db.m6idn.2xlargevsdb.r6idn.2xlarge

db.m6idn.2xlarge is 24% cheaper than db.r6idn.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $270.83 a month.

At a glancedb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge
On-demand$1.18/hr24% less$1.551/hr
Lowest rate$0.9086/hr24% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$1.194/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge vs db.m6idn.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.18$1.551▲ 31%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$0.908623% off$1.194▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6idn.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.18 vs $1.551 per hour
24% cheaper
Where db.r6idn.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

5 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 40 GbpsUp to 40 Gbps
Network baseline12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
StorageAll 8 matchdb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge
Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput781.25 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS25,00025,000
EBS max IOPS100,000100,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge
Familym6idnr6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1632
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlarge
Hardware Basism6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6idn.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6idn.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.18$1.551▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.18$1.551▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.18$1.551▲ 31%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.31$1.729▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.631$1.875▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6idn.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6idn family
db.m6idn.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6idn family

Compare db.m6idn.2xlarge with

db.m6i.2xlargedb.t3.2xlargedb.t2.2xlarge
db.r6idn.2xlargeMemory optimized, r6idn family
db.r6idn.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6idn family

Compare db.r6idn.2xlarge with

db.r6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x

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