db.x2g.8xlargevsdb.x2gd.8xlarge

db.x2g.8xlarge is 26% cheaper than db.x2gd.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,236.28 a month.

At a glancedb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge
On-demand$8.755/hr26% less$11.818/hr
Size32 vCPUs, 512 GiB32 vCPUs, 512 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.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge vs db.x2g.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$8.755$11.818▲ 35%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.x2g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$8.755 vs $11.818 per hour
26% cheaper
Where db.x2gd.8xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

11 of 19 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 8 differdb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores–32
Threads per core–1
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
CPU maker–AWS
Sustained clock–2.5 GHz
Burstable–No
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking2 of 3 differdb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge
Network12 Gigabit12 Gigabit
Network baseline–12 Gbps
Network peak–12 Gbps
Storage1 of 2 differdb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge
Storage1 x 1900 NVMe SSD1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 1,900 GB SSD
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge
Familyx2gx2gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6483.2
Other1 of 1 differdb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlarge
Hardware Basis–x2gd.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.x2g.8xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.x2g.8xlargedb.x2gd.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$8.755$11.818▲ 35%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$8.755$11.818▲ 35%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$8.755$11.818▲ 35%

Keep exploring

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

db.x2g.8xlargeMemory optimized, x2g family
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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.