To convert gibibytes per second to kibibytes per second, multiply by 1,048,576. That factor is the whole relationship: both units measure how much data moves per second, so the conversion is a proportion with no offset and no substance-specific constant.
A kibibyte is exactly 1,024 bytes. Linux tools and torrent clients often report KiB/s while marketing uses kB/s, a 2.4% difference. Gibibytes per second is the binary counterpart of GB/s, 7.4% larger.
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 kibibytes per second so the number you get has something to be compared against.
The formula
gibibytes per second- The amount you are converting, in gibibytes per second
1,048,576- The exact number of kibibytes per second in one gibibyte per second
kibibytes per second- The converted result
How it works, step by step
- Enter the value in gibibytes per second.
- It is multiplied by 1,048,576, the exact factor between the two units.
- The answer is shown in kibibytes per second, with the reverse conversion beneath it.
- Check the reference table if you want a figure of comparable size.
Worked examples
HD video stream: 0.000931 GiB/s in kibibytes per second
HD video stream comes to about 0.000931 GiB/s. Multiplying by the factor: 0.000931 × 1.04858e+06 = 976.224 KiB/s. Dividing the answer back by 1.04858e+06 returns the figure you started with, which is the quickest way to check you have the factor the right way up.
Wi-Fi 6 link rate: 0.14 GiB/s in kibibytes per second
At 0.14 GiB/s (wi-fi 6 link rate), the same quantity in kibibytes per second is 0.14 × 1.04858e+06 = 146,801 KiB/s. One gibibyte per second is 1.04858e+06 kibibytes per second, so the numbers grow as expected.
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Frequently asked questions
How many kibibytes per second are in one gibibyte per second?
Exactly 1,048,576. 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 gibibytes per second to kibibytes per second?
kibibytes per second = gibibytes per second × 1,048,576. Reversed, gibibytes per second = kibibytes per second ÷ 1,048,576, which is the same as multiplying by 9.53674316406e-07.
Which is the bigger unit, the gibibyte per second or the kibibyte per second?
The gibibyte per second. One gibibyte per second equals 1.04858e+06 kibibytes 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 gibibyte per second?
Gibibytes per second is the binary counterpart of GB/s, 7.4% larger.
What is a kibibyte per second?
A kibibyte is exactly 1,024 bytes. Linux tools and torrent clients often report KiB/s while marketing uses kB/s, a 2.4% difference.
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.
Gibibytes Per Second to kibibytes per second reference tables
| Gibibytes Per Second | Kibibytes Per Second |
|---|---|
| 0.5 GiB/s | 524,288 KiB/s |
| 1 GiB/s | 1.04858e+06 KiB/s |
| 2 GiB/s | 2.09715e+06 KiB/s |
| 3 GiB/s | 3.14573e+06 KiB/s |
| 5 GiB/s | 5.24288e+06 KiB/s |
| 10 GiB/s | 1.04858e+07 KiB/s |
| 20 GiB/s | 2.09715e+07 KiB/s |
| 25 GiB/s | 2.62144e+07 KiB/s |
| 50 GiB/s | 5.24288e+07 KiB/s |
| 75 GiB/s | 7.86432e+07 KiB/s |
| 100 GiB/s | 1.04858e+08 KiB/s |
| 250 GiB/s | 2.62144e+08 KiB/s |
| 500 GiB/s | 5.24288e+08 KiB/s |
| 1000 GiB/s | 1.04858e+09 KiB/s |
| 5000 GiB/s | 5.24288e+09 KiB/s |
Exact factor: 1 gibibyte per second = 1,048,576 kibibytes per second.
| Quantity | GiB/s | KiB/s |
|---|---|---|
| MP3 audio, 320 kbps | 3.725e-05 GiB/s | 39.06 KiB/s |
| SD video stream | 0.0003492 GiB/s | 366.2 KiB/s |
| HD video stream | 0.0009313 GiB/s | 976.6 KiB/s |
| 4K video stream | 0.00291 GiB/s | 3052 KiB/s |
| Wired gigabit Ethernet | 0.1164 GiB/s | 1.221e+05 KiB/s |
| Wi-Fi 6 link rate | 0.1397 GiB/s | 1.465e+05 KiB/s |
Published reference values, converted with the same factor this page uses.