H.264 Standard at Full HD 1080p (1920×1080): bitrate & storage per minute/hour

H.264 Standard (H.264 / AVC) is a 8-bit 4:2:0 codec with a typical compression ratio of 50:1. The table shows the video data rate and storage it needs at Full HD 1080p (1920×1080) for common frame rates — video only, audio not included.

Frame rate	Bitrate	Data rate	Storage / minute	Storage / hour
23.976 fps	25.0 Mbps	3.12 MB/s	0.19 GB	11.2 GB
24 fps	25.0 Mbps	3.12 MB/s	0.19 GB	11.2 GB
25 fps	26.0 Mbps	3.25 MB/s	0.20 GB	11.7 GB
29.970 fps	31.2 Mbps	3.90 MB/s	0.23 GB	14.0 GB
50 fps	52.1 Mbps	6.51 MB/s	0.39 GB	23.4 GB
59.940 fps	62.4 Mbps	7.80 MB/s	0.47 GB	28.1 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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