Megabytes to Gigabytes Converter
Convert Megabytes to Gigabytes (MB to GB) quickly and accurately.
Quick conversion table
| Megabytes | Gigabytes |
|---|---|
| 512 MB | 0.5 GB |
| 1024 MB | 1 GB |
| 2048 MB | 2 GB |
| 4096 MB | 4 GB |
| 8192 MB | 8 GB |
| 16384 MB | 16 GB |
About this tool
The megabyte (MB) and gigabyte (GB) are units of digital storage capacity, used to measure file sizes, RAM, and storage drives.
This converter follows the traditional binary convention, still used by operating systems such as Windows and macOS, where 1 gigabyte equals 1,024 megabytes (2¹⁰), rather than the decimal convention (1,000 MB) used by some storage-device manufacturers on packaging.
That difference in convention is exactly why a drive advertised as "1 TB" often shows up as roughly 931 GB in your operating system — both figures are correct, they're just counting in different bases.
Worked example
- 1Start with your value in Megabytes. For example, 2048 MB.
- 2Apply the formula: 1 GB = 1024 MB.
- 32048 MB converts to 2 GB.
Formula
1 GB = 1024 MB
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I convert Megabytes to Gigabytes?
- Multiply the value in Megabytes using the formula: 1 GB = 1024 MB.
- How many Gigabytes is 1 Megabytes?
- 1 MB is equal to 0.00098 GB.
- How many Gigabytes is 10 Megabytes?
- 10 MB is equal to 0.00977 GB.
- How many Gigabytes is 100 Megabytes?
- 100 MB is equal to 0.09766 GB.
- Why does my operating system show less storage than advertised?
- Storage manufacturers typically advertise capacity using decimal units (1 GB = 1,000 MB, 1 TB = 1,000 GB), while operating systems like Windows report capacity using binary units (1 GB = 1,024 MB). The underlying storage is the same; only the counting convention differs.