Mebibytes per Second to Gigabits per Second (MiB/s to Gbps)

Formula

Gbps = MiB/s × 0.008388608

or Gbps = MiB/s ÷ 119.2092895508

Derivation from SI units:

• 1 MiB/s = 1,048,576 B/s.
• 1 Gbit/s = 10⁹ bit/s.
• 1 MiB/s = 8388608 bps ÷ 1000000000 bps per Gbps = 0.008388608 Gbps

Both units are defined exactly, so the factor is exact. Mebibyte per Second definition: mebibyte per second; Gigabit per Second definition: gigabit per second.

Worked examples

1. A reading of 25 MiB/s converts to 0.2097152 Gbps.
   25 MiB/s × 0.008388608 = 0.2097152 Gbps
2. A value of 200 MiB/s is 1.6777216 Gbps.
   200 MiB/s × 0.008388608 = 1.6777216 Gbps

Where it's used

Mebibytes per Second are used for file copy dialogs, while gigabits per second appear in ethernet and fibre links. Both measure data transfer rate (bandwidth), so the conversion is a fixed factor.

Mebibyte per Second to other data transfer rate units

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• Prefixes for binary multiples (kibi, mebi, gibi…, adopted by the IEC and now in IEC 80000-13), National Institute of Standards and Technology , Prefixes for binary multiples.
• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Section 3, note on binary prefixes.
• The International System of Units (SI), 9th edition (SI Brochure), Bureau International des Poids et Mesures , Table 7 (SI prefixes); hertz, Table 4.

Last reviewed: 2026-10-15. Factors are stored exactly and computed with 50-digit decimal arithmetic. See how we verify conversion factors.