n4d-highmem-80 as a GKE node
80 vCPU640 GiBx86_64Google Cloud us-central1N4D High Memory 80
Where the n4d-highmem-80 goes
Default GKE setup: GKE ≤ 1.36.
CPU79.53 of 80 vCPU left for your pods
Memory620.05 GiB of 640 GiB left for your pods
your podsDaemonSets (200m, 300 MiB assumed)kubelet reservedeviction
110max pods per node
$3,246.46on demand / month · $4.45/h
$1,946.94spot / month (varies)
n4d-highmem-80 GKE max pods and allocatable memory — quick answers
- How many pods can a n4d-highmem-80 run as a node with GKE ≤ 1.36? Up to 110; kubelet keeps 20129 MiB of memory and 270m CPU, leaving 620.34 GiB and 79.73 vCPU for pods.
- How many pods can a n4d-highmem-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 637.80 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 $3,246.46/month on demand.
What kubelet reserves on n4d-highmem-80
| Setup | Max pods | kube-reserved CPU | Memory reserved + eviction | Allocatable CPU | Allocatable memory | Memory usable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GKE ≤ 1.36 tiered memory reservation | 110 | 270m | 20029 Mi + 100 Mi | 79.73 | 620.34 GiB | 96.9% |
| 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 | 637.80 GiB | 99.7% |
How these numbers are computed: reservation formulas. Check a live node with kubectl describe node → Allocatable.
How many pods fit on one n4d-highmem-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 | $30.34 |
| 250m / 256 Mi | 107 | 107 | $30.34 |
| 250m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $30.34 |
| 500m / 512 Mi | 107 | 107 | $30.34 |
| 500m / 1024 Mi | 107 | 107 | $30.34 |
| 1000m / 1024 Mi | 79 | 79 | $41.09 |
| 1000m / 2048 Mi | 79 | 79 | $41.09 |
| 2000m / 4096 Mi | 39 | 39 | $83.24 |
| 4000m / 8192 Mi | 19 | 19 | $170.87 |
Similar GKE node types
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n2d-highmem-80 | 80 | 640 | 79.73 | 620.34 GiB | 110 | $3,328.22 | $5.37 |
| n4-highmem-80 | 80 | 640 | 79.73 | 620.34 GiB | 110 | $3,475.38 | $5.60 |
| n2-highmem-80 | 80 | 640 | 79.73 | 620.34 GiB | 110 | $3,825.61 | $6.17 |
| c3-highmem-88 | 88 | 704 | 87.71 | 683.06 GiB | 110 | $4,249.73 | $6.22 |
| z3-highmem-88-standardlssd | 88 | 704 | 87.71 | 683.06 GiB | 110 | $8,050.01 | $11.79 |
| z3-highmem-88 | 88 | 704 | 87.71 | 683.06 GiB | 110 | $9,490.01 | $13.89 |
| z3-highmem-88-highlssd | 88 | 704 | 87.71 | 683.06 GiB | 110 | $9,490.01 | $13.89 |
| n1-highmem-96 | 96 | 624 | 95.69 | 604.66 GiB | 110 | $4,145.34 | $6.86 |
Closest match on other clouds
| Type | vCPU | GiB | Alloc CPU | Alloc memory | Max pods | $/month | $ per alloc GiB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| l80asv3 | 80 | 640 | 79.10 | 634.97 GiB | 250 | $4,555.20 | $7.17 |
| l80asv4 | 80 | 640 | 79.10 | 634.97 GiB | 250 | $5,022.40 | $7.91 |
| l80sv3 | 80 | 640 | 79.10 | 634.97 GiB | 250 | $5,080.80 | $8.00 |
| l80sv4 | 80 | 640 | 79.10 | 634.97 GiB | 250 | $5,080.80 | $8.00 |
| f80amsv7 | 80 | 640 | 79.10 | 634.97 GiB | 250 | $5,226.80 | $8.23 |
| f80amdsv7 | 80 | 640 | 79.10 | 634.97 GiB | 250 | $6,367.06 | $10.03 |