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Convert gigabyte to gigabit

Here you can quickly calculate how many gigabit fit in one gigabyte.
  • 1 GB = 8 Gbit
  • 1 Gbit = 0.125 GB

Gigabyte to gigabit conversion table

gigabyte gigabit
1 8
2 16
5 40
10 80
20 160
50 400
100 800

Formula to convert gigabyte to gigabit

To convert gigabyte to gigabit, multiply by 8.

1 GB = 8 Gbit
Example: 1 gigabyte = 8 gigabit

Common mistakes

  • Drive makers count in decimal: 1 TB = 1,000 GB = 10¹² bytes. Operating systems often display binary units (powers of 1,024), so the same drive shows up as about 931 'GB', really gibibytes (GiB). The 'missing' 69 gigabytes are just two counting systems, nothing is lost.

Quick gigabyte to/from gigabit conversion quiz

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11.2 gigabit equals 1.4 gigabyte.

Correct answer: 11.2 gigabit = 1.4 gigabyte.

88 gigabyte equals 774 gigabit.

Correct answer: 88 gigabyte = 704 gigabit.

17.8 gigabit equals 2.23 gigabyte.

Correct answer: 17.8 gigabit = 2.23 gigabyte.

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