cache.r6g.2xlargevscache.r6gd.2xlarge

cache.r6g.2xlarge is 47% cheaper than cache.r6gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $539.47 a month.

At a glancecache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.821/hr47% less$1.56/hr
Lowest rate$0.426/hr47% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.811/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 52.82 GiB8 vCPUs, 52.82 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.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge vs cache.r6g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.821$1.56▲ 90%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$0.56132% off$1.061▲ 89%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.42648% off$0.811▲ 90%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.r6g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.821 vs $1.56 per hour
47% cheaper
Where cache.r6gd.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 17 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchcache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchcache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)52.8252.82
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage1 of 1 differcache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
Instance details1 of 4 differcache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge
Familyr6gr6gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor12.812.8
Other1 of 1 differcache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlarge
Hardware Basisr6g.2xlarger6gd.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.r6g.2xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.r6g.2xlargecache.r6gd.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.821$1.56▲ 90%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.821$1.56▲ 90%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.821$1.56▲ 90%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.821$1.56▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.844$1.604▲ 90%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.869$1.651▲ 90%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.897$1.704▲ 90%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.916$1.74▲ 90%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.959$1.821▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.985$1.872▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.985$1.872▲ 90%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.985$1.872▲ 90%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.988$1.877▲ 90%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.642$3.12▲ 90%

Keep exploring

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

cache.r6g.2xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
cache.r6g.2xlarge 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.