n1-ultramem-80 as a GKE node
80 vCPU1922 GiBx86_64Google Cloud us-central1N1 Ultra Memory 80
Where the n1-ultramem-80 goes
Default GKE setup: GKE ≤ 1.36.
CPU79.53 of 80 vCPU left for your pods
Memory1,876.41 GiB of 1922 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
110max pods per node
$7,790.85on demand / month · $10.67/h
$4,438.77spot / month (varies)
n1-ultramem-80 GKE max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a n1-ultramem-80 run as a node with GKE ≤ 1.36? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 46385 MiB of memory and 270m CPU, leaving 1,876.70 GiB and 79.73 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a n1-ultramem-80 run as a node with GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS)? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 2250 MiB of memory and 270m CPU, leaving 1,919.80 GiB and 79.73 vCPU for pods.
- How many 500m / 1 GiB pods fit? 107 per node after DaemonSets; 1 nodes for 10 replicas, about $7,790.85/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on n1-ultramem-80
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKE ≤ 1.36 tiered memory reservation | 110 | 270m | 46285 Mi + 100 Mi | 79.73 | 1,876.70 GiB | 97.6% |
| GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS) 15 MiB × max pods + 500 MiB, CPU capped at 1 vCPU | 110 | 270m | 2150 Mi + 100 Mi | 79.73 | 1,919.80 GiB | 99.9% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one n1-ultramem-80
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) | GKE ≤ 1.36 | GKE 1.37+ (Container-Optimized OS) | $ per pod / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m / 128 Mi | 107 | 107 | $72.81 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 107 | 107 | $72.81 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $72.81 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $72.81 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 107 | 107 | $72.81 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 79 | 79 | $98.62 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 79 | 79 | $98.62 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 39 | 39 | $199.77 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 19 | 19 | $410.04 |
Similar GKE node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m1-ultramem-80 | 80 | 1922 | 79.73 | 1,876.70 GiB | 110 | $9,187.93 | $4.90 |
| m3-ultramem-64 | 64 | 1952 | 63.77 | 1,906.10 GiB | 110 | $8,893.15 | $4.67 |
| n1-megamem-96 | 96 | 1433.6 | 95.69 | 1,398.07 GiB | 110 | $6,649.44 | $4.76 |
| m1-megamem-96 | 96 | 1433.6 | 95.69 | 1,398.07 GiB | 110 | $7,776.08 | $5.56 |
| m3-megamem-128 | 128 | 1952 | 127.61 | 1,906.10 GiB | 110 | $10,519.01 | $5.52 |
| m4-megamem-112 | 112 | 1488 | 111.65 | 1,451.38 GiB | 110 | $6,458.56 | $4.45 |
| m4n-megamem-112 | 112 | 1488 | 111.65 | 1,451.38 GiB | 110 | $11,625.40 | $8.01 |
| m2-ultramem2x-96 | 96 | 1250 | 95.69 | 1,218.14 GiB | 110 | $8,014.56 | $6.58 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nd96isrh100v5 | 96 | 1900 | 94.94 | 1,894.97 GiB | 250 | $71,773.60 | $37.88 |
| m96s2v3 | 96 | 1946 | 94.94 | 1,940.97 GiB | 250 | $9,088.50 | $4.68 |
| m96ds2v3 | 96 | 1946 | 94.94 | 1,940.97 GiB | 250 | $9,657.90 | $4.98 |
| m96bds2v3 | 96 | 1946 | 94.94 | 1,940.97 GiB | 250 | $25,163.10 | $12.96 |
| x1e.16xlarge | 64 | 1952 | 63.77 | 1,949.14 GiB | 234 | $9,741.12 | $5.00 |
| x2iedn.16xlarge | 64 | 2048 | 63.77 | 2,039.74 GiB | 737 | $9,736.74 | $4.77 |