GB/s

What is a Gigabyte per Second?

Data Transfer Unit

Definition

Gigabytes per second (GB/s) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000 megabytes per second.

Popular Gigabyte per Second Conversions

Most common conversions from Gigabytes per Second

1 GB/s = 8,000,000,000 bps Gigabyte per Second to Bits per Second 1 GB/s = 8,000,000 Kbps Gigabyte per Second to Kilobits per Second 1 GB/s = 8,000 Mbps Gigabyte per Second to Megabits per Second 1 GB/s = 8 Gbps Gigabyte per Second to Gigabits per Second 1 GB/s = 1,000,000,000 B/s Gigabyte per Second to Bytes per Second 1 GB/s = 1,000,000 KB/s Gigabyte per Second to Kilobytes per Second

History

GB/s speeds became relevant with PCIe SSDs and high-speed computer buses in the 2010s.

Common Uses

NVMe SSD specifications
PCIe bus bandwidth
Memory (RAM) speed
Professional video editing

Fun Facts

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DDR5 RAM can transfer at 50+ GB/s

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PCIe 4.0 x16 provides about 31 GB/s

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The fastest SSDs exceed 7 GB/s

All Gigabyte per Second Conversions

Gigabytes per Second to Bits per Second GB/s → bps Gigabytes per Second to Kilobits per Second GB/s → Kbps Gigabytes per Second to Megabits per Second GB/s → Mbps Gigabytes per Second to Gigabits per Second GB/s → Gbps Gigabytes per Second to Bytes per Second GB/s → B/s Gigabytes per Second to Kilobytes per Second GB/s → KB/s Gigabytes per Second to Megabytes per Second GB/s → MB/s