📶 Data Transfer Rate converter
Convert internet and network speeds between Mbps, Gbps and MB/s. Enter a value and pick its unit to see it in every other unit.
Popular data transfer rate conversions
| Conversion | Rate |
|---|---|
| Kilobits Per Second to megabits per second | 1 kbps = 0.001 Mbps |
| Megabits Per Second to megabytes per second | 1 Mbps = 0.125 MB/s |
| Megabytes Per Second to megabits per second | 1 MB/s = 8 Mbps |
| Gigabits Per Second to megabits per second | 1 Gbps = 1,000 Mbps |
About data transfer rate units
Internet plans are sold in bits per second; downloads show bytes per second. A byte is 8 bits, so a 100 Mbps connection downloads at most 12.5 MB/s.
Data Transfer Rate units
| Unit | Symbol | In bits per second |
|---|---|---|
| Bit Per Second | bps | 1 bps |
| Kilobit Per Second | kbps | 1,000 bps |
| Megabit Per Second | Mbps | 1,000,000 bps |
| Gigabit Per Second | Gbps | 1,000,000,000 bps |
| Kilobyte Per Second | kB/s | 8,000 bps |
| Megabyte Per Second | MB/s | 8,000,000 bps |
| Gigabyte Per Second | GB/s | 8,000,000,000 bps |
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Data Transfer Rate unit definitions
- Bit Per Second (bps)
- Bits per second is the basic unit of data transfer rate.
- Kilobit Per Second (kbps)
- A kilobit per second is 1,000 bits per second. Audio streams and old dial-up modems are rated in kbps.
- Megabit Per Second (Mbps)
- A megabit per second is 1,000,000 bits per second. Internet plans are sold in Mbps; divide by 8 to get megabytes per second.
- Gigabit Per Second (Gbps)
- A gigabit per second is 1,000 Mbps. Fiber connections and Ethernet ports are rated in Gbps.
- Kilobyte Per Second (kB/s)
- A kilobyte per second is 1,000 bytes, or 8,000 bits, per second.
- Megabyte Per Second (MB/s)
- A megabyte per second is 8 megabits per second. Download managers and browsers show speeds in MB/s.
- Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s)
- A gigabyte per second is 8 gigabits per second. SSD and memory bandwidth is given in GB/s.