db.r6gd.2xlargevsdb.r6id.2xlarge

db.r6gd.2xlarge is 14% cheaper than db.r6id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $119.72 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.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge
On-demand$1.029/hr14% less$1.193/hr
Lowest rate$0.792/hr14% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.9185/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge vs db.r6gd.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.029$1.193▲ 16%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$0.79223% off$0.9185▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.029 vs $1.193 per hour
14% cheaper
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Where db.r6id.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

18 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores84
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon 8375
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking3 of 3 differdb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage6 of 8 differdb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.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 details2 of 4 differdb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge
Familyr6gdr6id
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1648
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge
Hardware Basisr6gd.2xlarger6id.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6gd.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.029$1.193▲ 16%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.029$1.193▲ 16%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.029$1.193▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$1.052$1.284▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$1.052$1.284▲ 22%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$1.08$1.252▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$1.112$1.288▲ 16%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.144$1.326▲ 16%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$1.201$1.401▲ 17%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.235$1.431▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.243$1.443▲ 16%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.244$1.447▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$2.05$1.516▼ 26%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6gd.2xlargeMemory optimized, r6gd family
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Compare db.r6gd.2xlarge with

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