m8gd.12xlarge
General purpose · m8gd series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 48
- Memory
- 192 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $2.77
- Per month
- $2,020
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0577
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0144
Analysis
The m8gd.12xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m8gd series with 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton4 (up to 2.7 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m8g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $2.15/hour, 22% less ($448 a month). The other variants are the m8i-flex.12xlarge at $2.41, the m8i.12xlarge at $2.54 and the m8a.12xlarge at $2.92.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $1,875 a month per instance: $1.84/hour against $4.41/hour, a 140% spread.
Compared with the previous generation, it costs 8.0% more than the m7gd.12xlarge on AWS Graviton3 ($150 more a month per instance), in exchange for the newer processor. The newer m9gd.12xlarge on AWS Graviton5 is 9.0% dearer at $3.02/hour.
It has local instance storage (3 x 950 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 22500 Megabit.
On demand it costs $2.77/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $2,020 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 50th percentile per vCPU ($0.0577 per vCPU-hour) and the 50th percentile per GiB ($0.0144 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 16 of 36 current types with 48 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the m6g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $1.85/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $2.77 | – | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $2.77 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $2.77 | – | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $3.09 | – | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $4.41 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $3.09 | – | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $3.21 | – | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $3.33 | – | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.84 | – | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $3.45 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $3.48 | – | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $3.58 | – | – | – |
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 m8gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $1.85 | -33% |
| m7g.12xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $1.96 | -29% |
| m5a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.06 | -25% |
| m6a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.07 | -25% |
| m8g.12xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.15 | -22% |
| m6gd.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.17 | -22% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 48 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 192 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Storage | 3 x 950 NVMe SSD |
| Network | 22500 Megabit |
m8gd sizes
| m8gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0577 |
| m8gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1153 |
| m8gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2306 |
| m8gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4613 |
| m8gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.9226 |
| m8gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.85 |
| m8gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.77 |
| m8gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.69 |
| m8gd.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $5.54 |
| m8gd.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $11.07 |