This page converts gigabits per second into gibibytes per second using the factor 0.1164153218, and shows the reverse figure alongside it. Both units measure how much data moves per second, which is why one number does the whole job.
Gibibytes per second is the binary counterpart of GB/s, 7.4% larger. Gigabit per second is the rate of standard wired Ethernet and the faster fibre tiers.
Bits and bytes. Network speeds are sold in bits per second and file transfers are reported in bytes per second, and there are eight bits to a byte, so a 100 Mbps line downloads at about 12 MB/s. A connection is not underperforming by a factor of eight; it is being measured in different units. Below the calculator there is a step table for the values people look up most, and a second table putting real how much data moves per second figures into gibibytes per second so the number you get has something to be compared against.
The formula
gigabits per second- The amount you are converting, in gigabits per second
0.116415321827- The exact number of gibibytes per second in one gigabit per second
gibibytes per second- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in gigabits per second.
- It is multiplied by 0.116415321827, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in gibibytes per second, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
Wi-Fi 6 link rate: 1.2 Gbit/s in gibibytes per second
Wi-Fi 6 link rate comes to about 1.2 Gbit/s. Multiplying by the factor: 1.2 × 0.116415 = 0.139698 GiB/s. Dividing the answer back by 0.116415 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
Wired gigabit Ethernet: 1 Gbit/s in gibibytes per second
Take wired gigabit ethernet, roughly 1 Gbit/s. The conversion is a single multiplication — 1 × 0.116415 — giving 0.116415 GiB/s. Because the relationship is proportional, doubling the input doubles the answer to 0.232831 GiB/s.
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Frequently asked questions
How many gibibytes per second are in one gigabit per second?
Exactly 0.116415321827. Every figure on this page is that one number multiplied by your input, so the only rounding is at the display step.
What is the formula to convert gigabits per second to gibibytes per second?
gibibytes per second = gigabits per second × 0.116415321827. Reversed, gigabits per second = gibibytes per second ÷ 0.116415321827, which is the same as multiplying by 8.589934592.
Which is the bigger unit, the gigabit per second or the gibibyte per second?
The gibibyte per second. One gigabit per second is only 0.116415 of a gibibyte per second, so it takes 8.58993 gigabits per second to make one gibibyte per second.
What does this quantity actually measure?
Both units measure how much data moves per second. That is why a single factor is enough: there is no temperature offset and no material property involved, unlike conversions that cross between different quantities.
What is a gigabit per second?
Gigabit per second is the rate of standard wired Ethernet and the faster fibre tiers.
What is a gibibyte per second?
Gibibytes per second is the binary counterpart of GB/s, 7.4% larger.
Why does my answer differ from another converter?
Almost always because the other tool rounded the factor before multiplying. This page keeps full double precision through the calculation and rounds only for display, and it prints the factor it used so you can see where any difference came from.
Is there a quick way to do Gbit/s to GiB/s in my head?
Plenty of people do this in their head: divide by 8.6 instead of using the exact factor 0.1164153218. At 100 that shortcut gives 11.627907 gibibytes per second, off by 0.01363 gibibytes per second or about 0.12%. Fine for a rough estimate, not fine for anything you are cutting to size or dosing.
Gigabits Per Second to gibibytes per second reference tables
| Gigabits Per Second | Gibibytes Per Second |
|---|---|
| 0.5 Gbit/s | 0.0582077 GiB/s |
| 1 Gbit/s | 0.116415 GiB/s |
| 2 Gbit/s | 0.232831 GiB/s |
| 3 Gbit/s | 0.349246 GiB/s |
| 5 Gbit/s | 0.582077 GiB/s |
| 10 Gbit/s | 1.16415 GiB/s |
| 20 Gbit/s | 2.32831 GiB/s |
| 25 Gbit/s | 2.91038 GiB/s |
| 50 Gbit/s | 5.82077 GiB/s |
| 75 Gbit/s | 8.73115 GiB/s |
| 100 Gbit/s | 11.6415 GiB/s |
| 250 Gbit/s | 29.1038 GiB/s |
| 500 Gbit/s | 58.2077 GiB/s |
| 1000 Gbit/s | 116.415 GiB/s |
| 5000 Gbit/s | 582.077 GiB/s |
Exact factor: 1 gigabit per second = 0.116415321827 gibibytes per second.
| Quantity | Gbit/s | GiB/s |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 audio, 320 kbps | 0.00032 Gbit/s | 3.725e-05 GiB/s |
| SD video stream | 0.003 Gbit/s | 0.0003492 GiB/s |
| HD video stream | 0.008 Gbit/s | 0.0009313 GiB/s |
| 4K video stream | 0.025 Gbit/s | 0.00291 GiB/s |
| Wired gigabit Ethernet | 1 Gbit/s | 0.1164 GiB/s |
| Wi-Fi 6 link rate | 1.2 Gbit/s | 0.1397 GiB/s |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.