Video
How big is one hour of 1080p video?
2.2–5.4GB
for one hour, from a streaming service's delivery to a camera's recording; 3.6 GB at 1080p, 30 fps (H.264, 8 Mbps)
An hour of 1080p from a streaming app is around 2–3 GB. The same hour from a camera or a screen recorder is usually several times that, because it is encoded for editing, not for delivery.
The arithmetic
- 8 Mbps × 3,600 s ÷ 8 = 3.6 GB per hour
- Size = bitrate × seconds ÷ 8. The resolution only matters through the bitrate it needs.
| Source | Size |
|---|---|
| 1080p, 30 fps (H.264, 8 Mbps) published | 3.6 GB |
| 1080p, 60 fps (H.264, 12 Mbps) published | 5.4 GB |
| iPhone 1080p, 30 fps (HEVC) estimate | 3.6 GB |
| Netflix High, HD published | 3 GB |
| YouTube 1080p computed | 2.25 GB |