c6gd.2xlarge
Compute optimized · c6gd series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.3072
- Per month
- $224
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0384
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0192
Analysis
The c6gd.2xlarge is a compute optimized instance in the c6gd series with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it compute-heavy at 2 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $204 a month per instance: $0.1960/hour against $0.4760/hour, a 143% spread.
The newer c7gd.2xlarge on AWS Graviton3 is 18% dearer at $0.3629/hour.
Within the same generation and size, the c6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.2720/hour, 11% less ($25.70 a month). The other variants are the c6a.2xlarge at $0.3060, the c6i.2xlarge at $0.3400 and the c6gn.2xlarge at $0.3456.
At $0.3072/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $224 a month, the c6gd.2xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy compute optimized capacity: only 11% of the 291 current compute optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0384.
It has local instance storage (1 x 475 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 3 of 31 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the c7g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton3 at $0.2900/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.3072 | – | $0.1935 | $0.1327 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.3072 | – | $0.1935 | $0.1327 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.3072 | – | $0.1935 | $0.1327 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.3392 | – | $0.2137 | $0.1419 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.4760 | – | $0.3024 | $0.2074 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.3488 | – | $0.2197 | $0.1507 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.3680 | – | $0.2318 | $0.1590 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.3560 | – | $0.2226 | $0.1555 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.1960 | – | $0.1235 | $0.0847 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.3600 | – | $0.2268 | $0.1555 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.4040 | – | $0.2520 | $0.1728 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.3920 | – | $0.2478 | $0.1685 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs c6gd.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| c6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.2720 | -11% |
| c7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.2900 | -6% |
| c6a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3060 | -0% |
| c5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R32 | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3080 | +0% |
| c8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3190 | +4% |
| c7i-flex.2xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) | 8 | 16 GiB | $0.3392 | +10% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (2.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 475 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
c6gd sizes
| c6gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0384 |
| c6gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0768 |
| c6gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1536 |
| c6gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3072 |
| c6gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.6144 |
| c6gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.23 |
| c6gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $1.84 |
| c6gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.46 |