db.r8g.16xlarge
db.r8g.16xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $7.648 per hour on demand ($5,583.04 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $5.124 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 | $7.648 | $5.124 | $3.595 | $6.118 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $7.648 | $5.124 | $3.595 | $6.118 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $7.648 | $5.124 | $3.595 | $6.118 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $7.808 | $5.231 | $3.67 | $6.246 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $7.84 | $5.253 | $3.685 | $6.272 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $8.032 | $5.381 | $3.775 | $6.426 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $8.262 | $5.535 | $3.883 | $6.61 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $8.576 | $5.746 | $4.031 | $6.861 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $8.576 | $5.746 | $4.031 | $6.861 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $8.576 | $5.746 | $4.031 | $6.861 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $8.704 | $5.832 | $4.091 | $6.963 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $8.704 | $5.832 | $4.091 | $6.963 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $8.974 | $6.013 | $4.218 | $7.179 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $8.976 | $6.014 | $4.219 | $7.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $9.178 | $6.149 | $4.314 | $7.342 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $9.181 | $6.151 | $4.315 | $7.345 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $9.184 | $6.153 | $4.316 | $7.347 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $9.184 | $6.153 | $4.316 | $7.347 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $9.184 | $6.153 | $4.316 | $7.347 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $9.184 | $6.153 | $4.316 | $7.347 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $9.184 | $6.153 | $4.316 | $7.347 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $9.184 | – | – | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $9.184 | $6.153 | – | $7.347 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $9.312 | $6.239 | $4.377 | $7.45 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $10.099 | $6.766 | $4.747 | $8.079 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $10.24 | $6.861 | $4.813 | $8.192 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $12.16 | $8.147 | $5.715 | $9.728 |
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 | $7.648 | $5.124 | $3.595 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $15.296 | $10.248 | $7.189 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $7.648 | $5.124 | $3.595 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $7.648 | $5.124 | $3.595 |
| Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ | $8.832 | $5.917 | $4.151 |
| Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ | $8.832 | $5.917 | $4.151 |
| Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $11.488 | – | – |
| Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $11.488 | – | – |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $15.296 | $10.248 | $7.189 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $15.296 | $10.248 | $7.189 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 512 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | db.r8g.16xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.16xlarge |
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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.