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YouTube Bitrate Calculator

The bitrate YouTube wants for your resolution and frame rate, and what it costs in megabytes.

Frame rate
min

Recommended · 1080p SDR · 24 to 30 fps

8 Mbps

YouTube's published upload table. Not a promise that a lower rate will look fine.

At or above YouTube's recommendation. This is a safe export setting.

Your video bitratevs 8 Mbps
8 Mbps
Length
10 min
File size
629 MB

SDR recommendations

Resolution24-30 fps48-60 fps
720p5 Mbps7.5 Mbps
1080p8 Mbps12 Mbps
1440p16 Mbps24 Mbps
4K35-45 Mbps53-68 Mbps

HDR needs more bits at the same resolution. YouTube can change this table.

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  • Runs in your browser
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What this does

Pick a resolution and frame rate. We show the bitrate YouTube publishes for that pair, and the megabytes that bitrate costs over time.

These are YouTube's recommended encodes, not a promise that a lower rate will look fine.

Use cases
  1. 01Set an export preset before you render overnight.
  2. 02See what 4K at 60 costs versus 1080 at 30.
  3. 03Explain a file-size jump after a resolution change.
Glossary
TimecodeWebVTT
FAQ

Questions, answered.

Where do the rates come from?

YouTube's public recommended upload encodings. They can change. Recheck if this page is old.

Do I need an account?

No.

Is anything stored?

No.

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