db.t2.largevsdb.t3.large
db.t2.large and db.t3.large cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $0.145 per hour.
| At a glance | db.t2.large | db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.145/hr | $0.145/hr |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| CPU | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Option | db.t2.large | db.t3.large | db.t3.large vs db.t2.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.145 | $0.145 | Same |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 29% off$0.1034 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.t2.large leads
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higherWhere db.t3.large leads
Network peak5 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
4.9× higherSustained clock2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
9% higherSpecs
21 of 26 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute7 of 10 differ | db.t2.large | db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | – |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Family | – |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.3 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | 2.3 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel Turbo | – |
| Burstable | Yes | Yes |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.t2.large | db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| Networking2 of 3 differ | db.t2.large | db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Low to Moderate | – |
| Network baseline | 0.512 Gbps | 0.512 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.024 Gbps | 5 Gbps |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | db.t2.large | db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | – |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 695 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 2,780 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 86.875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 347.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 4,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 15,700 |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | db.t2.large | db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | t2 | t3 |
| Category | General purpose | – |
| Current generation | No | – |
| Normalization factor | – | 4 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.t2.large | db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | t2.large | t3.large |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.t2.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.t2.large | db.t3.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.145 | $0.145 | Same |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.145 | $0.145 | Same |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.145 | $0.145 | Same |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.156 | $0.156 | Same |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.16 | $0.16 | Same |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.164 | $0.164 | Same |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.164 | $0.164 | Same |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.168 | $0.168 | Same |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.174 | $0.17 | ▼ 2% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.174 | $0.17 | ▼ 2% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.212 | $0.212 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.302 | $0.302 | Same |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.