Instances AWS RDS db.r6gd.8xlarge db.r6gd.8xlarge
db.r6gd.8xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (AWS Graviton2). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.114 per hour on demand ($3,003.22 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.168 per hour, 23% less. It is sold in 28 regions.
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia) Option On-demand /hr 1-yr reserved /hr 3-yr reserved /hr PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $4.114 $3.168 – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $8.229 $6.336 – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $11.558 – – MariaDB · Single-AZ $4.114 $3.168 – MySQL · Single-AZ $4.114 $3.168 – Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $4.992 $3.844 – Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $6.49 – – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $8.229 $6.336 – MySQL · Multi-AZ $8.229 $6.336 – MySQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $11.558 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 32 Physical cores 32 Threads per core 1 Architecture arm64 Processor AWS Graviton2 CPU maker AWS Sustained clock 2.5 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 256
Networking Value Network 10 Gbps Network baseline 12 Gbps Network peak 12 Gbps
Storage Value Storage 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD Local disks 1 × 1,900 GB SSD EBS baseline bandwidth 9,500 Mbps EBS max bandwidth 9,500 Mbps EBS baseline throughput 1,187.5 MB/s EBS max throughput 1,187.5 MB/s EBS baseline IOPS 40,000 EBS max IOPS 40,000
Instance details Value Instance type db.r6gd.8xlarge Family r6gd Category Memory optimized Current generation Yes Normalization factor 128
Other Value Hardware Basis r6gd.8xlarge
With or without local disk and networking
Compute and memory optimized
Other processors
Other generations
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .