r8gd.48xlarge
Memory optimized · r8gd series · AWS Graviton4 Processor
- vCPU
- 192
- Memory
- 1536 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $14.11
- Per month
- $10,299
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0735
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00919
Analysis
The r8gd.48xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the r8gd series with 192 vCPUs and 1536 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton4 (up to 2.7 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the r8g.48xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $11.31/hour, 20% less ($2,042 a month). The other variants are the r8i.48xlarge at $13.34, the r8a.48xlarge at $15.34 and the r8id.48xlarge at $15.97.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $9,647 a month per instance: $9.12/hour against $22.34/hour, a 145% spread.
The newer r9gd.48xlarge on AWS Graviton5 is 9.0% dearer at $15.38/hour.
On demand it costs $14.11/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $10,299 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for memory optimized types at the 37th percentile per vCPU ($0.0735 per vCPU-hour) and the 53rd percentile per GiB ($0.00919 per GiB-hour).
It has local instance storage (6 x 1900 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 50 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 5 of 20 current types with 192 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6a.48xlarge on AMD EPYC 7R13 at $10.89/hour.
It is the largest of the 10 r8gd sizes. Dropping to the r8gd.24xlarge saves $5,149 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $14.11 | – | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $14.11 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $14.11 | – | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $15.48 | – | – | – | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $22.34 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $15.68 | – | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $16.56 | – | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $16.95 | – | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $9.12 | – | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $17.05 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $16.24 | – | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $17.05 | – | – | – |
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 r8gd.48xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6a.48xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $10.89 | -23% |
| r8g.48xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $11.31 | -20% |
| r9g.48xlarge AWS Graviton5 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $12.33 | -13% |
| r7i.48xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) | 192 | 1536 GiB | $12.70 | -10% |
| r8i.48xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 192 | 1536 GiB | $13.34 | -5% |
| r7a.48xlarge AMD EPYC 9R14 Processor | 192 | 1536 GiB | $14.61 | +4% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 192 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 1536 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| Clock | 2.7 GHz |
| Storage | 6 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Network | 50 Gigabit |
r8gd sizes
| r8gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0735 |
| r8gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1470 |
| r8gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2939 |
| r8gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5878 |
| r8gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.18 |
| r8gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.35 |
| r8gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.53 |
| r8gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.70 |
| r8gd.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $7.05 |
| r8gd.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $14.11 |