r9gd.metal-48xl as an EKS node
192 vCPU1536 GiBarm64AWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS us-east-1R9GD Metal-48xl
Where the r9gd.metal-48xl goes
Default EKS setup: EKS, prefix delegation.
CPU191.25 of 192 vCPU left for your pods
Memory1,532.67 GiB of 1536 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
250max pods per node
$11,225.41on demand / month · $15.38/h
$4,085.23spot / month (varies)
r9gd.metal-48xl EKS max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a r9gd.metal-48xl run as a node with EKS, prefix delegation? Up to 250; kubelet keeps 3105 MiB of memory and 550m CPU, leaving 1,532.97 GiB and 191.45 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 247 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $11,225.41/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on r9gd.metal-48xl
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EKS, prefix delegation ENABLE_PREFIX_DELEGATION=true | 250 | 550m | 3005 Mi + 100 Mi | 191.45 | 1,532.97 GiB | 99.8% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. How many subnet IPs a r9gd.metal-48xl takes with the VPC CNI: EKS max pods and IP calculator. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one r9gd.metal-48xl
Assumes DaemonSets (CNI, kube-proxy, log and metrics agents) request 200m CPU, 300 Mi and 3 pods per node. Try your own numbers in the node calculator.
| Pod requests (CPU / memory) | EKS, prefix delegation | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 247 | $45.45 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 247 | $45.45 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 247 | $45.45 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 247 | $45.45 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 247 | $45.45 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 191 | $58.77 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 191 | $58.77 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 95 | $118.16 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 47 | $238.84 |
Similar EKS node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6a.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,527.74 GiB | 737 | $7,947.07 | $5.20 |
| r6a.metal | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,527.74 GiB | 737 | $7,947.07 | $5.20 |
| r8g.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,527.74 GiB | 737 | $8,256.83 | $5.40 |
| r8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,527.74 GiB | 737 | $8,256.83 | $5.40 |
| r9g.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,532.97 GiB | 250 | $8,999.67 | $5.87 |
| r9g.metal-48xl | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,532.97 GiB | 250 | $8,999.67 | $5.87 |
| r7i.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,527.74 GiB | 737 | $9,271.58 | $6.07 |
| r7i.metal-48xl | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,527.74 GiB | 737 | $9,271.58 | $6.07 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c3-highmem-192-metal | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,498.42 GiB | 110 | $9,272.14 | $6.19 |
| e192sv7 | 192 | 1536 | 189.98 | 1,530.97 GiB | 250 | $12,169.83 | $7.95 |
| e192dsv7 | 192 | 1536 | 189.98 | 1,530.97 GiB | 250 | $14,569.34 | $9.52 |
| z3-highmem-192-highlssd-metal | 192 | 1536 | 191.45 | 1,498.42 GiB | 110 | $20,181.83 | $13.47 |
| c4d-highmem-192 | 192 | 1512 | 191.45 | 1,474.90 GiB | 110 | $8,726.52 | $5.92 |
| c4d-highmem-192-lssd | 192 | 1512 | 191.45 | 1,474.90 GiB | 110 | $9,686.52 | $6.57 |