All Data Rate Units

How to Convert Data Rate Units?

Data rate measures the speed of data transfer, expressed as the amount of data transmitted per unit of time. Internet speeds are typically advertised in bits per second (Mbps), while file transfers are often shown in bytes per second (MB/s).

Enter a value, select your source unit, and choose the target unit. The converter displays all equivalents, making it easy to compare advertised speeds with actual download rates.

Units

Megabit per second (Mbps)

The most common unit for internet speed advertising. Home broadband typically ranges from 25-1,000 Mbps. To convert to download speed in MB/s, divide by 8. A 100 Mbps connection downloads at approximately 12.5 MB/s.

Gigabit per second (Gbps)

Used for high-speed fiber connections and enterprise networking. Gigabit internet (1 Gbps = 1,000 Mbps) is becoming standard in many areas. Data centers use 10-100 Gbps connections between servers.

Megabyte per second (MB/s)

The standard unit for file transfer speed displays. SSD drives read at 200-7,000 MB/s, USB 3.0 transfers at up to 625 MB/s, and typical web downloads range from 1-50 MB/s depending on connection speed.

Kilobit per second (Kbps)

Used for measuring low-bandwidth applications. Voice calls use 8-64 Kbps, dial-up internet was 56 Kbps, and basic audio streaming requires 128-320 Kbps. Video calls need at least 300-500 Kbps.

Gigabyte per second (GB/s)

Measures extremely high-speed transfers. NVMe SSDs achieve 3-7 GB/s, PCIe 4.0 x16 delivers up to 32 GB/s, and DDR5 RAM provides memory bandwidth of 50+ GB/s for system operations.

Common Data Rate Conversions