db.r6idn.8xlarge

db.r6idn.8xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $6.203 per hour on demand ($4,528.19 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.776 per hour, 23% less. It is sold in 5 regions.

Prices by region

USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demand1-yr reserved
US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1$6.203$4.776
US East (Ohio) us-east-2$6.203$4.776
US West (Oregon) us-west-2$6.203$4.776
EU (Ireland) eu-west-1$6.914–
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1$7.50$5.775

Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)

OptionOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single-AZ$6.203$4.776–
PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ$12.405$9.552–
PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys)$18.608––
Db2 Advanced · Single-AZ$6.203$4.776–
Db2 Advanced BYOL · Single-AZ$6.203$4.776–
MariaDB · Single-AZ$6.203$4.776–
MySQL · Single-AZ$6.203$4.776–
Db2 Advanced · Multi-AZ$12.405$9.552–
Db2 Advanced BYOL · Multi-AZ$12.405$9.552–
MariaDB · Multi-AZ$12.405$9.552–
MySQL · Multi-AZ$12.405$9.552–
MySQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys)$18.608––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs32
Physical cores16
Threads per core2
CPU makerIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz
BurstableNo
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)256
NetworkingValue
Network baseline50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps
StorageValue
Local disks1 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth25,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,125 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS100,000
EBS max IOPS100,000
Instance detailsValue
Instance typedb.r6idn.8xlarge
Familyr6idn
Normalization factor64
OtherValue
Hardware Basisr6idn.8xlarge

Compare db.r6idn.8xlarge

With or without local disk and networking

Compute and memory optimized

Other r6idn sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
db.r6idn.large216$0.388
db.r6idn.xlarge432$0.775
db.r6idn.2xlarge864$1.551
db.r6idn.4xlarge16128$3.101
db.r6idn.8xlarge32256$6.203
db.r6idn.12xlarge48384$9.304
db.r6idn.16xlarge64512$12.405
db.r6idn.24xlarge96768$18.608
db.r6idn.32xlarge1281024$24.81

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes.