Gbps

Units & Measurements abbreviation · Data Unit

Gbps
Stands forGigabits per second
CategoriesUnits & Measurements

Gbps stands for Gigabits per second, a data unit abbreviation.

One billion bits per second, the tier of fiber-to-the-home plans, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6 and 7 links, and USB and Thunderbolt ports. Multi-gigabit home plans now reach 2, 5 or even 8 Gbps.

Example: The fiber plan delivers symmetrical 1 Gbps upload and download speeds.

Usage notes

Port speeds use the same unit: USB 3.2 Gen 2 runs at 10 Gbps, Thunderbolt 4 at 40 Gbps and Thunderbolt 5 at 80 Gbps, or up to 120 Gbps in its boost mode. A 1 Gbps connection tops out around 940 Mbps of real-world throughput because of protocol overhead.

More data unit abbreviations

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  • EB – Exabyte
  • EiB – Exbibyte
  • FLOPS – Floating-point operations per second
  • FPS – Frames per second
  • GB – Gigabyte
  • GiB – Gibibyte
  • GT/s – Gigatransfers per second
  • KB – Kilobyte
  • kbps – Kilobits per second
  • KiB – Kibibyte
  • lpi – Lines per inch

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