r6gd.8xlarge
r6gd.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (AWS Graviton2 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $1.843 per hour on demand ($1,345.54 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.161 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5705 per hour. It is sold in 23 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.196 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $1.196 | $0.4056 | $0.7534 | $0.5166 | $0.8663 | $0.6161 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $1.843 | $0.5705 | $1.161 | $0.7963 | $1.344 | $0.9539 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $1.843 | $0.2443 | $1.161 | $0.7963 | $1.341 | $0.9446 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $1.843 | $0.6271 | $1.161 | $0.7963 | $1.341 | $0.9446 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $1.946 | $0.226 | $1.226 | $0.8405 | $1.426 | $1.011 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.022 | $0.2687 | $1.274 | $0.8737 | $1.474 | $1.043 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.048 | $0.2228 | $1.29 | $0.8847 | $1.501 | $1.075 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.048 | $0.9819 | $1.29 | $0.8847 | $1.503 | $1.077 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.08 | $0.5578 | $1.31 | $0.8986 | $1.529 | $1.089 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.163 | $0.7219 | $1.363 | $0.9345 | $1.585 | $1.136 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.163 | $0.9265 | $1.363 | $0.9345 | $1.569 | $1.129 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.208 | $0.7812 | $1.394 | $0.9505 | $1.613 | $1.158 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.214 | $0.6944 | $1.393 | $0.9566 | $1.601 | $1.151 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.214 | – | $1.395 | $0.9566 | $1.624 | $1.147 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.214 | – | $1.395 | $0.9566 | $1.624 | $1.147 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.224 | $0.7321 | $1.411 | $0.9677 | $1.629 | $1.175 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.224 | $0.894 | $1.411 | $0.9677 | $1.613 | $1.158 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.224 | $0.7264 | $1.411 | $0.9677 | $1.629 | $1.158 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.224 | $0.2224 | $1.411 | $0.9677 | $1.613 | $1.158 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.227 | $0.6027 | $1.403 | $0.9622 | $1.636 | $1.175 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.429 | $0.4425 | $1.534 | $1.046 | $1.774 | $1.274 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.432 | $0.471 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.782 | $1.277 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $2.918 | $0.6618 | $1.839 | $1.261 | $2.133 | $1.517 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.843 | $1.161 | $0.7963 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $1.899 | – | – |
| SUSE | $1.968 | $1.221 | $0.8503 |
| RHEL | $2.189 | $1.507 | $1.142 |
| RHEL HA | $2.637 | $1.955 | $1.59 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 9000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r6gd.8xlarge |
| Family | r6gd |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other r6gd sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r6gd.medium | 1 | 8 | $0.0576 |
| r6gd.large | 2 | 16 | $0.1152 |
| r6gd.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.2304 |
| r6gd.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.4608 |
| r6gd.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $0.9216 |
| r6gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.843 |
| r6gd.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $2.765 |
| r6gd.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.686 |
| r6gd.metal | 64 | 512 | $3.686 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.