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1 GB/s = 8,000,000,000 bps

Gigabytes Per Second (GB/s) to Bits Per Second (bps) Converter

The Gigabytes Per Second (GB/s) to Bits Per Second (bps) Converter turns your Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s) value into Bits Per Second (bps). Type your transfer speed below — 1 GB/s = 8,000,000,000 bps, covering both bit-based and byte-based transfer rate units. This free gigabyte per second to bit per second calculator works as a network speed converter, bandwidth calculator, and internet speed conversion tool. Also see: Kilobits Per Second to Exbibytes Per Second.

Gigabytes Per Second to Bits Per Second converter

Result

800,000,000,000 bps

100 GB/s × 8,000,000,000 = 800,000,000,000 bps

How to Convert Gigabytes Per Second to Bits Per Second

"Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s) to Bit Per Second (bps) Diagram" — click any bar to view its data unit page, or set it as source/target.

To convert gigabytes per second to bits per second, multiply by 8,000,000,000. This conversion translates actual file transfer speeds (bytes) to network bandwidth (bits) by accounting for the 8:1 bit-to-byte ratio.

GB/s represents your actual download or transfer speed—what you see in your browser or file manager when copying files.

bps is the equivalent network bandwidth. Use this when comparing against ISP plans, sizing network links, or calculating replication bandwidth requirements. Related: Megabytes Per Second to Zebibits Per Second.

1 GB/s = 8,000,000,000 bps — which means there are 8,000,000,000bits per second in every gigabyte per second.

GB/s to bps transfer rate: 1 gigabyte per second equals 8,000,000,000bits per second — the standard bandwidth conversion rate used by this data transfer calculator.

Quick Facts: GB/s to bps Speed Conversion

  • Conversion factor: 1 GB/s = 8,000,000,000 bps
  • Reverse factor: 1 bps = 1.250000e-10 GB/s
  • Source unit type: byte-based throughput
  • Target unit type: bit-based bandwidth
  • Useful for: estimating download times, comparing advertised speeds, and network capacity planning
  • Category: data transfer rate converter, network speed calculator, bandwidth converter

Steps to Convert Gigabyte Per Second to Bit Per Second

  1. Enter your gigabyte per second value (GB/s) into the gigabyte per second to bit per second converter above.
  2. The equivalent bits per second (bps) transfer speed updates instantly using the GB/s to bps conversion factor.
  3. Use the swap control to reverse the calculation and convert bits per second back into gigabytes per second.

GB/s to bps Conversion Formula

Here's the exact GB/s to bps formula in copy-paste-ready form — multiply by 8,000,000,000 to go from gigabytes per second to bits per second, or by 1.250000e-10 to reverse it — followed by a quick-reference chart of the same rate conversion. 

// Convert GB/s to bps
bps = GB/s × 8,000,000,000

// Reverse: Convert bps to GB/s
GB/s = bps × 1.250000e-10
Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s) to Bit Per Second (bps) conversion formula chart
Quick-reference GB/s to bps conversion chart — see the full gigabyte per second to bits per second table below for more values.

Gigabyte Per Second to Bit Per Second Conversion Examples

10 GB/s = 80,000,000,000 bps

50 GB/s = 400,000,000,000 bps

100 GB/s = 800,000,000,000 bps

500 GB/s = 4,000,000,000,000 bps

1,000 GB/s = 8,000,000,000,000 bps

Most data transfer rate units step by powers of ten: moving up the scale (bps → Kbps → Mbps → Gbps and beyond) means multiply by 1000, moving down means divide by 1000 — usually just a matter of shifting the decimal point. What's actually being counted underneath is bits: the binary digits, 0s and 1s, that make up every network signal.

What Is Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s)? Definition and Uses

A gigabyte per second is 1,000 megabytes per second. Used for NVMe SSDs and high-speed storage.

The gigabyte per second is a byte-based throughput unit measuring data transfer speed, network bandwidth, or throughput capacity. Like the units used to measure file size, it's one of several data measurement units that scale using either decimal multiples of 1,000 (SI) or binary steps of 1,024 (IEC).

Common uses: NVMe SSD speeds, PCIe bandwidth, high-performance computing, GPU memory See also: Gigabytes Per Second to Kilobits Per Second.

1 GB/s = 8 × 10⁹ bits per second .

The gigabyte per second can be abbreviated as GB/s; for example, 1 gigabyte per second can be written as 1 GB/s.

Gigabyte Per Second Transfer Rate Unit at a Glance

Gigabyte Per Second unit type, base, standard and common uses
Unit typebyte-based throughput
SymbolGB/s
Common usesNVMe SSD speeds, PCIe bandwidth, high-performance computing, GPU memory

What Is Bit Per Second (bps)? Definition and Uses

The fundamental unit of data transfer rate, representing one bit transmitted per second.

The bit per second is a bit-based bandwidth unit measuring data transfer speed, network bandwidth, or throughput capacity. Like the units used to measure file size, it's one of several data measurement units that scale using either decimal multiples of 1,000 (SI) or binary steps of 1,024 (IEC).

Common uses: Serial communications, legacy modems, low-speed sensors

1 bps = 1 bits per second .

The bit per second can be abbreviated as bps; for example, 1 bit per second can be written as 1 bps.

Don't confuse bps with B/s (Byte Per Second) — capitalization matters here. bps measures bits, B/s measures bytes, and since 1 byte = 8 bits, 1 bps works out to just 0.125 B/s using the same numeral.

Bit Per Second Transfer Rate Unit at a Glance

Bit Per Second unit type, base, standard and common uses
Unit typebit-based bandwidth
Symbolbps
Common usesSerial communications, legacy modems, low-speed sensors

Gigabyte Per Second to Bit Per Second Conversion Table

The table below shows 100 gigabyte per second measurements converted to bits per second — scroll within the table to see the full range. Bookmark this reference table for quick lookups whenever you need to convert a value without shifting the decimal point by hand.

Gigabytes Per Second to Bits Per Second conversion values
Gigabytes Per Second Bits Per Second
1 GB/s 8,000,000,000 bps
13 GB/s 104,000,000,000 bps
26 GB/s 208,000,000,000 bps
39 GB/s 312,000,000,000 bps
52 GB/s 416,000,000,000 bps
65 GB/s 520,000,000,000 bps
78 GB/s 624,000,000,000 bps
91 GB/s 728,000,000,000 bps
104 GB/s 832,000,000,000 bps
117 GB/s 936,000,000,000 bps
130 GB/s 1,040,000,000,000 bps
143 GB/s 1,144,000,000,000 bps
156 GB/s 1,248,000,000,000 bps
169 GB/s 1,352,000,000,000 bps
182 GB/s 1,456,000,000,000 bps
195 GB/s 1,560,000,000,000 bps
208 GB/s 1,664,000,000,000 bps
221 GB/s 1,768,000,000,000 bps
234 GB/s 1,872,000,000,000 bps
247 GB/s 1,976,000,000,000 bps
260 GB/s 2,080,000,000,000 bps
273 GB/s 2,184,000,000,000 bps
286 GB/s 2,288,000,000,000 bps
299 GB/s 2,392,000,000,000 bps
312 GB/s 2,496,000,000,000 bps
325 GB/s 2,600,000,000,000 bps
338 GB/s 2,704,000,000,000 bps
351 GB/s 2,808,000,000,000 bps
364 GB/s 2,912,000,000,000 bps
377 GB/s 3,016,000,000,000 bps
390 GB/s 3,120,000,000,000 bps
403 GB/s 3,224,000,000,000 bps
416 GB/s 3,328,000,000,000 bps
429 GB/s 3,432,000,000,000 bps
442 GB/s 3,536,000,000,000 bps
455 GB/s 3,640,000,000,000 bps
468 GB/s 3,744,000,000,000 bps
481 GB/s 3,848,000,000,000 bps
494 GB/s 3,952,000,000,000 bps
507 GB/s 4,056,000,000,000 bps
520 GB/s 4,160,000,000,000 bps
533 GB/s 4,264,000,000,000 bps
546 GB/s 4,368,000,000,000 bps
559 GB/s 4,472,000,000,000 bps
572 GB/s 4,576,000,000,000 bps
585 GB/s 4,680,000,000,000 bps
598 GB/s 4,784,000,000,000 bps
611 GB/s 4,888,000,000,000 bps
624 GB/s 4,992,000,000,000 bps
637 GB/s 5,096,000,000,000 bps
650 GB/s 5,200,000,000,000 bps
663 GB/s 5,304,000,000,000 bps
676 GB/s 5,408,000,000,000 bps
689 GB/s 5,512,000,000,000 bps
702 GB/s 5,616,000,000,000 bps
715 GB/s 5,720,000,000,000 bps
728 GB/s 5,824,000,000,000 bps
741 GB/s 5,928,000,000,000 bps
754 GB/s 6,032,000,000,000 bps
767 GB/s 6,136,000,000,000 bps
780 GB/s 6,240,000,000,000 bps
793 GB/s 6,344,000,000,000 bps
806 GB/s 6,448,000,000,000 bps
819 GB/s 6,552,000,000,000 bps
832 GB/s 6,656,000,000,000 bps
845 GB/s 6,760,000,000,000 bps
858 GB/s 6,864,000,000,000 bps
871 GB/s 6,968,000,000,000 bps
884 GB/s 7,072,000,000,000 bps
897 GB/s 7,176,000,000,000 bps
910 GB/s 7,280,000,000,000 bps
923 GB/s 7,384,000,000,000 bps
936 GB/s 7,488,000,000,000 bps
949 GB/s 7,592,000,000,000 bps
962 GB/s 7,696,000,000,000 bps
975 GB/s 7,800,000,000,000 bps
988 GB/s 7,904,000,000,000 bps
1,001 GB/s 8,008,000,000,000 bps
1,014 GB/s 8,112,000,000,000 bps
1,027 GB/s 8,216,000,000,000 bps
1,040 GB/s 8,320,000,000,000 bps
1,053 GB/s 8,424,000,000,000 bps
1,066 GB/s 8,528,000,000,000 bps
1,079 GB/s 8,632,000,000,000 bps
1,092 GB/s 8,736,000,000,000 bps
1,105 GB/s 8,840,000,000,000 bps
1,118 GB/s 8,944,000,000,000 bps
1,131 GB/s 9,048,000,000,000 bps
1,144 GB/s 9,152,000,000,000 bps
1,157 GB/s 9,256,000,000,000 bps
1,170 GB/s 9,360,000,000,000 bps
1,183 GB/s 9,464,000,000,000 bps
1,196 GB/s 9,568,000,000,000 bps
1,209 GB/s 9,672,000,000,000 bps
1,222 GB/s 9,776,000,000,000 bps
1,235 GB/s 9,880,000,000,000 bps
1,248 GB/s 9,984,000,000,000 bps
1,261 GB/s 10,088,000,000,000 bps
1,274 GB/s 10,192,000,000,000 bps
1,287 GB/s 10,296,000,000,000 bps

FAQs: Gigabyte Per Second to Bit Per Second Conversion

How many bits per second are in 1 gigabyte per second?

1 Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s) equals 8,000,000,000 Bits Per Second.

How do I convert gigabytes per second to bits per second?

Multiply the gigabyte per second value by 8,000,000,000 to get bits per second. For example, 10 GB/s = 80,000,000,000 bps.

What is the difference between gigabytes per second and bits per second?

GB/s measures actual transfer throughput in bytes per second, while bps measures network bandwidth in bits per second. Divide bits by 8 to get bytes.

What is Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s) commonly used for?

NVMe SSD speeds, PCIe bandwidth, high-performance computing, GPU memory.