ra3.large
The ra3.large is a aws redshift instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for redshift workloads.
Last updated at Thu May 14 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Memory | 16 GiB |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | 8TB RMS |
| I/O | 0.325 GB/s |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | ra3.large |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| ra3.large | 2 | 16 |
| ra3.xlplus | 4 | 32 |
| ra3.4xlarge | 12 | 96 |
| ra3.16xlarge | 48 | 384 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| dc2.large | 2 | 15 GiB |
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