db.m6gd.xlargevsdb.m6id.xlarge

db.m6gd.xlarge is 17% cheaper than db.m6id.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $54.75 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.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge
On-demand$0.373/hr17% less$0.448/hr
Lowest rate$0.2875/hr17% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.3453/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargedb.m6id.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge vs db.m6gd.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.373$0.448▲ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$0.287523% off$0.3453▲ 20%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.373 vs $0.448 per hour
17% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Where db.m6id.xlarge 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

16 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.m6gd.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon 8375
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6gd.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6gd.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage5 of 8 differdb.m6gd.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.5 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.m6gd.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge
Familym6gdm6id
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6gd.xlargedb.m6id.xlarge
Hardware Basism6gd.xlargem6id.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m6gd.xlargedb.m6id.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.373$0.448▲ 20%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.373$0.448▲ 20%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.373$0.448▲ 20%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.392$0.47▲ 20%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.411$0.493▲ 20%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.413$0.495▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.442$0.558▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.442$0.558▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.448$0.536▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.47$0.56▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.522$0.621▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.525$0.623▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.5502$0.6552▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare db.m6gd.xlarge with

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db.m6id.xlargeGeneral purpose, m6id family
db.m6id.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6id family

Compare db.m6id.xlarge with

db.m6i.xlargedb.t3.xlargedb.r6id.xlargedb.t2.xlargedb.m5d.xlarge

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