db.r8a.large
The db.r8a.large is a aws rds instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for rds workloads.
Last updated at Thu May 07 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Memory | 16 GiB |
| Physical Processor | 5th Generation AMD EPYC |
| CPU Architecture | x86 |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | Up to 12500 Mbps |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS Only |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | db.r8a.large |
| Family | Memory optimized |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.r8a.large | 4 | 16 |
| db.r8a.xlarge | 4 | 32 |
| db.r8a.2xlarge | 4 | 64 |
| db.r8a.4xlarge | 8 | 128 |
| db.r8a.8xlarge | 16 | 256 |
| db.r8a.12xlarge | 24 | 384 |
| db.r8a.16xlarge | 32 | 512 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.m4.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
| db.m5d.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
| db.m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
| db.m6gd.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
| db.m6g.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB |
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