Instances AWS RDS db.r8gd.8xlarge db.r8gd.8xlarge
db.r8gd.8xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.368 per hour on demand ($3,188.64 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $3.494 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 $4.368 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $8.736 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $13.104 – – MariaDB · Single-AZ $4.368 – – MySQL · Single-AZ $4.368 – – Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $4.992 – – Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $6.49 – – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $8.736 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ $8.736 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $13.104 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 32 Physical cores 32 Threads per core 1 Architecture arm64 CPU maker AWS Sustained clock 2.8 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 256
Networking Value Network baseline 15 Gbps Network peak 15 Gbps
Storage Value Local disks 1 × 1,900 GB SSD EBS baseline bandwidth 10,000 Mbps EBS max bandwidth 10,000 Mbps EBS baseline throughput 1,250 MB/s EBS max throughput 1,250 MB/s EBS baseline IOPS 40,000 EBS max IOPS 40,000
Instance details Value Instance type db.r8gd.8xlarge Family r8gd Normalization factor 64
Other Value Hardware Basis r8gd.8xlarge
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 .