diff --git a/deployment/templates/metrics-configmap.yaml b/deployment/templates/metrics-configmap.yaml
index 4b56c857..efa0af97 100644
--- a/deployment/templates/metrics-configmap.yaml
+++ b/deployment/templates/metrics-configmap.yaml
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ data:
       # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_CRC_DATA_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink data CRC errors.
       # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_REPLAY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL,   counter, Total number of NVLink retries.
       # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_RECOVERY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink recovery errors.
-      DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            counter, Total number of NVLink bandwidth counters for all lanes.
-      # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               counter, The number of bytes of active NVLink rx or tx data including both header and payload.
+      DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            gauge,   NVLink total throughput for all lanes (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
+      # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               gauge,   NVLink throughput for lane 0 (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
 
       # VGPU License status
       DCGM_FI_DEV_VGPU_LICENSE_STATUS, gauge, vGPU License status
diff --git a/deployment/values.yaml b/deployment/values.yaml
index d7af1df8..ef801f9c 100644
--- a/deployment/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/values.yaml
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ kubernetesDRA:
   # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_CRC_DATA_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink data CRC errors.
   # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_REPLAY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL,   counter, Total number of NVLink retries.
   # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_RECOVERY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink recovery errors.
-  # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            counter, Total number of NVLink bandwidth counters for all lanes.
-  # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               counter, The number of bytes of active NVLink rx or tx data including both header and payload.
+  # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            gauge,   NVLink total throughput for all lanes (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
+  # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               gauge,   NVLink throughput for lane 0 (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
   
   # VGPU License status
   # DCGM_FI_DEV_VGPU_LICENSE_STATUS, gauge, vGPU License status
diff --git a/etc/dcp-metrics-included.csv b/etc/dcp-metrics-included.csv
index d8e53f84..024d4dd5 100644
--- a/etc/dcp-metrics-included.csv
+++ b/etc/dcp-metrics-included.csv
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ DCGM_FI_DEV_FB_RESERVED, gauge, Framebuffer memory reserved (in MiB).
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_CRC_DATA_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink data CRC errors.
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_REPLAY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL,   counter, Total number of NVLink retries.
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_RECOVERY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink recovery errors.
-DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            counter, Total number of NVLink bandwidth counters for all lanes.
-# DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               counter, The number of bytes of active NVLink rx or tx data including both header and payload.
+DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            gauge,   NVLink total throughput for all lanes (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
+# DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               gauge,   NVLink throughput for lane 0 (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
 
 # VGPU License status
 DCGM_FI_DEV_VGPU_LICENSE_STATUS, gauge, vGPU License status
diff --git a/etc/default-counters.csv b/etc/default-counters.csv
index 2eed7a65..327df706 100644
--- a/etc/default-counters.csv
+++ b/etc/default-counters.csv
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ DCGM_FI_DEV_FB_RESERVED, gauge, Framebuffer memory reserved (in MiB).
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_CRC_DATA_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink data CRC errors.
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_REPLAY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL,   counter, Total number of NVLink retries.
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_RECOVERY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink recovery errors.
-DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            counter, Total number of NVLink bandwidth counters for all lanes.
-# DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               counter, The number of bytes of active NVLink rx or tx data including both header and payload.
+DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            gauge,   NVLink total throughput for all lanes (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
+# DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_L0,               gauge,   NVLink throughput for lane 0 (MiB/s, TX+RX combined).
 
 # VGPU License status
 DCGM_FI_DEV_VGPU_LICENSE_STATUS, gauge, vGPU License status
diff --git a/tests/integration/testdata/default-counters.csv b/tests/integration/testdata/default-counters.csv
index 11c5fbbd..f250aae5 100644
--- a/tests/integration/testdata/default-counters.csv
+++ b/tests/integration/testdata/default-counters.csv
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ DCGM_FI_DEV_FB_USED, gauge, Frame buffer memory used (in MB).
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_CRC_DATA_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink data CRC errors.
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_REPLAY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL,   counter, Total number of NVLink retries.
 # DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_RECOVERY_ERROR_COUNT_TOTAL, counter, Total number of NVLink recovery errors.
-DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            counter, Total number of NVLink bandwidth counters for all lanes
+DCGM_FI_DEV_NVLINK_BANDWIDTH_TOTAL,            gauge,   NVLink total throughput for all lanes (MiB/s, TX+RX combined)
 
 # VGPU License status
 DCGM_FI_DEV_VGPU_LICENSE_STATUS, gauge, vGPU License status