,800 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 60000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 60,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 7,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 128 | 128 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r8gd.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8gd | r8id |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 384 | 384 |
| 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.48xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8gd.48xlarge | r8id.48xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $9.124 | $16.748 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $14.108 | $15.967 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $14.108 | $15.967 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $14.108 | $15.967 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $14.49 | $16.399 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $14.893 | $16.854 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $15.479 | $17.519 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $15.677 | $17.741 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $15.677 | $17.741 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $16.235 | $18.374 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $16.558 | $18.739 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $16.95 | $19.183 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $17.048 | $19.293 | ▲ 13% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.