m6gd.2xlarge
General purpose · m6gd series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.3616
- Per month
- $264
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0452
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0113
Analysis
The m6gd.2xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m6gd series with 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $244 a month per instance: $0.2416/hour against $0.5760/hour, a 138% spread.
Within the same generation and size, the m6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.3080/hour, 15% less ($39.13 a month). The other variants are the m6a.2xlarge at $0.3456, the m6i.2xlarge at $0.3840 and the m6id.2xlarge at $0.4746.
The newer m7gd.2xlarge on AWS Graviton3 is 18% dearer at $0.4271/hour.
At $0.3616/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $264 a month, the m6gd.2xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 22% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0452.
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, 8 of 42 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.2688/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.3616 | – | $0.2278 | $0.1562 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.3616 | – | $0.2278 | $0.1562 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.3616 | – | $0.2278 | $0.1562 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.4032 | – | $0.2540 | $0.1742 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.5760 | – | $0.3490 | $0.2488 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.4032 | – | $0.2540 | $0.1742 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.4192 | – | $0.2641 | $0.1811 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.4360 | – | $0.2730 | $0.1901 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.2416 | – | $0.1522 | $0.1044 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.4520 | – | $0.2856 | $0.1944 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.4560 | – | $0.2856 | $0.1944 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.4680 | – | $0.2940 | $0.2030 |
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 m6gd.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.2688 | -26% |
| t3a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3008 | -17% |
| m6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3080 | -15% |
| m7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3264 | -10% |
| t3.2xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3328 | -8% |
| m5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3440 | -5% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 475 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
m6gd sizes
| m6gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0452 |
| m6gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0904 |
| m6gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1808 |
| m6gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3616 |
| m6gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7232 |
| m6gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.45 |
| m6gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.17 |
| m6gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $2.89 |