db.r6g.12xlargevsdb.r6gd.12xlarge

db.r6g.12xlarge is 35% cheaper than db.r6gd.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,140.97 a month.

At a glancedb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge
On-demand$7.926/hr35% less$12.229/hr
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge vs db.r6g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$7.926$12.229▲ 54%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$7.926 vs $12.229 per hour
35% cheaper
Where db.r6gd.12xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 19 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge
Network20 Gigabit20 Gigabit
Network baseline20 Gbps20 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps20 Gbps
Storage2 of 2 differdb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge
StorageEBS Only2 x 1425 NVMe SSD
Local disks–2 × 1,425 GB SSD
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge
Familyr6gr6gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor96124.8
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlarge
Hardware Basisr6g.12xlarger6gd.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6g.12xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$7.926$12.229▲ 54%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$7.926$12.229▲ 54%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$7.926$12.229▲ 54%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$8.20$12.65▲ 54%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$8.719$9.964▲ 14%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$8.746$9.996▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$9.016$13.909▲ 54%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$9.566$10.933▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$16.399$25.301▲ 54%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6g.12xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.