R8GD Memory Optimized

High memory-to-vCPU ratio for memory-intensive applications.

Name:rMemory Optimizedr = Memory OptimizedHigh memory-to-vCPU ratio designed for memory-intensive applications such as databases, distributed caches, and in-memory analytics.88th Generation8 = 8th GenerationAWS 8th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton4 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.

Common use cases

  • In-memory databases
  • Real-time big data analytics
  • High-performance caching

Instance types (10)

With a 3-year Compute Savings Plan (No Upfront), r8gd sizes on Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1) cost 49% less than the on-demand rate. Each size's page has the rates in every region. How Savings Plans are applied.

InstancevCPUMemoryArchitectureFrom (Linux, $/hr)
r8gd.medium18 GBarm64$0.0475
r8gd.large216 GBarm64$0.0950
r8gd.xlarge432 GBarm64$0.1901
r8gd.2xlarge864 GBarm64$0.3802
r8gd.4xlarge16128 GBarm64$0.7603
r8gd.8xlarge32256 GBarm64$1.5206
r8gd.12xlarge48384 GBarm64$2.2810
r8gd.16xlarge64512 GBarm64$3.0413
r8gd.24xlarge96768 GBarm64$4.5619
r8gd.48xlarge1921,536 GBarm64$9.1238