diff --git a/internal/metrics.go b/internal/metrics.go
index d2403094..b10a9f40 100644
--- a/internal/metrics.go
+++ b/internal/metrics.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ type MetricsModel struct {
 	TPS       float64
 	RX        int
 	TX        int
+	LastTS    time.Time
+	LastRX    int
+	LastTX    int
 }
 
 type MetricsResponse map[string]int
diff --git a/internal/state.go b/internal/state.go
index c20508c0..e14c07aa 100644
--- a/internal/state.go
+++ b/internal/state.go
@@ -91,8 +91,15 @@ func (s *StateModel) UpdateMetricsFromRPC(ctx context.Context, client *api.Clien
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		s.Metrics.Enabled = true
-		s.Metrics.TX = res["algod_network_sent_bytes_total"]
-		s.Metrics.RX = res["algod_network_received_bytes_total"]
+		now := time.Now()
+		diff := now.Sub(s.Metrics.LastTS)
+
+		s.Metrics.TX = max(0, int(float64(res["algod_network_sent_bytes_total"]-s.Metrics.LastTX)/diff.Seconds()))
+		s.Metrics.RX = max(0, int(float64(res["algod_network_received_bytes_total"]-s.Metrics.LastRX)/diff.Seconds()))
+
+		s.Metrics.LastTS = now
+		s.Metrics.LastTX = res["algod_network_sent_bytes_total"]
+		s.Metrics.LastRX = res["algod_network_received_bytes_total"]
 	}
 }
 func (s *StateModel) UpdateAccounts(client *api.ClientWithResponses) {
diff --git a/ui/status.go b/ui/status.go
index 281288bf..451a5758 100644
--- a/ui/status.go
+++ b/ui/status.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/algorandfoundation/hack-tui/ui/style"
 	tea "github.com/charmbracelet/bubbletea"
 	"github.com/charmbracelet/lipgloss"
+	"math"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -44,6 +45,21 @@ func (m StatusViewModel) HandleMessage(msg tea.Msg) (StatusViewModel, tea.Cmd) {
 	return m, nil
 }
 
+func getBitRate(bytes int) string {
+	txString := fmt.Sprintf("%d B/s ", bytes)
+	if bytes >= 1024 {
+		txString = fmt.Sprintf("%d KB/s ", bytes/(1<<10))
+	}
+	if bytes >= int(math.Pow(1024, 2)) {
+		txString = fmt.Sprintf("%d MB/s ", bytes/(1<<20))
+	}
+	if bytes >= int(math.Pow(1024, 3)) {
+		txString = fmt.Sprintf("%d GB/s ", bytes/(1<<30))
+	}
+
+	return txString
+}
+
 // View handles the render cycle
 func (m StatusViewModel) View() string {
 	if !m.IsVisible {
@@ -70,13 +86,13 @@ func (m StatusViewModel) View() string {
 	row1 := lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Left, beginning, middle, end)
 
 	beginning = style.Blue.Render(" Round time: ") + fmt.Sprintf("%.2fs", float64(m.Data.Metrics.RoundTime)/float64(time.Second))
-	end = fmt.Sprintf("%d KB/s ", m.Data.Metrics.TX/1024) + style.Green.Render("TX ")
+	end = getBitRate(m.Data.Metrics.TX) + style.Green.Render("TX ")
 	middle = strings.Repeat(" ", max(0, size-(lipgloss.Width(beginning)+lipgloss.Width(end)+2)))
 
 	row2 := lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Left, beginning, middle, end)
 
 	beginning = style.Blue.Render(" TPS: ") + fmt.Sprintf("%.2f", m.Data.Metrics.TPS)
-	end = fmt.Sprintf("%d KB/s ", m.Data.Metrics.RX/1024) + style.Green.Render("RX ")
+	end = getBitRate(m.Data.Metrics.RX) + style.Green.Render("RX ")
 	middle = strings.Repeat(" ", max(0, size-(lipgloss.Width(beginning)+lipgloss.Width(end)+2)))
 
 	row3 := lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Left, beginning, middle, end)