Gigabytes to Gibibytes Converter
How to convert gigabytes to gibibytes
gibibytes = gigabytes ÷ 1.07374182
To convert gigabytes to gibibytes, divide the number of gigabytes by 1.07374182.
1 GB = 0.931322575 GiB
Examples
- 500 GB ÷ 1.07374182 = 465.661287 GiB
- 64 GB ÷ 1.07374182 = 59.6046448 GiB
Good to know
A gigabyte is 1000³ bytes and a gibibyte is 1024³ bytes, about 7.4% more. This is why a drive sold as "500 GB" shows as about 465 GB in Windows, which actually counts in gibibytes.
Decimal (SI) unit based on powers of 1000, as used by drive manufacturers. Windows reports sizes in binary units (powers of 1024) but labels them "KB", "MB", "GB" and "TB", so the same file or drive shows a smaller number there.
Binary (IEC) unit based on powers of 1024. Windows displays these binary sizes with the labels "KB", "MB", "GB" and "TB", which is why they are often confused with the decimal units.
Gigabytes to gibibytes conversion table
| Gigabytes (GB) | Gibibytes (GiB) |
|---|---|
| 1 GB | 0.931322575 GiB |
| 2 GB | 1.86264515 GiB |
| 4 GB | 3.7252903 GiB |
| 8 GB | 7.4505806 GiB |
| 16 GB | 14.9011612 GiB |
| 32 GB | 29.8023224 GiB |
| 64 GB | 59.6046448 GiB |
| 100 GB | 93.1322575 GiB |
| 128 GB | 119.20929 GiB |
| 250 GB | 232.830644 GiB |
| 256 GB | 238.418579 GiB |
| 500 GB | 465.661287 GiB |
| 512 GB | 476.837158 GiB |
| 1,000 GB | 931.322575 GiB |
| 1,024 GB | 953.674316 GiB |
| 2,000 GB | 1,862.64515 GiB |
Unit definitions
- Gigabyte (GB)
- A gigabyte is 1,000,000,000 bytes (1000 megabytes). It is the usual unit for memory cards, phone storage and mobile data plans.
- Gibibyte (GiB)
- A gibibyte is 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024 mebibytes). RAM sizes and the capacities reported by Windows are measured in gibibytes.