db.m6gd.largevsdb.m6id.large

db.m6gd.large is 17% cheaper than db.m6id.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $27.01 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancedb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.large
On-demand$0.187/hr17% less$0.224/hr
Lowest rate$0.1437/hr17% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.1726/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon 8375
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.largedb.m6id.large vs db.m6gd.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.187$0.224▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$0.143723% off$0.1726▲ 20%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6gd.large leads
On-demand price$0.187 vs $0.224 per hour
17% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where db.m6id.large leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

17 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon 8375
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.large
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline0.75 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage5 of 8 differdb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.large
Storage1 x 118 NVMe SSD1 x 118 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 118 GB SSD1 × 118 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth630 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput78.75 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.large
Familym6gdm6id
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor48
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.large
Hardware Basism6gd.largem6id.large

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6gd.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6gd.largedb.m6id.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.187$0.224▲ 20%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.187$0.224▲ 20%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.187$0.224▲ 20%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.196$0.235▲ 20%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.2057$0.246▲ 20%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.206$0.248▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.221$0.279▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.221$0.279▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.224$0.268▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.235$0.28▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.261$0.311▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.262$0.312▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.2751$0.3276▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6gd.largeGeneral purpose, m6gd family
db.m6gd.large prices and specsEvery size in the m6gd family

Compare db.m6gd.large with

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db.m6id.largeGeneral purpose, m6id family
db.m6id.large prices and specsEvery size in the m6id family

Compare db.m6id.large with

db.m6i.largedb.t3.largedb.r6id.largedb.t2.largedb.m5d.large

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