db.t4g.xlargevsdb.m8gd.xlarge

db.t4g.xlarge is 35% cheaper than db.m8gd.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $100.16 a month.

At a glancedb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge
On-demand$0.258/hr35% less$0.3952/hr
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargedb.m8gd.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge vs db.t4g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.258$0.3952▲ 53%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$0.186——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.3162—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.t4g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.258 vs $0.3952 per hour
35% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where db.m8gd.xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 2,780 Mbps
3.6× higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
2.5× higher
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
12% higher

Specs

17 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 8 differdb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2–
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 3 differdb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline1.024 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differdb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge
StorageEBS Only1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0006,000
EBS max IOPS15,70040,000
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge
Familyt4gm8gd
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Other1 of 1 differdb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlarge
Hardware Basist4g.xlargem8gd.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.t4g.xlargedb.m8gd.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.258$0.3952▲ 53%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.258$0.3952▲ 53%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.258$0.3952▲ 53%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.277$0.456▲ 65%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.28$0.4354▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.282$0.455▲ 61%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.29$0.481▲ 66%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.298$0.474▲ 59%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.366$0.468▲ 28%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.403$0.5528▲ 37%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.406$0.587▲ 45%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.55$0.628▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare db.t4g.xlarge with

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