x2gd.2xlarge
Memory optimized · x2gd series · AWS Graviton2 Processor
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 128 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.6680
- Per month
- $488
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0835
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00522
Analysis
The x2gd.2xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the x2gd series with 8 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton2 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it very memory-heavy at 16 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Nothing else with 8 vCPUs and similar memory is cheaper: among 4 current same-shape types it has the lowest on-demand price.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Ireland saves $96.36 a month per instance: $0.6680/hour against $0.8000/hour, a 20% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, São Paulo, London, Frankfurt, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It is the cheapest of the 3 processor variants AWS sells at this size and generation. The x2iezn.2xlarge on Intel Xeon Platinum 8252 costs 150% more, and the x2iedn.2xlarge also sit above it.
On demand it costs $0.6680/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $488 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for memory optimized types at the 57th percentile per vCPU ($0.0835 per vCPU-hour) and the 1st percentile per GiB ($0.00522 per GiB-hour).
It has local instance storage (1 x 474 GB SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.6680 | – | $0.4117 | $0.2282 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.6680 | – | $0.4117 | $0.2282 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.6680 | – | $0.4117 | $0.2282 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.8000 | – | $0.4929 | $0.2732 |
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 x2gd.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| x8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 128 GiB | $0.7816 | +17% |
| x8i.2xlarge Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | 8 | 128 GiB | $0.8753 | +31% |
| f1.2xlarge Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | 8 | 122 GiB | $1.65 | +147% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 128 GiB (16.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 474 SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
x2gd sizes
| x2gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0835 |
| x2gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1670 |
| x2gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3340 |
| x2gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6680 |
| x2gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.34 |
| x2gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.67 |
| x2gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $4.01 |
| x2gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $5.34 |