cache.r6g.12xlargevscache.r6gd.12xlarge

cache.r6g.12xlarge is 47% cheaper than cache.r6gd.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,236.09 a month.

At a glancecache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge
On-demand$4.925/hr47% less$9.358/hr
Lowest rate$2.554/hr48% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$4.866/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 317.77 GiB48 vCPUs, 317.77 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Redis, USD per hour.

Optioncache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge vs cache.r6g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.925$9.358▲ 90%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$3.36232% off$6.363▲ 89%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$2.55448% off$4.866▲ 91%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.r6g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.925 vs $9.358 per hour
47% cheaper
Where cache.r6gd.12xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 17 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchcache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchcache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)317.77317.77
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge
Network20 Gigabit20 Gigabit
Network baseline20 Gbps20 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps20 Gbps
Storage1 of 1 differcache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge
Local disks–2 × 1,425 GB SSD
Instance details2 of 4 differcache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge
Familyr6gr6gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9676.8
Other1 of 1 differcache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlarge
Hardware Basisr6g.12xlarger6gd.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.r6g.12xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.r6g.12xlargecache.r6gd.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.925$9.358▲ 90%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.925$9.358▲ 90%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.925$9.358▲ 90%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.925$9.358▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$5.062$9.618▲ 90%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.212$9.903▲ 90%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$5.381$10.224▲ 90%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.495$10.441▲ 90%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$5.767$10.958▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.906$11.221▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.906$11.221▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.906$11.221▲ 90%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.928$11.263▲ 90%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$9.85$18.715▲ 90%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

cache.r6g.12xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
cache.r6g.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6g family

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AWS ElastiCache Redis prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.