| Kilobytes per second (KB/s) | Gigabytes per second (GB/s) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0.000001 |
| 2 | 0.000002 |
| 3 | 0.000003 |
| 4 | 0.000004 |
| 5 | 0.000005 |
| 6 | 0.000006 |
| 7 | 0.000007 |
| 8 | 0.000008 |
| 9 | 0.000009 |
| 10 | 0.00001 |
| 20 | 0.00002 |
| 30 | 0.00003 |
| 40 | 0.00004 |
| 50 | 0.00005 |
| 60 | 0.00006 |
| 70 | 0.00007 |
| 80 | 0.00008 |
| 90 | 0.00009 |
| 100 | 0.0001 |
| 1000 | 0.001 |
Converting data transfer rates from Kilobytes per second (KBps or kB/s) to Gigabytes per second (GBps or GB/s) can vary slightly based on whether you use base 10 (SI units) or base 2 (binary units).
1 Kilobyte (KB) = 1,000 bytes 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes (1,000 KB) 1 Gigabyte (GB) = 1,000,000,000 bytes (1,000,000 KB)
Therefore, to convert:
1 KBps * (1 byte / 1 KB) * (1 GB / 1,000,000,000 bytes) = 1 / 1,000,000 GBps
1 KBps = 0.000000001 GBps (or 1 x 10⁻⁶ GBps)
1 Kibibyte (KiB) = 1,024 bytes 1 Mebibyte (MiB) = 1,024 * 1,024 bytes (1,024 KiB) 1 Gibibyte (GiB) = 1,024 * 1,024 * 1,024 bytes (1,024 * 1,024 KiB)
Therefore, to convert:
1 KBps * (1,024 bytes / 1 KiB) * (1 GiB / 1,073,741,824 bytes) = 1 / 1,073,741,824 GiBps
1 KBps ≈ 0.00000000093132257461 GiBps (or approximately 9.313 x 10⁻¹⁰ GiBps)
56 KBps: This is commonly associated with the theoretical maximum speed of dial-up internet connections (56 Kilobits per second, which approximates to about 7 KBps after accounting for bits to bytes and overhead).
1,000 KBps (1 MBps): This is roughly equivalent to standard DSL broadband speeds, allowing for basic browsing and standard-definition video streaming.
10,000 KBps (10 MBps): Typical speed for higher-end consumer broadband plans, enabling HD video streaming and faster downloads.
100,000 KBps (100 MBps): Speed offered by high-speed fiber-optic broadband services, suitable for 4K video streaming and very fast downloads/uploads, often used in enterprise applications.
1,000,000 KBps (1 GBps): Ultra-high-speed internet services offered by top-tier ISPs, often used in data centers or tech companies for data-heavy applications.
These examples provide a context for understanding how various speeds in KBps translate to real-world applications and user experiences.
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 Gigabytes per second to other unit conversions.
Kilobytes per second (kb/s or kbps) is a unit of measurement that represents the rate at which data is being transferred, downloaded, or uploaded from one device to another. It's often used to express the speed or bandwidth of internet connections.
To break it down:
So, kilobytes per second is essentially a measure of how many kilobytes are being transferred every second. For example:
The unit is commonly used to express the following types of data transfer speeds:
Keep in mind that higher values are generally better, as they indicate faster data transfer rates.
Gigabytes per second (GB/s) is a unit of measurement that represents the rate at which data can be transferred, processed, or stored. It's a measure of bandwidth or throughput.
To put it simply:
For context, here are some examples to illustrate what different speeds mean:
Keep in mind that this unit of measurement is commonly used to describe the speed of:
Now you know what gigabytes per second represent!
| Convert 1 KB/s to other units | Result |
|---|---|
| Kilobytes per second to bits per second (KB/s to bit/s) | 8000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobits per second (KB/s to Kb/s) | 8 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibits per second (KB/s to Kib/s) | 7.8125 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabits per second (KB/s to Mb/s) | 0.008 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibits per second (KB/s to Mib/s) | 0.00762939453125 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabits per second (KB/s to Gb/s) | 0.000008 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibits per second (KB/s to Gib/s) | 0.000007450580596924 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabits per second (KB/s to Tb/s) | 8e-9 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibits per second (KB/s to Tib/s) | 7.2759576141834e-9 |
| Kilobytes per second to bits per minute (KB/s to bit/minute) | 480000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobits per minute (KB/s to Kb/minute) | 480 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibits per minute (KB/s to Kib/minute) | 468.75 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabits per minute (KB/s to Mb/minute) | 0.48 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibits per minute (KB/s to Mib/minute) | 0.457763671875 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabits per minute (KB/s to Gb/minute) | 0.00048 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibits per minute (KB/s to Gib/minute) | 0.0004470348358154 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabits per minute (KB/s to Tb/minute) | 4.8e-7 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibits per minute (KB/s to Tib/minute) | 4.3655745685101e-7 |
| Kilobytes per second to bits per hour (KB/s to bit/hour) | 28800000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobits per hour (KB/s to Kb/hour) | 28800 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibits per hour (KB/s to Kib/hour) | 28125 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabits per hour (KB/s to Mb/hour) | 28.8 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibits per hour (KB/s to Mib/hour) | 27.4658203125 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabits per hour (KB/s to Gb/hour) | 0.0288 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibits per hour (KB/s to Gib/hour) | 0.02682209014893 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabits per hour (KB/s to Tb/hour) | 0.0000288 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibits per hour (KB/s to Tib/hour) | 0.00002619344741106 |
| Kilobytes per second to bits per day (KB/s to bit/day) | 691200000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobits per day (KB/s to Kb/day) | 691200 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibits per day (KB/s to Kib/day) | 675000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabits per day (KB/s to Mb/day) | 691.2 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibits per day (KB/s to Mib/day) | 659.1796875 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabits per day (KB/s to Gb/day) | 0.6912 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibits per day (KB/s to Gib/day) | 0.6437301635742 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabits per day (KB/s to Tb/day) | 0.0006912 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibits per day (KB/s to Tib/day) | 0.0006286427378654 |
| Kilobytes per second to bits per month (KB/s to bit/month) | 20736000000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobits per month (KB/s to Kb/month) | 20736000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibits per month (KB/s to Kib/month) | 20250000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabits per month (KB/s to Mb/month) | 20736 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibits per month (KB/s to Mib/month) | 19775.390625 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabits per month (KB/s to Gb/month) | 20.736 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibits per month (KB/s to Gib/month) | 19.311904907227 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabits per month (KB/s to Tb/month) | 0.020736 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibits per month (KB/s to Tib/month) | 0.01885928213596 |
| Kilobytes per second to Bytes per second (KB/s to Byte/s) | 1000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibytes per second (KB/s to KiB/s) | 0.9765625 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabytes per second (KB/s to MB/s) | 0.001 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibytes per second (KB/s to MiB/s) | 0.0009536743164063 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabytes per second (KB/s to GB/s) | 0.000001 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibytes per second (KB/s to GiB/s) | 9.3132257461548e-7 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabytes per second (KB/s to TB/s) | 1e-9 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibytes per second (KB/s to TiB/s) | 9.0949470177293e-10 |
| Kilobytes per second to Bytes per minute (KB/s to Byte/minute) | 60000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobytes per minute (KB/s to KB/minute) | 60 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibytes per minute (KB/s to KiB/minute) | 58.59375 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabytes per minute (KB/s to MB/minute) | 0.06 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibytes per minute (KB/s to MiB/minute) | 0.05722045898438 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabytes per minute (KB/s to GB/minute) | 0.00006 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibytes per minute (KB/s to GiB/minute) | 0.00005587935447693 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabytes per minute (KB/s to TB/minute) | 6e-8 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibytes per minute (KB/s to TiB/minute) | 5.4569682106376e-8 |
| Kilobytes per second to Bytes per hour (KB/s to Byte/hour) | 3600000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobytes per hour (KB/s to KB/hour) | 3600 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibytes per hour (KB/s to KiB/hour) | 3515.625 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabytes per hour (KB/s to MB/hour) | 3.6 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibytes per hour (KB/s to MiB/hour) | 3.4332275390625 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabytes per hour (KB/s to GB/hour) | 0.0036 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibytes per hour (KB/s to GiB/hour) | 0.003352761268616 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabytes per hour (KB/s to TB/hour) | 0.0000036 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibytes per hour (KB/s to TiB/hour) | 0.000003274180926383 |
| Kilobytes per second to Bytes per day (KB/s to Byte/day) | 86400000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobytes per day (KB/s to KB/day) | 86400 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibytes per day (KB/s to KiB/day) | 84375 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabytes per day (KB/s to MB/day) | 86.4 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibytes per day (KB/s to MiB/day) | 82.3974609375 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabytes per day (KB/s to GB/day) | 0.0864 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibytes per day (KB/s to GiB/day) | 0.08046627044678 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabytes per day (KB/s to TB/day) | 0.0000864 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibytes per day (KB/s to TiB/day) | 0.00007858034223318 |
| Kilobytes per second to Bytes per month (KB/s to Byte/month) | 2592000000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kilobytes per month (KB/s to KB/month) | 2592000 |
| Kilobytes per second to Kibibytes per month (KB/s to KiB/month) | 2531250 |
| Kilobytes per second to Megabytes per month (KB/s to MB/month) | 2592 |
| Kilobytes per second to Mebibytes per month (KB/s to MiB/month) | 2471.923828125 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gigabytes per month (KB/s to GB/month) | 2.592 |
| Kilobytes per second to Gibibytes per month (KB/s to GiB/month) | 2.4139881134033 |
| Kilobytes per second to Terabytes per month (KB/s to TB/month) | 0.002592 |
| Kilobytes per second to Tebibytes per month (KB/s to TiB/month) | 0.002357410266995 |