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Bytes to Gigabits conversion

Note: Above conversion to Gb is base 10 decimal unit. If you want to use base 2 (binary unit) use Bytes to Gibibits (B to Gib) (which results to 7.4505805969238e-9 Gib). See the difference between decimal (Metric) and binary prefixes

Bytes to Gigabits conversion table

Bytes (B)	Gigabits (Gb)
0	0
1	8e-9
2	1.6e-8
3	2.4e-8
4	3.2e-8
5	4e-8
6	4.8e-8
7	5.6e-8
8	6.4e-8
9	7.2e-8
10	8e-8
20	1.6e-7
30	2.4e-7
40	3.2e-7
50	4e-7
60	4.8e-7
70	5.6e-7
80	6.4e-7
90	7.2e-7
100	8e-7
1000	0.000008

How to convert bytes to gigabits?

Sure! Let's walk through the conversion of 1 byte to gigabits, and discuss the difference between base 10 (decimal) and base 2 (binary) units.

Base 10 (Decimal) Conversions:

In base 10, the units are often used in contexts like data rates (e.g., internet speeds) because they are easier for consumers to understand. Here, 1 gigabit (Gb) equals $10^9$ bits.

1 byte is 8 bits. So, the conversion from bytes to bits is: $1 \text{ byte} \times 8 = 8 \text{ bits}$

To convert to gigabits: $8 \text{ bits} \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gb}}{10^9 \text{ bits}}\right) = 8 \times 10^{-9} \text{ Gb}$

So, $1 \text{ byte} = 8 \times 10^{-9} \text{ gigabits (Gb)}$ or $1 \text{ byte} = 0.000000008 \text{ Gb}$

Base 2 (Binary) Conversions:

In base 2, which is often more accurate for computer storage, 1 gibibit (Gib) equals $2^{30}$ bits.

1 byte is still 8 bits. So, the conversion from bytes to bits again is: $1 \text{ byte} \times 8 = 8 \text{ bits}$

To convert to gibibits: $8 \text{ bits} \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gib}}{2^{30} \text{ bits}}\right) = 8 \times 2^{-30} \text{ Gib}$

So, $1 \text{ byte} = 8 \times 2^{-30} \text{ gibibits (Gib)}$ or $1 \text{ byte} \approx 7.45058 \times 10^{-9} \text{ Gib}$ or $1 \text{ byte} \approx 0.00000000745058 \text{ Gib}$

Real-world Examples of Other Quantities of Bytes:

Let's consider some larger units of bytes and convert them into gigabits.

Example 1: 1 Kilobyte (1 KB)

Base 10: $1 \text{ KB} = 1000 \text{ bytes}$ $1000 \text{ bytes} \times \left(\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1 \text{ byte}}\right) \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gb}}{10^9 \text{ bits}}\right) = 0.000008 \text{ Gb}$
Base 2: $1 \text{ KiB} = 1024 \text{ bytes}$ $1024 \text{ bytes} \times \left(\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1 \text{ byte}}\right) \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gib}}{2^{30} \text{ bits}}\right) \approx 0.000007629 \text{ Gib}$

Example 2: 1 Megabyte (1 MB)

Base 10: $1 \text{ MB} = 10^6 \text{ bytes}$ $10^6 \text{ bytes} \times \left(\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1 \text{ byte}}\right) \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gb}}{10^9 \text{ bits}}\right) = 0.008 \text{ Gb}$
Base 2: $1 \text{ MiB} = 2^{20} \text{ bytes}$ $2^{20} \text{ bytes} \times \left(\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1 \text{ byte}}\right) \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gib}}{2^{30} \text{ bits}}\right) \approx 0.007629 \text{ Gib}$

Example 3: 1 Gigabyte (1 GB)

Base 10: $1 \text{ GB} = 10^9 \text{ bytes}$ $10^9 \text{ bytes} \times \left(\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1 \text{ byte}}\right) \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gb}}{10^9 \text{ bits}}\right) = 8 \text{ Gb}$
Base 2: $1 \text{ GiB} = 2^{30} \text{ bytes}$ $2^{30} \text{ bytes} \times \left(\frac{8 \text{ bits}}{1 \text{ byte}}\right) \times \left(\frac{1 \text{ Gib}}{2^{30} \text{ bits}}\right) = 8 \text{ Gib}$

Knowing these conversions is critical for understanding and comparing storage devices, internet speeds, and other data-related technologies.

See below section for step by step unit conversion with formulas and explanations. Please refer to the table below for a list of all the Gigabits to other unit conversions.

What is a Byte?

Byte is used to measure unit of digital information. In general, byte is equivalent to 8 bits in computers. the symbol for byte is $B$ (capital b) as Specified in IEC, IEEE and Metric Interchange Format.

For more info take a look at Bits and Bytes definition from Stanford

1\,B = 8\,bites

What is gigabits?

Gigabit (Gb) or gigabit per second (Gbps) is a unit of measurement that represents a large amount of data transfer speed, typically used in computing and telecommunications. Here's what it means:

1 Gigabit = 1 Billion Bits

To break it down further:

1 bit = the smallest unit of digital information
1 kilobit (Kb) = 1000 bits
1 megabit (Mb) = 1,000,000 bits
1 gigabit (Gb) = 1,000,000,000 bits

In other words, a gigabit is equivalent to transferring 1 billion individual bits of data per second.

To put it into perspective:

A typical internet connection might have speeds around 10-100 Mbps (megabits per second)
High-speed fiber-optic connections can reach speeds of up to several Gbps (e.g., 1,000-2,500 Gbps)
The fastest data transfer rates achieved by supercomputers and specialized networks are in the tens or even hundreds of Tbps (terabit).

Gigabits have become an important benchmark for measuring internet speed, network performance, and storage capacity.

Complete Bytes conversion table

Enter # of Bytes

Convert 1 B to other units	Result
Bytes to Bits (B to b)	8
Bytes to Kilobits (B to Kb)	0.008
Bytes to Kibibits (B to Kib)	0.0078125
Bytes to Megabits (B to Mb)	0.000008
Bytes to Mebibits (B to Mib)	0.00000762939453125
Bytes to Gigabits (B to Gb)	8e-9
Bytes to Gibibits (B to Gib)	7.4505805969238e-9
Bytes to Terabits (B to Tb)	8e-12
Bytes to Tebibits (B to Tib)	7.2759576141834e-12
Bytes to Kilobytes (B to KB)	0.001
Bytes to Kibibytes (B to KiB)	0.0009765625
Bytes to Megabytes (B to MB)	0.000001
Bytes to Mebibytes (B to MiB)	9.5367431640625e-7
Bytes to Gigabytes (B to GB)	1e-9
Bytes to Gibibytes (B to GiB)	9.3132257461548e-10
Bytes to Terabytes (B to TB)	1e-12
Bytes to Tebibytes (B to TiB)	9.0949470177293e-13

Bytes to Gigabits conversion