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Convert gigabyte [GB] to gigabit [Gb]
Please provide values below to Convert gigabyte [GB] to gigabit [Gb], or vice versa.
What is a Gigabyte?
The binary gigabyte (GB) is 1,073,741,824 bytes (2³⁰). A DVD holds 4.7GB, while the human genome requires ∼200GB storage. The first 1GB hard drive (1980) was the size of a refrigerator and cost $40,000.
What is a Gigabit?
A gigabit (Gb) equals 1 billion bits (125MB). Fiber optic networks offer 1Gbps speeds - downloading a 25GB Blu-ray in ∼3 minutes. The 1980s Ethernet standard started at just 10Mbps (0.01Gbps).
gigabyte [GB] to gigabit [Gb] Conversion Table
| gigabyte [GB] | gigabit [Gb] |
|---|---|
| 0.01 gigabyte [GB] | 0.08 gigabit [Gb] |
| 0.1 gigabyte [GB] | 0.8 gigabit [Gb] |
| 1 gigabyte [GB] | 8 gigabit [Gb] |
| 2 gigabyte [GB] | 16 gigabit [Gb] |
| 3 gigabyte [GB] | 24 gigabit [Gb] |
| 5 gigabyte [GB] | 40 gigabit [Gb] |
| 10 gigabyte [GB] | 80 gigabit [Gb] |
| 20 gigabyte [GB] | 160 gigabit [Gb] |
| 50 gigabyte [GB] | 400 gigabit [Gb] |
| 100 gigabyte [GB] | 800 gigabit [Gb] |
| 1000 gigabyte [GB] | 8000 gigabit [Gb] |
How to Convert gigabyte [GB] to gigabit [Gb]
1 gigabyte [GB] = 8 gigabit [Gb]
1 gigabit [Gb] = 0.125 gigabyte [GB]
Example: convert 15 gigabyte [GB] to gigabit [Gb]:
15 × 8 = 120 gigabit [Gb]