r8gd.2xlarge

    $0.5878/hr

    ~$429.12/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The r8gd.2xlarge is a Memory optimized instance with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory with up to 3.75 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.588 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.4265/hr
    ~$311.34/mo
    Save 27%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.3020/hr
    ~$220.46/mo
    Save 49%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.3694/hr
    ~$269.69/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2540/hr
    ~$185.44/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1d
    $0.3232/hr
    ~$235.94/mo
    Save 54% vs On-Demand
    10-15%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.1952
    Avg
    $0.3202
    Max
    $0.4432
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1d$0.3232/hr
    us-east-1a$0.4432/hr
    us-east-1d$0.1982/hr
    us-east-1a$0.3182/hr
    us-east-1f$0.3662/hr
    us-east-1c$0.2024/hr
    us-east-1c$0.3274/hr
    us-east-1c$0.3176/hr
    us-east-1a$0.4334/hr
    us-east-1f$0.3564/hr
    us-east-1d$0.3134/hr
    us-east-1f$0.2412/hr
    us-east-1b$0.3616/hr
    us-east-1b$0.3714/hr
    us-east-1b$0.2464/hr

    r8gd Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large216
    xlarge432
    2xlarge864
    4xlarge16128
    8xlarge32256
    12xlarge48384
    16xlarge64512
    24xlarge96768
    metal-24xl96768
    48xlarge1921536
    metal-48xl1921536
    medium18

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for r8gd.2xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerAWS
    Clock Speed2.8 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.8 GHz
    Architecturearm64
    vCPUs8
    Memory64 GiB
    Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 15 Gigabit
    Bandwidth3.75 Gbps
    Max Interfaces4
    IPv4 per Interface15
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    Instance Storage474 GB
    Storage Typessd
    NVMe Drive
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps (1250.00 MB/s)
    Max IOPS40,000
    Baseline Bandwidth2500 Mbps (312.50 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS12,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyR8GD
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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