db.r8g.large
db.r8g.large is an AWS RDS size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.239 per hour on demand ($174.47 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.16 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 | $0.239 | $0.16 | $0.1123 | $0.1912 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.239 | $0.16 | $0.1123 | $0.1912 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.239 | $0.16 | $0.1123 | $0.1912 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.244 | $0.1634 | $0.1146 | $0.1952 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.245 | $0.164 | $0.1151 | $0.196 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.251 | $0.1681 | $0.1179 | $0.2008 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.258 | $0.1728 | $0.1212 | $0.2064 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.268 | $0.18 | $0.1259 | $0.2144 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.268 | $0.18 | $0.1259 | $0.2144 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.268 | $0.1795 | $0.1259 | $0.2144 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.272 | $0.182 | $0.1278 | $0.2176 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.272 | $0.1822 | $0.1278 | $0.2176 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.28 | $0.1876 | $0.1316 | $0.224 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.281 | $0.1882 | $0.132 | $0.2248 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.287 | $0.192 | $0.1348 | $0.2296 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.287 | $0.1922 | $0.1348 | $0.2296 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.287 | $0.1922 | $0.1348 | $0.2296 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.287 | $0.1922 | $0.1348 | $0.2296 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.287 | $0.192 | $0.1348 | $0.2296 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.287 | $0.1922 | $0.1348 | $0.2296 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.287 | $0.1922 | $0.1348 | $0.2296 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.287 | – | – | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.287 | $0.192 | – | $0.2296 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.291 | $0.195 | $0.1367 | $0.2328 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.316 | $0.2117 | $0.1485 | $0.2528 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.32 | $0.2144 | $0.1504 | $0.256 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.38 | $0.2546 | $0.1786 | $0.304 |
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 | $0.239 | $0.16 | $0.1123 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $0.239 | $0.16 | $0.1123 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $0.239 | $0.16 | $0.1123 |
| Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ | $0.276 | $0.185 | $0.1297 |
| Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ | $0.276 | $0.185 | $0.1297 |
| Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $0.359 | – | – |
| Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $0.359 | – | – |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 0.937 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | Aurora IO Optimization Mode |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 630 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 78.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | db.r8g.large |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 5.2 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.large |
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| 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.