r6gd.metal
r6gd.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB memory (AWS Graviton2 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.686 per hour on demand ($2,691.07 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.322 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.77 per hour. It is sold in 23 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $2.392 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 | $2.392 | $0.4601 | $1.507 | $1.033 | $1.733 | $1.232 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.686 | $0.77 | $2.322 | $1.593 | $2.688 | $1.908 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.686 | $0.3686 | $2.322 | $1.593 | $2.682 | $1.889 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.686 | $0.6758 | $2.322 | $1.593 | $2.682 | $1.889 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.891 | $0.3891 | $2.451 | $1.681 | $2.852 | $2.022 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $4.045 | $0.4045 | $2.548 | $1.747 | $2.949 | $2.086 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.096 | $0.4096 | $2.58 | $1.77 | $3.002 | $2.151 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.096 | $1.017 | $2.58 | $1.77 | $3.006 | $2.153 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.16 | $0.416 | $2.621 | $1.797 | $3.058 | $2.177 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.326 | $0.4326 | $2.726 | $1.869 | $3.17 | $2.272 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.326 | $0.4326 | $2.726 | $1.869 | $3.138 | $2.257 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.416 | $0.775 | $2.789 | $1.901 | $3.226 | $2.316 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.429 | $0.4429 | $2.785 | $1.913 | $3.203 | $2.302 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.429 | – | $2.79 | $1.913 | $3.249 | $2.294 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.429 | – | $2.79 | $1.913 | $3.249 | $2.294 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.448 | $0.7749 | $2.822 | $1.935 | $3.259 | $2.35 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.448 | $1.50 | $2.822 | $1.935 | $3.225 | $2.316 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.448 | $0.6184 | $2.822 | $1.935 | $3.259 | $2.316 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.448 | $0.4448 | $2.822 | $1.935 | $3.225 | $2.316 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $4.454 | $0.4454 | $2.806 | $1.924 | $3.272 | $2.349 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $4.858 | $0.9148 | $3.067 | $2.091 | $3.548 | $2.547 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.864 | $0.6082 | $3.064 | $2.101 | $3.564 | $2.554 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $5.837 | $0.5837 | $3.677 | $2.522 | $4.266 | $3.034 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.686 | $2.322 | $1.593 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $3.798 | – | – |
| SUSE | $3.811 | $2.382 | $1.647 |
| RHEL | $4.378 | $3.014 | $2.284 |
| RHEL HA | $5.274 | $3.91 | $3.18 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| 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) | 512 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 18000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r6gd.metal |
| Family | r6gd |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| 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.