db.r8g.2xlarge
db.r8g.2xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.956 per hour on demand ($697.88 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.641 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 | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 | $0.7648 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 | $0.7648 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 | $0.7648 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.976 | $0.6539 | $0.4587 | $0.7808 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.98 | $0.657 | $0.4606 | $0.784 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $1.004 | $0.6726 | $0.4718 | $0.8032 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $1.033 | $0.6921 | $0.4855 | $0.8264 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $1.072 | $0.718 | $0.5038 | $0.8576 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $1.072 | $0.718 | $0.5038 | $0.8576 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $1.072 | $0.7182 | $0.5038 | $0.8576 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $1.088 | $0.729 | $0.5113 | $0.8704 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.088 | $0.7289 | $0.5113 | $0.8704 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $1.122 | $0.7517 | $0.5273 | $0.8976 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $1.122 | $0.7517 | $0.5273 | $0.8976 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $1.147 | $0.7684 | $0.539 | $0.9176 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $1.148 | $0.769 | $0.5395 | $0.9184 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $1.148 | $0.7691 | $0.5395 | $0.9184 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $1.148 | $0.7691 | $0.5395 | $0.9184 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $1.148 | $0.7691 | $0.5395 | $0.9184 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $1.148 | $0.769 | $0.5395 | $0.9184 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $1.148 | $0.7691 | $0.5395 | $0.9184 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $1.148 | – | – | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $1.148 | $0.769 | – | $0.9184 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $1.164 | $0.78 | $0.547 | $0.9312 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $1.262 | $0.8455 | $0.5931 | $1.01 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $1.28 | $0.8576 | $0.6016 | $1.024 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $1.52 | $1.018 | $0.7144 | $1.216 |
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 | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $1.912 | $1.281 | $0.8986 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 |
| Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ | $1.104 | $0.74 | $0.5188 |
| Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ | $1.104 | $0.74 | $0.5188 |
| Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $1.436 | – | – |
| Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $1.436 | – | – |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $1.912 | $1.281 | $0.8986 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $1.912 | $1.281 | $0.8986 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | db.r8g.2xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.2xlarge |
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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.