Convert Gibibyte to Gigabyte

One GiB equals 1.073741824 GB. This converter allows you to easily convert between Gibibyte and Gigabyte in real time.

Formula

GiB × 1.073741824 = GB

Example: 1 GiB = 1.073741824 GB

What is Gibibyte?

The gibibyte is an IEC binary prefix unit equal to exactly 2 to the 30th power bytes (1,073,741,824 bytes). Linux and many other operating systems display memory and disk capacity in gibibytes for precision. There is approximately a 7.4 percent difference between a gibibyte and the SI-based gigabyte (one billion bytes), which explains why a new hard drive appears to have less capacity than advertised.

What is Gigabyte?

The gigabyte is a unit of digital data equal to 1,000 megabytes (one billion bytes). It is the most familiar data unit in daily life, used for smartphone storage (64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB), mobile data plans (3 GB, 20 GB per month), and app sizes. A high-definition movie is roughly 4 to 5 GB, and a smartphone photo is about 3 to 5 MB, so one GB can hold roughly 200 to 300 photos.