Gigabyte Per Second to Gigabit Per Second Converter

Convert gigabyte per second to gigabit per second instantly.

Standard data transfer rate units

bit per second 800000000000
kilobit per second 800000000
megabit per second 800000
gigabit per second 800
terabit per second 0.8
byte per second 100000000000
kilobyte per second 100000000
megabyte per second 100000

Fun comparisons

56K dial-up modem 📞~ 14285714.29
basic DSL connection 🔌~ 80000
4G LTE mobile connection 📱~ 16000
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) link 📶~ 922.72
gigabit fiber connection 💡~ 800
USB 3.0 transfer 🔗~ 160
Thunderbolt 4 transfer ⚡~ 20

How to convert gigabyte per second to gigabit per second

Enter your data transfer rate in gigabyte per second and see the result in gigabit per second instantly. Key reference points: a 100 Mbps connection downloads at about 12.5 MB/s, a 1 Gbps fiber line transfers 125 MB/s, and the difference between megabits (Mb) and megabytes (MB) is a factor of 8.

Converting gigabytes per second to gigabits per second is essential when matching storage device throughput (listed in GB/s) to network interface capacity (listed in Gbps) for NAS and SAN system design.

Need the opposite direction? Convert gigabit per second to gigabyte per second just as easily, or explore all our data transfer rate conversions.

Common gigabyte per second to gigabit per second conversions

Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s)Gigabit Per Second (Gbps)
18
540
1080
25200
50400
100800
5004000
10008000

Frequently asked questions

1 gigabyte per second equals 8 gigabit per second.

Multiply by 8. For example, 5 GB/s = 40 Gbps.

To fully utilize a 2 GB/s SSD over the network you need at least a 16 Gbps connection, making 25 Gbps Ethernet the practical minimum choice.

1 gigabit per second equals 0.125 gigabyte per second.

100 gigabyte per second equals 800 gigabit per second.

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