m8gd.2xlarge
General purpose · m8gd series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 32 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.4613
- Per month
- $337
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0577
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0144
Analysis
The m8gd.2xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m8gd series with 8 vCPUs and 32 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.2xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.3590/hour, 22% less ($74.64 a month). The other variants are the m8i-flex.2xlarge at $0.4022, the m8i.2xlarge at $0.4234 and the m8a.2xlarge at $0.4869.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $312 a month per instance: $0.3067/hour against $0.7348/hour, a 140% spread.
Compared with the previous generation, it costs 8.0% more than the m7gd.2xlarge on AWS Graviton3 ($24.95 more a month per instance), in exchange for the newer processor. The newer m9gd.2xlarge on AWS Graviton5 is 9.0% dearer at $0.5028/hour.
It has local instance storage (1 x 475 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 15 Gigabit.
On demand it costs $0.4613/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $337 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 52nd percentile per vCPU ($0.0577 per vCPU-hour) and the 52nd percentile per GiB ($0.0144 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 21 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 | $0.4613 | – | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.4613 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.4613 | – | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.5144 | – | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.7348 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.5144 | – | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.5348 | – | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.5552 | – | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.3067 | – | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.5756 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.5797 | – | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.5960 | – | – | – |
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.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.2688 | -42% |
| t3a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3008 | -35% |
| m6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3080 | -33% |
| m7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3264 | -29% |
| t3.2xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3328 | -28% |
| m5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 32 GiB | $0.3440 | -25% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 32 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 475 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 15 Gigabit |
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 |