Instances AWS RDS db.m8gd.xlarge db.m8gd.xlarge
db.m8gd.xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.3952 per hour on demand ($288.50 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $0.3162 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 12 regions.
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia) Option On-demand /hr 1-yr reserved /hr 3-yr reserved /hr PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $0.3952 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $0.7904 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $1.186 – – MariaDB · Single-AZ $0.3952 – – MySQL · Single-AZ $0.3952 – – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $0.7904 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ $0.7904 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ (readable standbys) $1.186 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 4 Physical cores 4 Threads per core 1 Architecture arm64 CPU maker AWS Sustained clock 2.8 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 16
Networking Value Network Up to 15 Gbps Network baseline 1.875 Gbps Network peak 12.5 Gbps
Storage Value Storage 1 x 237 NVMe SSD Local disks 1 × 237 GB SSD EBS baseline bandwidth 1,250 Mbps EBS max bandwidth 10,000 Mbps EBS baseline throughput 156.25 MB/s EBS max throughput 1,250 MB/s EBS baseline IOPS 6,000 EBS max IOPS 40,000
Instance details Value Instance type db.m8gd.xlarge Family m8gd Category Memory optimized Current generation Yes Normalization factor 16
Other Value Hardware Basis m8gd.xlarge
With or without local disk and networking
Compute and memory optimized
Burstable
Other generations
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .