Digital Audio Bit Rate
| Device | Rate | Rate |
| CD Audio (16-bit PCM) | 1.411 Mbit/s | 176.4 kB/s |
| I²S | 2.250 Mbit/s @ 24bit/48 kHz | 0.281 MB/s |
| AES/EBU | 2.625 Mbit/s @ 24-bit/48 kHz | 0.328 MB/s |
| S/PDIF fs 48kHz | 3.072 Mbit/s | 0.384 MB/s |
| ADAT Lightpipe (Type I) | 9.216 Mbit/s | 1.152 MB/s |
| AC’97 | 12.288 Mbit/s | 1.536 MB/s |
| HDMI | 36.864 Mbit/s | 4.608 MB/s |
| DisplayPort | 36.864 Mbit/s | 4.608 MB/s |
| Intel High Definition Audio rev. 1.0 | 48 Mbit/s outbound; 24 Mbit/s inbound | 6 MB/s outbound; 3 MB/s inbound |
| MADI | 100 Mbit/s | 12.5 MB/s |