db.m6gd.2xlargevsdb.m8gd.2xlarge

db.m6gd.2xlarge is 5% cheaper than db.m8gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $31.68 a month.

At a glancedb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.747/hr5% less$0.7904/hr
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

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.m8gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge vs db.m6gd.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.747$0.7904▲ 6%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$0.5749——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.6323—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.747 vs $0.7904 per hour
5% cheaper
Where db.m8gd.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Network baseline3.75 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
50% higher
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
12% higher

Specs

15 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2–
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps15 Gbps
Storage6 of 8 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
Storage1 x 475 NVMe SSD1 x 474 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 details3 of 4 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
Familym6gdm8gd
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor4832
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
Hardware Basism6gd.2xlargem8gd.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m6gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.747$0.7904▲ 6%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.747$0.7904▲ 6%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.747$0.7904▲ 6%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.824$0.91▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.824$0.8708▲ 6%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.825$0.912▲ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.869$0.962▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.884$0.936▲ 6%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.896$0.948▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.045$1.106▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.05$1.175▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6gd.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6gd family
db.m6gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6gd family

Compare db.m6gd.2xlarge with

db.m6g.2xlargedb.t4g.2xlargedb.m6id.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlargedb.c6gd.2xlarge
db.m8gd.2xlargeMemory optimized, m8gd family
db.m8gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare db.m8gd.2xlarge with

db.m8g.2xlargedb.r8gd.2xlargedb.t4g.2xlarge

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