Convert Megabyte per Second to Gigabyte per Second
Live bidirectional calculator for Megabytes per Second (MB/s) and Gigabytes per Second (GB/s) with verified formula and conversion charts.
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How the Calculation Works (Linear Scaling)
Since 1 Gigabyte per Second = 1000 Megabytes per Second, divide the value in Megabytes per Second by 1000.
Megabyte per Second to Gigabyte per Second Conversion Table
Precomputed values for quick reference and printing.
| Megabyte per Second | Gigabyte per Second |
|---|---|
| 1 MB/s | 0.001 GB/s |
| 2 MB/s | 0.002 GB/s |
| 3 MB/s | 0.003 GB/s |
| 4 MB/s | 0.004 GB/s |
| 5 MB/s | 0.005 GB/s |
| 6 MB/s | 0.006 GB/s |
| 7 MB/s | 0.007 GB/s |
| 8 MB/s | 0.008 GB/s |
| 9 MB/s | 0.009 GB/s |
| 10 MB/s | 0.01 GB/s |
| 15 MB/s | 0.015 GB/s |
| 20 MB/s | 0.02 GB/s |
| 25 MB/s | 0.025 GB/s |
| 30 MB/s | 0.03 GB/s |
| 40 MB/s | 0.04 GB/s |
| 50 MB/s | 0.05 GB/s |
| 75 MB/s | 0.075 GB/s |
| 100 MB/s | 0.1 GB/s |
| Gigabyte per Second | Megabyte per Second |
|---|---|
| 1 GB/s | 1000 MB/s |
| 2 GB/s | 2000 MB/s |
| 3 GB/s | 3000 MB/s |
| 4 GB/s | 4000 MB/s |
| 5 GB/s | 5000 MB/s |
| 6 GB/s | 6000 MB/s |
| 7 GB/s | 7000 MB/s |
| 8 GB/s | 8000 MB/s |
| 9 GB/s | 9000 MB/s |
| 10 GB/s | 10000 MB/s |
| 15 GB/s | 15000 MB/s |
| 20 GB/s | 20000 MB/s |
| 25 GB/s | 25000 MB/s |
| 30 GB/s | 30000 MB/s |
| 40 GB/s | 40000 MB/s |
| 50 GB/s | 50000 MB/s |
| 75 GB/s | 75000 MB/s |
| 100 GB/s | 100000 MB/s |
About Megabyte per Second (MB/s)
One million bytes per second (8,000,000 bit/s). Equal to exactly 8 Mbit/s.
History: Primary metric used in operating systems (Windows, macOS) for disk transfer and file download speeds.
Common Uses: SATA hard drive read/write speeds, Steam/browser download speed displays, video encoding bitrates.
About Gigabyte per Second (GB/s)
One billion bytes per second (8,000,000,000 bit/s). Equal to exactly 8 Gbit/s.
History: Standard metric for NVMe solid-state storage and PCIe bus bandwidth.
Common Uses: PCIe 4.0/5.0 NVMe SSD read throughput (e.g. 7.5 GB/s), GPU memory bandwidth.
โ Frequently Asked Questions
How many Gigabytes per Second are in 1 Megabyte per Second?
There are exactly 0.001 Gigabytes per Second in 1 Megabyte per Second (1 MB/s = 0.001 GB/s).
What is the formula to convert Megabyte per Second to Gigabyte per Second?
The formula is: Gigabyte per Second = Megabyte per Second / 1000. Since 1 Gigabyte per Second = 1000 Megabytes per Second, divide the value in Megabytes per Second by 1000.
How do I convert 1 MB/s to GB/s manually?
To convert 1 MB/s to GB/s: apply the formula Gigabyte per Second = Megabyte per Second / 1000. Substituting gives: 1 / 1000 = 0.001 GB/s.