Megabytes Per Second (MB/s) to Gigabytes Per Second (GB/s) Converter
Type a value into the Megabytes Per Second (MB/s) field to convert to Gigabytes Per Second (GB/s). 1 MB/s = 0.001 GB/s, covering both bit-based and byte-based transfer rate units.
Convert Megabytes Per Second to Gigabytes Per Second
1 MB/s equals
0.001
GB/s
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How to Convert Megabytes Per Second to Gigabytes Per Second
To convert megabytes per second to gigabytes per second, divide by 1,000. Both units measure actual data throughput in bytes per second—useful for comparing storage benchmarks, file transfer speeds, and backup performance. Try the converting Gigabytes Per Second to Megabytes Per Second.
MB/s: A megabyte per second is 1,000 kilobytes per second. Standard for SSD and fast network transfers. Common uses include SSD benchmarks, USB transfer speeds, network file copies, download managers. Check out our Megabytes Per Second in Yobibits Per Second.
GB/s: A gigabyte per second is 1,000 megabytes per second. Used for NVMe SSDs and high-speed storage. Typically used for NVMe SSD speeds, PCIe bandwidth, high-performance computing, GPU memory. Learn more: EB/s to GB/s.
1 MB/s = 0.001 GB/s — or equivalently, 1 GB/s = 1,000MB/s.
MB/s to GB/s Conversion Formula
// Convert MB/s to GB/s
GB/s = MB/s × 0.001
// Reverse: Convert GB/s to MB/s
MB/s = GB/s × 1,000
MB/s to GB/s Conversion Examples
10 MB/s = 0.01 GB/s
50 MB/s = 0.05 GB/s
100 MB/s = 0.1 GB/s
500 MB/s = 0.5 GB/s
1,000 MB/s = 1 GB/s
What Is Megabyte Per Second (MB/s)?
A megabyte per second is 1,000 kilobytes per second. Standard for SSD and fast network transfers. Use our Pibps to Ybps converter.
The megabyte per second is a byte-based throughput unit measuring data transfer speed, network bandwidth, or throughput capacity. See also: Kb to Mib calculator.
Common uses: SSD benchmarks, USB transfer speeds, network file copies, download managers Related: convert MB/s to Ebps.
1 MB/s = 8 × 10⁶ bits per second.
The megabyte per second can be abbreviated as MB/s; for example, 1 megabyte per second can be written as 1 MB/s.
What Is Gigabyte Per Second (GB/s)?
A gigabyte per second is 1,000 megabytes per second. Used for NVMe SSDs and high-speed storage. You might also need: Pbps → GB/s.
The gigabyte per second is a byte-based throughput unit measuring data transfer speed, network bandwidth, or throughput capacity. You might also need: Exbibytes Per Second to Yottabits Per Second.
Common uses: NVMe SSD speeds, PCIe bandwidth, high-performance computing, GPU memory Learn more: Bytes to Kilobytes converter.
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.
Megabyte Per Second to Gigabyte Per Second Conversion Table
The table below shows various megabyte per second measurements converted to gigabytes per second.
| Megabytes Per Second | Gigabytes Per Second |
|---|---|
| 1 MB/s | 0.001 GB/s |
| 5 MB/s | 0.005 GB/s |
| 10 MB/s | 0.01 GB/s |
| 25 MB/s | 0.025 GB/s |
| 50 MB/s | 0.05 GB/s |
| 100 MB/s | 0.1 GB/s |
| 250 MB/s | 0.25 GB/s |
| 500 MB/s | 0.5 GB/s |
| 1,000 MB/s | 1 GB/s |
| 2,500 MB/s | 2.5 GB/s |
| 5,000 MB/s | 5 GB/s |
| 10,000 MB/s | 10 GB/s |
💡 Storage Engineer Tip
Both units measure throughput. NVMe SSDs can reach 3+ GB/s, SATA SSDs max at ~0.5 GB/s, and typical HDDs do 100-200 MB/s.
— Subash Geetha Krishnan, 15+ years in enterprise storage & networking
When to Convert MB/s to GB/s
Common scenario: Comparing throughput rates for storage benchmarks and transfer calculations. You might also need: Megabytes Per Second to Bytes Per Second calculator.
Other situations include ISP speed verification for checking if you're getting advertised speeds, network planning for sizing links and capacity, backup window calculations for estimating transfer times, and replication sizing for disaster recovery planning. Related: Zibps to GB/s conversion rate.