Evolution from USB2.0 to USB3.0

The speed of USB 3.0 is ten times faster then USB 2.0!!!
USB 1.1 (1Mbit/sec and 12 Mbit/sec) is called Full Speed USB
USB 2.0 (480Mbit/sec) is called High Speed USB
USB 3.0 (4.8Gbit/sec) is called Super Speed USB

Performance comparison: Transfer of 25GB HD movie:
USB 1.1: 9.3 hours
USB 2.0: 13.9 minutes
USB 3.0: 70 seconds

 

Standard-A connector side-by-side: USB2.0 and USB3.0

 

Standard-B connector side-by-side: USB2.0 and USB3.0