The compute and memory capacity of the nodes in the node group (shard).
The following node types are supported by ElastiCache. Generally speaking, the current generation types provide more memory and computational power at lower cost when compared to their equivalent previous generation counterparts.
- General purpose:
- Current generation:
M6g node types: cache.m6g.large
, cache.m6g.xlarge
, cache.m6g.2xlarge
, cache.m6g.4xlarge
, cache.m6g.12xlarge
, cache.m6g.24xlarge
M5 node types: cache.m5.large
, cache.m5.xlarge
, cache.m5.2xlarge
, cache.m5.4xlarge
, cache.m5.12xlarge
, cache.m5.24xlarge
M4 node types: cache.m4.large
, cache.m4.xlarge
, cache.m4.2xlarge
, cache.m4.4xlarge
, cache.m4.10xlarge
T4g node types: cache.t4g.micro
, cache.t4g.small
, cache.t4g.medium
T3 node types: cache.t3.micro
, cache.t3.small
, cache.t3.medium
T2 node types: cache.t2.micro
, cache.t2.small
, cache.t2.medium
- Previous generation: (not recommended)
T1 node types: cache.t1.micro
M1 node types: cache.m1.small
, cache.m1.medium
, cache.m1.large
, cache.m1.xlarge
M3 node types: cache.m3.medium
, cache.m3.large
, cache.m3.xlarge
, cache.m3.2xlarge
- Compute optimized:
- Previous generation: (not recommended)
C1 node types: cache.c1.xlarge
- Memory optimized:
- Current generation:
R6gd node types: cache.r6gd.xlarge
, cache.r6gd.2xlarge
, cache.r6gd.4xlarge
, cache.r6gd.8xlarge
, cache.r6gd.12xlarge
, cache.r6gd.16xlarge
The r6gd
family is available in the following regions: us-east-2
, us-east-1
, us-west-2
, us-west-1
, eu-west-1
, eu-central-1
, ap-northeast-1
, ap-southeast-1
, ap-southeast-2
.
R6g node types: cache.r6g.large
, cache.r6g.xlarge
, cache.r6g.2xlarge
, cache.r6g.4xlarge
, cache.r6g.12xlarge
, cache.r6g.24xlarge
R5 node types: cache.r5.large
, cache.r5.xlarge
, cache.r5.2xlarge
, cache.r5.4xlarge
, cache.r5.12xlarge
, cache.r5.24xlarge
R4 node types: cache.r4.large
, cache.r4.xlarge
, cache.r4.2xlarge
, cache.r4.4xlarge
, cache.r4.8xlarge
, cache.r4.16xlarge
- Previous generation: (not recommended)
M2 node types: cache.m2.xlarge
, cache.m2.2xlarge
, cache.m2.4xlarge
R3 node types: cache.r3.large
, cache.r3.xlarge
, cache.r3.2xlarge
, cache.r3.4xlarge
, cache.r3.8xlarge
For region availability, see Supported Node Types by Amazon Region