db.r8g.12xlarge
db.r8g.12xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $5.736 per hour on demand ($4,187.28 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.843 per hour, 33% less. It is sold in 27 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $5.736 | $3.843 | $2.696 | $4.589 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $5.736 | $3.843 | $2.696 | $4.589 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $5.736 | $3.843 | $2.696 | $4.589 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $5.856 | $3.924 | $2.752 | $4.685 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $5.88 | $3.94 | $2.764 | $4.704 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $6.024 | $4.036 | $2.831 | $4.819 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $6.197 | $4.152 | $2.913 | $4.958 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $6.432 | $4.309 | $3.023 | $5.146 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $6.432 | $4.309 | $3.023 | $5.146 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $6.432 | $4.309 | $3.023 | $5.146 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $6.528 | $4.374 | $3.068 | $5.222 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $6.528 | $4.374 | $3.068 | $5.222 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $6.73 | $4.509 | $3.163 | $5.384 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $6.732 | $4.51 | $3.164 | $5.386 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $6.883 | $4.612 | $3.235 | $5.506 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $6.886 | $4.614 | $3.236 | $5.509 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $6.888 | $4.615 | $3.237 | $5.51 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $6.888 | $4.615 | $3.237 | $5.51 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $6.888 | $4.615 | $3.237 | $5.51 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $6.888 | $4.615 | $3.237 | $5.51 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $6.888 | $4.615 | $3.237 | $5.51 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $6.888 | – | – | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $6.888 | $4.615 | – | $5.51 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $6.984 | $4.679 | $3.282 | $5.587 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $7.574 | $5.074 | $3.56 | $6.059 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $7.68 | $5.146 | $3.61 | $6.144 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $9.12 | $6.111 | $4.287 | $7.296 |
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 | $5.736 | $3.843 | $2.696 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $11.472 | $7.686 | $5.392 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $5.736 | $3.843 | $2.696 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $5.736 | $3.843 | $2.696 |
| Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ | $6.624 | $4.438 | $3.113 |
| Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ | $6.624 | $4.438 | $3.113 |
| Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $8.616 | – | – |
| Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $8.616 | – | – |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $11.472 | $7.686 | $5.392 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $11.472 | $7.686 | $5.392 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | db.r8g.12xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.12xlarge |
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Other r8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.r8g.large | 2 | 16 | $0.239 |
| db.r8g.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.478 |
| db.r8g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.956 |
| db.r8g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.912 |
| db.r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.824 |
| db.r8g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $5.736 |
| db.r8g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $7.648 |
| db.r8g.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $11.472 |
| db.r8g.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | $22.944 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes.