r8gd.largevsr8id.large
r8gd.large is 12% cheaper than r8id.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $14.09 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.large | r8id.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.147/hr12% less | $0.1663/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0492/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0385/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 16 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.large | r8id.large | r8id.large vs r8gd.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.147 | $0.1663 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 67% off$0.0492 | 77% off$0.0385 | ▼ 22% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.1066 | 27% off$0.1207 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.0755 | 49% off$0.0855 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r8gd.large leads
On-demand price$0.147 vs $0.1663 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores2 vs 1
2× higherWhere r8id.large leads
IPv4 addresses per interface20 vs 10
2× higherClock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherEBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps vs 630 Mbps
3% higherSpecs
16 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r8gd.large | r8id.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| 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.large | r8id.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 | 16 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | r8gd.large | r8id.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 0.937 Gbps | 0.937 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 3 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 | 20 |
| Storage3 of 12 differ | r8gd.large | r8id.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 118 NVMe SSD | 1 x 118 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 118 GB SSD | 1 × 118 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 630 Mbps | 650 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 78.75 MB/s | 81.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details4 of 10 differ | r8gd.large | r8id.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r8gd | r8id |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r8gd.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r8gd.large | r8id.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.095 | $0.1745 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.147 | $0.1663 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.147 | $0.1663 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.147 | $0.1663 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.1509 | $0.1708 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.1551 | $0.1756 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.1612 | $0.1825 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.1633 | $0.1848 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.1633 | $0.1848 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.1691 | $0.1914 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.1725 | $0.1952 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.1766 | $0.1998 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.1776 | $0.201 | ▲ 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.