Amazon Web Services RDS for PostgreSQL db.r8gd.large Multi-AZUS company

2 vCPU / 16GB, Seoul, South Korea. $475.38 per month on-demand (excluding tax)

Prices shown for: Seoul, South Korea (ap-northeast-2)

About this product

A memory-optimized PostgreSQL managed database with 2 vCPU, 16 GB memory. Multi-AZ high availability.

Key points

  • Spec 2 vCPU, 16 GB memory
  • Engine PostgreSQL
  • CPU x86 (x86_64)
  • Performance Fixed (steady, no CPU credits)
  • Type memory-optimized
  • Network Up to 12.5 Gbps
  • High availability Multi-AZ high availability
  • Region Seoul (ap-northeast-2)

db.r8gd (memory-optimized)

An RDS memory-optimized DB instance class. Performance is steady and does not depend on CPU credits. It has about 8 GB of memory per vCPU. Suited to memory-hungry work on open-source databases such as MySQL and PostgreSQL. This variant has local NVMe SSD for workloads that need fast local disk.

Good for Memory-heavy MySQL and PostgreSQL

Source

Price by pricing model

Pricing modelHourly priceMonthly (original currency)Monthly (with Korean VAT 10%)Monthly (excluding tax)Source
On-demand$0.6512/hr$475.376hourly x 730$522.91With Korean VAT 10%$475.38Excluding taxOfficial pricingChecked 2026-10-21

On-demand uses the flat monthly price when there is one, otherwise the hourly price times the monthly hours. Reserved and savings plan prices are monthly equivalents.

Source: Official pricing, checked 2026-10-21 06:42 KST. $0.6512/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded.

Shown in USD, Seoul prices. Exchange rate used: 1 USD = ₩1,327.84 (as of 2026-10-20). Prices exclude tax. Local taxes such as VAT or GST depend on your country. Korea-based buyers pay 10% VAT.

Specifications

Company
Amazon Web Services (US company)
Family
db.r8gd
Type
Memory optimized
vCPU
2
Memory
16GB
CPU architecture
x86_64
Network
Up to 12.5 Gbps
DB engine
PostgreSQL
High availability
Yes
Region
Seoul, South Korea (ap-northeast-2)
Product ID
postgresql:db.r8gd.large:multi-az

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Last updated: 2026-10-21 06:46 KST.