H.264 High Bitrate at 4K UHD (3840×2160): bitrate & storage per minute/hour

H.264 High Bitrate (H.264 / AVC) is a 8-bit 4:2:0 codec with a typical compression ratio of 12:1. The table shows the video data rate and storage it needs at 4K UHD (3840×2160) for common frame rates — video only, audio not included.

Frame rate	Bitrate	Data rate	Storage / minute	Storage / hour
23.976 fps	399.6 Mbps	49.95 MB/s	3.00 GB	179.8 GB
24 fps	400.0 Mbps	50.00 MB/s	3.00 GB	180.0 GB
25 fps	416.7 Mbps	52.08 MB/s	3.13 GB	187.5 GB
29.970 fps	499.5 Mbps	62.44 MB/s	3.75 GB	224.8 GB
50 fps	833.3 Mbps	104.17 MB/s	6.25 GB	375.0 GB
59.940 fps	999.0 Mbps	124.88 MB/s	7.49 GB	449.6 GB

Content-dependent codecs (constant quality, VBR) vary their data rate with scene complexity — the figures above are typical values, and actual rates range around them.

Figures use decimal units (1 GB = 1000 MB), the convention used by drive and camera manufacturers. Computed with the same calculation engine as the Workflow Data Calculator — open it to add audio, streams, backup copies, offload time and storage cost, or to export a PDF report.

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