db.m6gd.2xlargevsdb.m6id.2xlarge

db.m6gd.2xlarge is 17% cheaper than db.m6id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $109.50 a month.

At a glancedb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge
On-demand$0.747/hr17% less$0.897/hr
Lowest rate$0.5749/hr17% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.6905/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge vs db.m6gd.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.747$0.897▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$0.574923% off$0.6905▲ 20%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.747 vs $0.897 per hour
17% cheaper
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Where db.m6id.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

20 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores84
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64–
ProcessorAWS Graviton2–
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 Gigabit–
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage6 of 8 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge
Storage1 x 475 NVMe SSD–
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput296.875 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge
Familym6gdm6id
CategoryGeneral purpose–
Current generationYes–
Normalization factor4816
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlarge
Hardware Basism6gd.2xlargem6id.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6gd.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.747$0.897▲ 20%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.747$0.897▲ 20%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.747$0.897▲ 20%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.784$0.94▲ 20%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.823$0.986▲ 20%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.825$0.991▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.884$1.116▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.884$1.116▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.896$1.072▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.94$1.12▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.045$1.243▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.05$1.247▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$1.10$1.31▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6gd.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6gd family
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AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.