Instances AWS RDS db.r8gd.12xlarge db.r8gd.12xlarge
db.r8gd.12xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $6.552 per hour on demand ($4,782.96 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $5.242 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 18 regions.
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
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 $6.552 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $13.104 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $19.656 – – MariaDB · Single-AZ $6.552 – – MySQL · Single-AZ $6.552 – – Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $7.488 – – Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $9.734 – – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $13.104 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ $13.104 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $19.656 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 48 Physical cores 48 Threads per core 1 Architecture arm64 CPU maker AWS Sustained clock 2.8 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 384
Networking Value Network 22.5 Network baseline 22.5 Gbps Network peak 22.5 Gbps
Storage Value Storage Aurora IO Optimization Mode Local disks 3 × 950 GB SSD 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.r8gd.12xlarge Family r8gd Category Memory optimized Current generation Yes Normalization factor 124.8
Other Value Hardware Basis r8gd.12xlarge
With or without local disk and networking
Compute and memory optimized
Other generations
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .