Gibibytes to Gigabits Converter
1 gibibyte ≈ 8.58993459 gigabits
1 gibibyte equals 8.58993 gigabits
How to convert gibibytes to gigabits
Lowercase b means bit; uppercase B means byte (8 bits). Decimal kB, MB and GB use powers of 1000; binary KiB, MiB and GiB use powers of 1024. Choose the label that matches the source measurement.
Gb = GiB × 8.589934592One gibibyte is 8.589934592 gigabits, so a single multiplication converts any value.
85.8993 Gb ≈ 10 × 8.589934592Gibibytes to gigabits conversion table
Common values in gibibytes, converted to gigabits.
| Gibibytes (GiB) | Gigabits (Gb) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8.5899346 |
| 2 | 17.179869 |
| 4 | 34.359738 |
| 8 | 68.719477 |
| 16 | 137.43895 |
| 32 | 274.87791 |
| 64 | 549.75581 |
| 128 | 1,099.5116 |
| 256 | 2,199.0233 |
| 512 | 4,398.0465 |
| 1,024 | 8,796.093 |
About these units
gibibyteGiB
Exactly 1,073,741,824 bytes (binary). What Windows labels "GB" in file properties.
Reference: IEC 80000-13.
gigabitGb
Exactly 1,000,000,000 bits.
Sources and precision
Table results are rounded to 8 significant digits; formula constants may be rounded to 10. Worked example answers use 6 significant digits. The converter starts at 6 significant digits and lets you change display precision. Calculations use the stored factors without intermediate rounding. Exact unit definitions do not make an input measurement more precise; conventional and measured factors follow the assumptions stated here.