db.m6g.12xlargevsdb.r6g.12xlarge

db.m6g.12xlarge is 29% cheaper than db.r6g.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,152.67 a month.

At a glancedb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge
On-demand$3.816/hr29% less$5.395/hr
Lowest rate$2.444/hr22% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$3.116/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Optiondb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge vs db.m6g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.816$5.395▲ 41%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$2.44442% off$3.116▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.816 vs $5.395 per hour
29% cheaper
Where db.r6g.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 192
2× higher

Specs

7 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)192384
Networking1 of 3 differdb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge
Network12 gigabit20 Gigabit
Network baseline20 Gbps20 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps20 Gbps
Storage1 of 7 differdb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyAurora IO Optimization Mode
EBS baseline bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS50,00050,000
EBS max IOPS50,00050,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge
Familym6gr6g
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor192124.8
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlarge
Hardware Basism6g.12xlarger6g.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6g.12xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6g.12xlargedb.r6g.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.816$5.395▲ 41%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.816$5.395▲ 41%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.816$5.395▲ 41%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$4.008$5.664▲ 41%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.009$5.546▲ 38%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.202$5.833▲ 39%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$4.202$5.833▲ 39%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.223$6.043▲ 43%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.224$6.048▲ 43%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.352$6.043▲ 39%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.416$6.345▲ 44%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.416$6.336▲ 43%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$4.435$6.35▲ 43%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.44$6.336▲ 43%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.459$6.475▲ 45%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.459$6.475▲ 45%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.512$5.52▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$4.512$5.52▲ 22%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.545$6.582▲ 45%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$4.632$6.647▲ 44%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$4.632$6.648▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$4.776$5.832▲ 22%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$4.992$7.234▲ 45%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$4.995$11.225▲ 125%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$5.006$7.186▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$5.295$6.474▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$5.295$6.474▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.295$6.474▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.295$6.474▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.295$6.474▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.295$6.474▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$5.424$6.144▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$5.424$6.151▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$5.57$6.804▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$5.621$6.47▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$5.825$7.122▲ 22%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

db.m6g.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m6g family
db.m6g.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6g family

Compare db.m6g.12xlarge with

db.m6i.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlargedb.m7g.12xlarge
db.r6g.12xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
db.r6g.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6g family

Compare db.r6g.12xlarge with

db.r6i.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlargedb.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7g.12xlarge

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AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.