Convert Gigabits to Kilobits
Convert Gigabits (Gbit) to Kilobits (kbit) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
kbit = Gbit × 1000000
About Gigabits
A gigabit (Gbit) = 10⁹ bits (SI). 1 Gbit/s Ethernet (1000BASE-T) is the enterprise baseline; 10/25/100/400 Gbit/s are data-centre standards. Bus speeds: PCIe 4.0 ×16 = 256 Gbit/s; Thunderbolt 4 = 40 Gbit/s; HDMI 2.1 = 48 Gbit/s. NVMe SSDs: PCIe 4 ≈ 57 Gbit/s; PCIe 5 > 112 Gbit/s. Submarine cables: 200 Gbit/s per wavelength × hundreds of wavelengths. 1 Gbit = 10⁹ bits = 125 MB.
About Kilobits
A kilobit (kbit) = 1,000 bits (SI). Standard unit for connection speeds: dial-up 9.6-56 kbit/s; ISDN 64-128 kbit/s; early ADSL 256 kbit/s. VoIP codecs: G.711 = 64 kbit/s; Opus (WhatsApp, Discord) = 6-510 kbit/s adaptive. Bluetooth LE up to 1,000 kbit/s; Zigbee/Z-Wave 20-250 kbit/s. 'kbit/s' = strictly decimal 1,000 bits/s (ITU/IEEE). 1 kbit = 1,000 bits = 125 bytes.
Quick Reference Table
| Gigabits (Gbit) | Kilobits (kbit) |
|---|---|
| 1 Gbit | 1000000 kbit |
| 2 Gbit | 2000000 kbit |
| 5 Gbit | 5000000 kbit |
| 10 Gbit | 10000000 kbit |
| 25 Gbit | 25000000 kbit |
| 50 Gbit | 50000000 kbit |
| 100 Gbit | 100000000 kbit |