Terabytes to Gigabits Converter
How to convert terabytes to gigabits
gigabits = terabytes × 8,000
To convert terabytes to gigabits, multiply the number of terabytes by 8,000.
1 TB = 8,000 Gbit
Examples
- 1 TB × 8,000 = 8,000 Gbit
- 4 TB × 8,000 = 32,000 Gbit
Good to know
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.
A unit of bits, not bytes: 8 bits make 1 byte. Bit units are used for transfer speeds, byte units for file and storage sizes.
Terabytes to gigabits conversion table
| Terabytes (TB) | Gigabits (Gbit) |
|---|---|
| 0.5 TB | 4,000 Gbit |
| 1 TB | 8,000 Gbit |
| 2 TB | 16,000 Gbit |
| 3 TB | 24,000 Gbit |
| 4 TB | 32,000 Gbit |
| 5 TB | 40,000 Gbit |
| 6 TB | 48,000 Gbit |
| 8 TB | 64,000 Gbit |
| 10 TB | 80,000 Gbit |
| 12 TB | 96,000 Gbit |
| 16 TB | 128,000 Gbit |
| 18 TB | 144,000 Gbit |
| 20 TB | 160,000 Gbit |
| 50 TB | 400,000 Gbit |
| 100 TB | 800,000 Gbit |
Unit definitions
- Terabyte (TB)
- A terabyte is 1,000,000,000,000 bytes (1000 gigabytes). It is the usual unit for hard drive and SSD capacities.
- Gigabit (Gbit)
- A gigabit is 1,000,000,000 bits, equal to 125,000,000 bytes. It is used for fast network links such as gigabit Ethernet and fiber broadband.