Gigabytes to Gigabits Converter
1 gigabyte = 8 gigabits
1 gigabyte equals 8 gigabits
How to convert gigabytes 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 = GB × 8One gigabyte is 8 gigabits, so a single multiplication converts any value.
80 Gb = 10 × 8Gigabytes to gigabits conversion table
Common values in gigabytes, converted to gigabits.
| Gigabytes (GB) | Gigabits (Gb) |
|---|---|
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 16 |
| 4 | 32 |
| 8 | 64 |
| 16 | 128 |
| 32 | 256 |
| 64 | 512 |
| 128 | 1,024 |
| 256 | 2,048 |
| 512 | 4,096 |
| 1,024 | 8,192 |
About these units
gigabyteGB
Exactly 1,000,000,000 bytes (decimal). Storage capacity is advertised this way.
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.