Performance Dashboard
Every generation, side by side
Speed and latency figures span six orders of magnitude between 2G and 6G, so each chart below uses a logarithmic scale. Pick a metric to compare.
2G
384 Kbps
3G
42 Mbps
4G
1.0 Gbps
5G
20 Gbps
6G
1.0 Tbps
2G
100 Kbps
3G
3.0 Mbps
4G
30 Mbps
5G
200 Mbps
6G
1.0 Gbps
2G
600 ms
3G
120 ms
4G
50 ms
5G
10 ms
6G
500 μs
2G
1K / km²
3G
5K / km²
4G
100K / km²
5G
1M / km²
6G
10M / km²
Full Metric Table
| Generation | Peak Down | Real Down | Latency | Density | Spectrum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2G | 384 Kbps | 100 Kbps | 600 ms | 1K / km² | 850 MHz – 2 GHz |
| 3G | 42 Mbps | 3.0 Mbps | 120 ms | 5K / km² | 850 MHz – 2 GHz |
| 4G | 1.0 Gbps | 30 Mbps | 50 ms | 100K / km² | 700 MHz – 3 GHz |
| 5G | 20 Gbps | 200 Mbps | 10 ms | 1M / km² | 600 MHz – 100 GHz |
| 6G | 1.0 Tbps | 1.0 Gbps | 500 μs | 10M / km² | 100 MHz – 1 THz |