What is a Gbit/s (Gbps)?

Gigabits per second (Gbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000,000 bits per second.

Definition

Symbol

Gbps

Category

Data Transfer

System

Digital

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1 Gbit/s = 1000000000 bit/s (bps)

1 Gbit/s = 1000000 Kbit/s (Kbps)

1 Gbit/s = 1000 Mbit/s (Mbps)

1 Gbit/s = 125000000 Byte/s (B/s)

1 Gbit/s = 125000 KB/s (KB/s)

Common Uses

  • Fiber optic internet
  • Data center networking
  • High-speed Ethernet

Gbit/s Conversions

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