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Gigabits to Bytes conversion

Gigabits to Bytes conversion table

Gigabits (Gb)Bytes (B)
00
1125000000
2250000000
3375000000
4500000000
5625000000
6750000000
7875000000
81000000000
91125000000
101250000000
202500000000
303750000000
405000000000
506250000000
607500000000
708750000000
8010000000000
9011250000000
10012500000000
1000125000000000

How to convert gigabits to bytes?

Converting gigabits (Gbit) to bytes (B) involves understanding the relationship between the units and taking into account whether you are using the base 10 (decimal) system or the base 2 (binary) system.

Base 10 (Decimal) System

In the decimal system: 1 gigabit (1 Gbit) = 1,000,000,000 bits

To convert bits to bytes: 1 byte = 8 bits

Therefore: 1 Gbit = 1,000,000,000 bits / 8 bits per byte = 125,000,000 bytes

Base 2 (Binary) System

In the binary system: 1 gigabit (1 Gbit) = 2^30 bits = 1,073,741,824 bits

Again, to convert bits to bytes: 1 byte = 8 bits

Therefore: 1 Gbit = 1,073,741,824 bits / 8 bits per byte = 134,217,728 bytes

Summary:

  • Base 10 (Decimal): 1 Gbit = 125,000,000 bytes
  • Base 2 (Binary): 1 Gbit = 134,217,728 bytes

Real-World Examples:

Here are some examples of other quantities of gigabits and their byte equivalents in both base 10 and base 2:

10 Gigabits

  • Base 10: 10 Gbit = 10 x 125,000,000 bytes = 1,250,000,000 bytes
  • Base 2: 10 Gbit = 10 x 134,217,728 bytes = 1,342,177,280 bytes

100 Gigabits

  • Base 10: 100 Gbit = 100 x 125,000,000 bytes = 12,500,000,000 bytes
  • Base 2: 100 Gbit = 100 x 134,217,728 bytes = 13,421,772,800 bytes

1,000 Gigabits (1 Terabit)

  • Base 10: 1,000 Gbit = 1,000 x 125,000,000 bytes = 125,000,000,000 bytes
  • Base 2: 1,000 Gbit = 1,000 x 134,217,728 bytes = 134,217,728,000 bytes

Practical Examples:

  • Internet Speed: A high-speed internet connection might be advertised as 1 Gbit/s (gigabit per second). Using the base 10 definition, this would mean the connection can transfer 125,000,000 bytes (or approximately 119.21 megabytes) per second.
  • Storage Devices: When discussing data transfer or storage capacities, it's common to use the base 2 system. For example, if you have a device advertised as having a capacity of 64 Gbit, it can store 64 x 134,217,728 bytes, which is roughly equivalent to 8,589,934,592 bytes (8 GiB - gibibytes).

Understanding these conversions can help when interpreting data transfer rates and storage capacities in different contexts.

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 Bytes to other unit conversions.

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.

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 BB (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 bites1\,B = 8\,bites

Complete Gigabits conversion table

Enter # of Gigabits
Convert 1 Gb to other unitsResult
Gigabits to Bits (Gb to b)1000000000
Gigabits to Kilobits (Gb to Kb)1000000
Gigabits to Kibibits (Gb to Kib)976562.5
Gigabits to Megabits (Gb to Mb)1000
Gigabits to Mebibits (Gb to Mib)953.67431640625
Gigabits to Gibibits (Gb to Gib)0.9313225746155
Gigabits to Terabits (Gb to Tb)0.001
Gigabits to Tebibits (Gb to Tib)0.0009094947017729
Gigabits to Bytes (Gb to B)125000000
Gigabits to Kilobytes (Gb to KB)125000
Gigabits to Kibibytes (Gb to KiB)122070.3125
Gigabits to Megabytes (Gb to MB)125
Gigabits to Mebibytes (Gb to MiB)119.20928955078
Gigabits to Gigabytes (Gb to GB)0.125
Gigabits to Gibibytes (Gb to GiB)0.1164153218269
Gigabits to Terabytes (Gb to TB)0.000125
Gigabits to Tebibytes (Gb to TiB)0.0001136868377216

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