db.t4g.2xlargevsdb.m8gd.2xlarge

db.t4g.2xlarge is 35% cheaper than db.m8gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $199.58 a month.

At a glancedb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.517/hr35% less$0.7904/hr
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge vs db.t4g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.517$0.7904▲ 53%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$0.3721——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.6323—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.t4g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.517 vs $0.7904 per hour
35% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where db.m8gd.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps vs 695 Mbps
3.6× higher
Network peak15 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
3× higher
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
12% higher

Specs

18 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 8 differdb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2–
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 3 differdb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline2.048 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps15 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differdb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
StorageEBS Only1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,00012,000
EBS max IOPS15,70040,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
Familyt4gm8gd
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1632
Other1 of 1 differdb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlarge
Hardware Basist4g.2xlargem8gd.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.t4g.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.t4g.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.517$0.7904▲ 53%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.517$0.7904▲ 53%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.517$0.7904▲ 53%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.554$0.912▲ 65%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.56$0.8708▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.563$0.91▲ 62%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.579$0.962▲ 66%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.595$0.948▲ 59%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.732$0.936▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.806$1.106▲ 37%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.813$1.175▲ 45%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.099$1.257▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

db.t4g.2xlargeGeneral purpose, t4g family, burstable
db.t4g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the t4g family

Compare db.t4g.2xlarge with

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db.m8gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8gd family

Compare db.m8gd.2xlarge with

db.m8g.2xlargedb.r8gd.2xlargedb.m6gd.2xlarge

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