r8gd.8xlargevsr8id.8xlarge
r8gd.8xlarge is 12% cheaper than r8id.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $226.08 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.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.351/hr12% less | $2.661/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.667/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.7813/hr53% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 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.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge vs r8gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.351 | $2.661 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 29% off$1.667 | 71% off$0.7813 | ▼ 53% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.706 | 27% off$1.931 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$1.208 | 49% off$1.367 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.351 vs $2.661 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores32 vs 16
2× higherWhere r8id.8xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface50 vs 30
67% higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherSpecs
13 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r8gd.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 16 |
| 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.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r8gd.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 15 Gigabit | 15000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 10 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 50 |
| StorageAll 12 match | r8gd.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 10000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r8gd.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8gd | r8id |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| 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.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8gd.8xlarge | r8id.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.521 | $2.791 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.351 | $2.661 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.351 | $2.661 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.351 | $2.661 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.415 | $2.733 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.482 | $2.809 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.58 | $2.92 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.613 | $2.957 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $2.613 | $2.957 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.706 | $3.062 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.76 | $3.123 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.825 | $3.197 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.841 | $3.216 | ▲ 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.