Camera Bandwidth Calculator

Estimate data rate from resolution, frame rate, and pixel format, then pick a suitable camera interface.

Inputs

Stream settings for a single camera channel.

Resolution

Pixel format

Frame rate

FPS

Results

Estimated throughput and interface guidance.

Bytes per frame

Data rate

MB/s

Bitrate

Mbps

Recommended interface

USB 3.0up to 4000 Mbps

~500 MB/s practical sustained

How it works: Raw bandwidth is width × height × bpp × FPS. Interface recommendations include ~20% headroom for packet overhead and protocol overhead.