Convert Kibibits per second to Gigabits per second

Convert Kibibits per second (Kibit/s) to Gigabits per second (Gbit/s) instantly and accurately.

Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)
Gigabits per second (Gbit/s)

Conversion Formula

Gbit/s = Kibit/s × 1.024000000e-6

About Kibibits per second

Kibibit per second (Kibit/s) = 2¹⁰ = 1,024 bit/s (IEC 80000-13). The binary-precise counterpart to kbit/s for contexts with power-of-2 bus widths. FPGA serial transceivers are clocked at exact powers of 2; embedded UART baud rates sometimes use 1,024-baud increments. Contrasted with kbit/s (= 1,000 bit/s) in ITU/IEEE standards. 1 Kibit/s = 1,024 bit/s = 128 B/s.

About Gigabits per second

Gigabit per second (Gbit/s) = 10⁹ bit/s (SI). Enterprise/data-centre standard: 1/10/25/100/400 Gbit/s Ethernet all deployed. Storage: SATA III = 6 Gbit/s; PCIe 4.0 ×4 = 64 Gbit/s; PCIe 5.0 ×4 = 128 Gbit/s. Display: HDMI 2.1 = 48 Gbit/s; DisplayPort 2.1 = 80 Gbit/s. Memory: DDR5-4800 dual-channel = 76.8 Gbit/s; H100 HBM3 = 26.8 Tbit/s. 1 Gbit/s = 10⁹ bit/s = 125 MB/s.

Quick Reference Table

Kibibits per second (Kibit/s)Gigabits per second (Gbit/s)
1 Kibit/s1.024 × 10-6 Gbit/s
2 Kibit/s2.048 × 10-6 Gbit/s
5 Kibit/s5.12 × 10-6 Gbit/s
10 Kibit/s1.024 × 10-5 Gbit/s
25 Kibit/s2.56 × 10-5 Gbit/s
50 Kibit/s5.12 × 10-5 Gbit/s
100 Kibit/s0.0001024 Gbit/s

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