Data Transfer Rate Converter

Convert data transfer speeds

Connection and transfer speeds are quoted in a variety of units, and mixing up bits and bytes is a constant source of confusion. This converter moves between bps, kbps, Mbps, Gbps and their byte-based equivalents, so you can compare any two speeds correctly and understand what a given figure really means for your downloads.

Why bits and bytes matter for speed

Connection speeds are almost always quoted in bits per second, as Mbps or Gbps, while the files you actually download are measured in bytes, and the factor of eight between a bit and a byte is exactly why a fast-sounding connection does not move files nearly as quickly as the headline number might lead you to expect. Converting between the bit-based rates and the byte-based ones, and across the whole scale from bps up to Gbps, resolves this cleanly. It is the very same confusion that leads people to think their connection is underperforming when in reality they are simply comparing a bit-based speed against a byte-based file size, which this converter makes explicit and easy to reconcile.

A calculation, not advice

It runs entirely in your browser, so nothing you enter is uploaded and it works without an account, keeping your figures on your own machine and available on any device immediately.

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