db.m6gd.8xlargevsdb.m6id.8xlarge

db.m6gd.8xlarge is 17% cheaper than db.m6id.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $438.00 a month.

At a glancedb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge
On-demand$2.987/hr17% less$3.587/hr
Lowest rate$2.30/hr17% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$2.762/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 128 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.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge vs db.m6gd.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.987$3.587▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$2.3023% off$2.762▲ 20%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.987 vs $3.587 per hour
17% cheaper
Physical cores32 vs 16
2× higher
Where db.m6id.8xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
5% higher
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
4% higher

Specs

19 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3216
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64–
ProcessorAWS Graviton2–
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge
Network10 Gigabit–
Network baseline12 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage5 of 8 differdb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge
Storage1 x 1900 NVMe SSD–
Local disks1 × 1,900 GB SSD1 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth9,500 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth9,500 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,187.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge
Familym6gdm6id
CategoryGeneral purpose–
Current generationYes–
Normalization factor12864
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlarge
Hardware Basism6gd.8xlargem6id.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6gd.8xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6gd.8xlargedb.m6id.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.987$3.587▲ 20%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.987$3.587▲ 20%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.987$3.587▲ 20%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$3.136$3.76▲ 20%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$3.291$3.942▲ 20%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.301$3.963▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$3.536$4.464▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$3.536$4.464▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.583$4.287▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$3.76$4.48▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.179$4.971▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.199$4.988▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$4.402$5.242▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6gd.8xlargeGeneral purpose, m6gd family
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db.m6id.8xlargem6id family
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Compare db.m6id.8xlarge with

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