db.r6g.8xlargevsdb.r6gd.8xlarge
db.r6g.8xlarge is 35% cheaper than db.r6gd.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,093.49 a month.
| At a glance | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.284/hr35% less | $8.152/hr |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 | AWS Graviton2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Option | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge vs db.r6g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.284 | $8.152 | ▲ 54% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r6g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.284 vs $8.152 per hour
35% cheaperWhere db.r6gd.8xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
5 of 19 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 8 match | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 | AWS Graviton2 |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gigabit | 12 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Storage2 of 2 differ | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r6gd |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 83.2 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r6g.8xlarge | r6gd.8xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r6g.8xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r6gd.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.284 | $8.152 | ▲ 54% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $5.284 | $8.152 | ▲ 54% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.284 | $8.152 | ▲ 54% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $5.466 | $8.433 | ▲ 54% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $5.831 | $6.664 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $6.013 | $9.277 | ▲ 54% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $6.378 | $7.288 | ▲ 14% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $10.933 | $16.867 | ▲ 54% |
Keep exploring
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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.