# R8GD Instance Family

## Info

### Description

The R8gd instance family, generally available since April 21, 2025, features AWS Graviton4 processors based on the Neoverse-V2 (aarch64) architecture. These memory-optimized instances come with up to 11.4 TB of local NVMe-based SSD storage and provide up to 50 Gbps of networking bandwidth. Built on the AWS Nitro System, they are well-suited for applications needing high-speed, low-latency local storage and offer Elastic Fabric Adapter (EFA) networking on larger sizes.

- **Processor:** AWS
- **Instance Types:** r8gd.medium, r8gd.large, r8gd.xlarge, r8gd.2xlarge, r8gd.4xlarge, r8gd.8xlarge, r8gd.12xlarge, r8gd.16xlarge, r8gd.24xlarge, r8gd.48xlarge, r8gd.metal-24xl, r8gd.metal-48xl
- **vCPUs:** Up to 192
- **Memory:** Up to 1536 GiB

## Available Regions

- af-south-1
- ap-east-1
- ap-east-2
- ap-northeast-1
- ap-northeast-2
- ap-northeast-3
- ap-south-1
- ap-southeast-1
- ap-southeast-2
- ap-southeast-3
- ap-southeast-4
- ap-southeast-5
- ca-central-1
- ca-west-1
- eu-central-1
- eu-central-2
- eu-north-1
- eu-south-1
- eu-south-2
- eu-west-1
- eu-west-2
- eu-west-3
- sa-east-1
- us-east-1
- us-east-2
- us-west-1
- us-west-2