Source checked 17 October 2026. This worksheet uses GoPro’s 25 June 2026 MAX2 announcement; no camera, card or file was tested.

GoPro’s MAX2 firmware notice introduced a Maximum Bitrate setting of up to 200 Mbps for 8K 360 video and 4K single-lens video. That gives owners a useful planning input, provided the mode and rate assumption stay attached to the calculation. It does not give the size of an edited export or establish the setting on an individual camera.

Convert megabits to megabytes

There are eight bits in a byte. Using decimal units, a hypothetical stream sustained at 200 megabits per second carries 25 megabytes per second, or 1,500 MB per minute. That is 1.5 GB per minute of video data under the stated assumption.

The examples below are calculations, not observed MAX2 files. They exclude any additional audio/container allowance and do not assume that every recording sustains the maximum rate.

Here, MB means 1,000,000 bytes and GB means 1,000,000,000 bytes. Software using a different unit convention can display a different number for the same bytes. Do not compare the displayed figures without first checking their units.

Build separate capture, retention and export budgets

1. Capture: Write down the intended recording mode, duration and bitrate assumption. Read the actual unit’s settings and current model documentation before treating the announced capability as available.
2. Retention: List which original clips you intend to keep and how many copies you plan to store. For example, two retained copies of an illustrative 15 GB video payload require 30 GB for those copies alone; this remains arithmetic, not a complete project-space estimate.
3. Editing and export: Reserve separate space for the workflow’s working files and finished output. An exported file has its own duration and encoding choices; the camera’s maximum capture rate does not determine its size.

This separates two questions often mixed in a shopping note: “How much footage am I planning to capture?” and “How much space does my whole project need?” The second includes decisions the camera announcement cannot make for you.

What this can and cannot tell a buyer

The calculation helps identify the scale of a recording plan. It is not a guaranteed card recording time, a compatible-card recommendation or a computer-playback test. Compare the plan with actual usable space and the manufacturer’s current requirements for the exact mode and card; a capacity label alone does not approve that combination.

The GoPro June announcement is the primary source for the named modes and up-to-200 Mbps feature. We have not verified an installed firmware version or a measured output file. The article’s historical summer discounts are not reproduced as current offers. Other dated device announcements appear in Product Updates.