r6gd.8xlarge
Memory optimized · r6gd series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 32
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $1.84
- Per month
- $1,346
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0576
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00720
Analysis
The r6gd.8xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the r6gd series with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $1,257 a month per instance: $1.20/hour against $2.92/hour, a 144% spread.
The newer r7gd.8xlarge on AWS Graviton3 is 18% dearer at $2.18/hour.
Within the same generation and size, the r6g.8xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $1.61/hour, 12% less ($168 a month). The other variants are the r6a.8xlarge at $1.81, the r6i.8xlarge at $2.02 and the r6id.8xlarge at $2.42.
At $1.84/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $1,346 a month, the r6gd.8xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy memory optimized capacity: only 10% of the 385 current memory optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0576.
It has local instance storage (1 x 1900 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 12 Gigabit.
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $1.16/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $0.7963/hour, 57% below on demand.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $1.84 | – | $1.16 | $0.7963 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $1.84 | – | $1.16 | $0.7963 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $1.84 | – | $1.16 | $0.7963 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $2.02 | – | $1.27 | $0.8737 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $2.92 | – | $1.84 | $1.26 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $2.05 | – | $1.29 | $0.8847 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $2.16 | – | $1.36 | $0.9345 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $2.21 | – | $1.39 | $0.9505 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $1.20 | – | $0.7534 | $0.5166 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $2.22 | – | $1.41 | $0.9677 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $2.22 | – | $1.41 | $0.9677 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $2.22 | – | $1.41 | $0.9677 |
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 r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.8xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.61 | -12% |
| r7g.8xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.71 | -7% |
| r5a.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.81 | -2% |
| r6a.8xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.81 | -2% |
| r8g.8xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 32 | 256 GiB | $1.89 | +2% |
| r5.8xlarge Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | 32 | 256 GiB | $2.02 | +9% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 32 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Network | 12 Gigabit |
r6gd sizes
| r6gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0576 |
| r6gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1152 |
| r6gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2304 |
| r6gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4608 |
| r6gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.9216 |
| r6gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.84 |
| r6gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.76 |
| r6gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.69 |