Megabytes per minute to Gigabits per second conversion

Megabytes per minute to Gigabits per second conversion table

Megabytes per minute (MB/minute)Gigabits per second (Gb/s)
00
10.0001333333333333
20.0002666666666667
30.0004
40.0005333333333333
50.0006666666666667
60.0008
70.0009333333333333
80.001066666666667
90.0012
100.001333333333333
200.002666666666667
300.004
400.005333333333333
500.006666666666667
600.008
700.009333333333333
800.01066666666667
900.012
1000.01333333333333
10000.1333333333333

How to convert megabytes per minute to gigabits per second?

To convert between data transfer rates, you need to know the relationships between the units. It’s important to recognize that data can be measured using either base 10 (decimal) or base 2 (binary) units.

Conversion in Base 10 (SI Units):

1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes (B) 1 Gigabit (Gb) = 1,000,000,000 bits (b)

Since 1 byte = 8 bits, we have: 1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,000,000 bytes = 1,000,000 * 8 bits = 8,000,000 bits

To convert megabytes per minute to gigabits per second:

  1. Start with 1 MB/min.
  2. Convert MB to bits: 1 MB * 8,000,000 bits/MB = 8,000,000 bits/min.
  3. Convert minutes to seconds: 8,000,000 bits/min ÷ 60 seconds/min = 133,333.33 bits/second (bps).
  4. Convert bits to gigabits: 133,333.33 bits/second ÷ 1,000,000,000 bits/Gb = 0.000133333 Gbps.

Therefore, 1 MB/min = 0.000133333 Gbps (base 10).

Conversion in Base 2 (Binary Units):

1 Megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes (2^20) 1 Gigabit (Gb) = 1,073,741,824 bits (2^30)

1 byte = 8 bits, so: 1 MB = 1,048,576 bytes = 1,048,576 * 8 bits = 8,388,608 bits.

To convert megabytes per minute to gigabits per second:

  1. Start with 1 MB/min.
  2. Convert MB to bits: 1 MB * 8,388,608 bits/MB = 8,388,608 bits/min.
  3. Convert minutes to seconds: 8,388,608 bits/min ÷ 60 seconds/min = 139,810.13333 bits/second (bps).
  4. Convert bits to gigabits: 139,810.13333 bits/second ÷ 1,073,741,824 bits/Gb = 0.000130653 Gbps.

Therefore, 1 MB/min = 0.000130653 Gbps (base 2).

Real-World Examples:

  1. Streaming a Standard Definition (SD) Video:
    • Bitrate: Approximately 2 Mbps = 2,000,000 bps.

To convert this to MB/min:

  • 2,000,000 bps = 2,000,000/8 bytes/s = 250,000 bytes/s.
  • Convert seconds to minutes: 250,000 bytes/s * 60 s/min = 15,000,000 bytes/min.
  • Convert to MB: 15,000,000 bytes/min ÷ 1,000,000 (base 10) = 15 MB/min.

In base 2: 15,000,000 bytes/min ÷ 1,048,576 = 14.3 MB/min.

  1. Downloading a Large Software Update:
    • File Size: 500 MB.
    • Internet Speed: 50 Mbps (50,000,000 bps).

To find the download time in minutes:

  • 50,000,000 bps / 8 = 6,250,000 bytes/s.
  • Convert bytes/s to MB/min: 6,250,000 bytes/s * 60 s/min ÷ 1,000,000 = 375 MB/min.

Thus, download time:

  • In base 10: 500 MB ÷ 375 MB/min = 1.33 minutes.
  • In base 2: Convert file size to binaries (500 MB * 1,048,576 = 524,288,000 bytes) and then follow a similar process.

These conversions illustrate how data transfer rates can be translated between different units and highlight the practical considerations of base 10 and base 2 measurements in real-world scenarios.

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 per second to other unit conversions.

What is megabytes per minute?

A unit of measurement!

Megabytes per minute (MB/min) is a unit of data transfer rate. It represents the amount of digital information transferred or stored in megabytes over a period of one minute.

To break it down:

  • 1 megabyte (MB) is equivalent to:
    • 1 million bytes
    • 8,192 kilobytes (KB)
  • Per minute (min), this rate indicates how much data can be transferred, downloaded, or uploaded within the span of 60 seconds.

Megabytes per minute is often used in contexts like:

  1. Data transfer rates in networking and computer science.
  2. Streaming media, such as video or audio content.
  3. Online backups and archiving services.
  4. File transfers over a network or internet connection.

To give you an idea of the scale, here are some examples of data transfer rates in megabytes per minute:

  • A standard DVD movie is about 4-6 GB, which would take approximately 2-3 minutes to download at 10 MB/min.
  • An hour-long TV show might be around 1-2 GB, taking around 5-10 minutes to download at the same rate.

Keep in mind that data transfer rates can vary greatly depending on factors like internet connection speed, device capabilities, and file format.

What is gigabits per second?

Gigabits per second (Gbps) is a unit of measurement for digital data transfer rates.

1 Gbps is equivalent to:

  • 1 billion bits per second
  • 125 megabytes per second (MB/s)
  • 1000 megabits per second (Mbps)

To put it in perspective, here are some common examples of data transfer rates and their corresponding gigabits per second values:

  • A typical household internet connection: 10-100 Mbps (~0.01-0.1 Gbps)
  • Fast Ethernet: 1 Gbps
  • Gigabit Ethernet: 1 Gbps
  • Fiber-optic internet connections: 5-10 Gbps (commonly marketed as "gigabit" internet, but actually much faster)
  • High-speed fiber-optic networks: 40-100 Gbps or more

Gbps is often used to describe the bandwidth of computer networks, including Ethernet and Wi-Fi connections, as well as the performance of storage devices like solid-state drives (SSDs) and hard disk drives (HDDs).

Complete Megabytes per minute conversion table

Enter # of Megabytes per minute
Convert 1 MB/minute to other unitsResult
Megabytes per minute to bits per second (MB/minute to bit/s)133333.33333333
Megabytes per minute to Kilobits per second (MB/minute to Kb/s)133.33333333333
Megabytes per minute to Kibibits per second (MB/minute to Kib/s)130.20833333333
Megabytes per minute to Megabits per second (MB/minute to Mb/s)0.1333333333333
Megabytes per minute to Mebibits per second (MB/minute to Mib/s)0.1271565755208
Megabytes per minute to Gigabits per second (MB/minute to Gb/s)0.0001333333333333
Megabytes per minute to Gibibits per second (MB/minute to Gib/s)0.0001241763432821
Megabytes per minute to Terabits per second (MB/minute to Tb/s)1.3333333333333e-7
Megabytes per minute to Tebibits per second (MB/minute to Tib/s)1.2126596023639e-7
Megabytes per minute to bits per minute (MB/minute to bit/minute)8000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobits per minute (MB/minute to Kb/minute)8000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibits per minute (MB/minute to Kib/minute)7812.5
Megabytes per minute to Megabits per minute (MB/minute to Mb/minute)8
Megabytes per minute to Mebibits per minute (MB/minute to Mib/minute)7.62939453125
Megabytes per minute to Gigabits per minute (MB/minute to Gb/minute)0.008
Megabytes per minute to Gibibits per minute (MB/minute to Gib/minute)0.007450580596924
Megabytes per minute to Terabits per minute (MB/minute to Tb/minute)0.000008
Megabytes per minute to Tebibits per minute (MB/minute to Tib/minute)0.000007275957614183
Megabytes per minute to bits per hour (MB/minute to bit/hour)480000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobits per hour (MB/minute to Kb/hour)480000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibits per hour (MB/minute to Kib/hour)468750
Megabytes per minute to Megabits per hour (MB/minute to Mb/hour)480
Megabytes per minute to Mebibits per hour (MB/minute to Mib/hour)457.763671875
Megabytes per minute to Gigabits per hour (MB/minute to Gb/hour)0.48
Megabytes per minute to Gibibits per hour (MB/minute to Gib/hour)0.4470348358154
Megabytes per minute to Terabits per hour (MB/minute to Tb/hour)0.00048
Megabytes per minute to Tebibits per hour (MB/minute to Tib/hour)0.000436557456851
Megabytes per minute to bits per day (MB/minute to bit/day)11520000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobits per day (MB/minute to Kb/day)11520000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibits per day (MB/minute to Kib/day)11250000
Megabytes per minute to Megabits per day (MB/minute to Mb/day)11520
Megabytes per minute to Mebibits per day (MB/minute to Mib/day)10986.328125
Megabytes per minute to Gigabits per day (MB/minute to Gb/day)11.52
Megabytes per minute to Gibibits per day (MB/minute to Gib/day)10.72883605957
Megabytes per minute to Terabits per day (MB/minute to Tb/day)0.01152
Megabytes per minute to Tebibits per day (MB/minute to Tib/day)0.01047737896442
Megabytes per minute to bits per month (MB/minute to bit/month)345600000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobits per month (MB/minute to Kb/month)345600000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibits per month (MB/minute to Kib/month)337500000
Megabytes per minute to Megabits per month (MB/minute to Mb/month)345600
Megabytes per minute to Mebibits per month (MB/minute to Mib/month)329589.84375
Megabytes per minute to Gigabits per month (MB/minute to Gb/month)345.6
Megabytes per minute to Gibibits per month (MB/minute to Gib/month)321.86508178711
Megabytes per minute to Terabits per month (MB/minute to Tb/month)0.3456
Megabytes per minute to Tebibits per month (MB/minute to Tib/month)0.3143213689327
Megabytes per minute to Bytes per second (MB/minute to Byte/s)16666.666666667
Megabytes per minute to Kilobytes per second (MB/minute to KB/s)16.666666666667
Megabytes per minute to Kibibytes per second (MB/minute to KiB/s)16.276041666667
Megabytes per minute to Megabytes per second (MB/minute to MB/s)0.01666666666667
Megabytes per minute to Mebibytes per second (MB/minute to MiB/s)0.0158945719401
Megabytes per minute to Gigabytes per second (MB/minute to GB/s)0.00001666666666667
Megabytes per minute to Gibibytes per second (MB/minute to GiB/s)0.00001552204291026
Megabytes per minute to Terabytes per second (MB/minute to TB/s)1.6666666666667e-8
Megabytes per minute to Tebibytes per second (MB/minute to TiB/s)1.5158245029549e-8
Megabytes per minute to Bytes per minute (MB/minute to Byte/minute)1000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobytes per minute (MB/minute to KB/minute)1000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibytes per minute (MB/minute to KiB/minute)976.5625
Megabytes per minute to Mebibytes per minute (MB/minute to MiB/minute)0.9536743164063
Megabytes per minute to Gigabytes per minute (MB/minute to GB/minute)0.001
Megabytes per minute to Gibibytes per minute (MB/minute to GiB/minute)0.0009313225746155
Megabytes per minute to Terabytes per minute (MB/minute to TB/minute)0.000001
Megabytes per minute to Tebibytes per minute (MB/minute to TiB/minute)9.0949470177293e-7
Megabytes per minute to Bytes per hour (MB/minute to Byte/hour)60000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobytes per hour (MB/minute to KB/hour)60000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibytes per hour (MB/minute to KiB/hour)58593.75
Megabytes per minute to Megabytes per hour (MB/minute to MB/hour)60
Megabytes per minute to Mebibytes per hour (MB/minute to MiB/hour)57.220458984375
Megabytes per minute to Gigabytes per hour (MB/minute to GB/hour)0.06
Megabytes per minute to Gibibytes per hour (MB/minute to GiB/hour)0.05587935447693
Megabytes per minute to Terabytes per hour (MB/minute to TB/hour)0.00006
Megabytes per minute to Tebibytes per hour (MB/minute to TiB/hour)0.00005456968210638
Megabytes per minute to Bytes per day (MB/minute to Byte/day)1440000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobytes per day (MB/minute to KB/day)1440000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibytes per day (MB/minute to KiB/day)1406250
Megabytes per minute to Megabytes per day (MB/minute to MB/day)1440
Megabytes per minute to Mebibytes per day (MB/minute to MiB/day)1373.291015625
Megabytes per minute to Gigabytes per day (MB/minute to GB/day)1.44
Megabytes per minute to Gibibytes per day (MB/minute to GiB/day)1.3411045074463
Megabytes per minute to Terabytes per day (MB/minute to TB/day)0.00144
Megabytes per minute to Tebibytes per day (MB/minute to TiB/day)0.001309672370553
Megabytes per minute to Bytes per month (MB/minute to Byte/month)43200000000
Megabytes per minute to Kilobytes per month (MB/minute to KB/month)43200000
Megabytes per minute to Kibibytes per month (MB/minute to KiB/month)42187500
Megabytes per minute to Megabytes per month (MB/minute to MB/month)43200
Megabytes per minute to Mebibytes per month (MB/minute to MiB/month)41198.73046875
Megabytes per minute to Gigabytes per month (MB/minute to GB/month)43.2
Megabytes per minute to Gibibytes per month (MB/minute to GiB/month)40.233135223389
Megabytes per minute to Terabytes per month (MB/minute to TB/month)0.0432
Megabytes per minute to Tebibytes per month (MB/minute to TiB/month)0.03929017111659

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