Get the latest tech news

HDMI 2.2 standard finalized: doubles bandwidth to 96 Gbps, 16K resolution support


While using HDMI 2.2 does not require a new connector, taking advantage of all its best features requires a new Ultra96 cable – a reference to its...

The full spec confirms much of what we heard six months ago, including doubling the maximum bandwidth of HDMI 2.1 to 96 Gbps – more than DisplayPort. Buyers of an Ultra96 Certified Cable can use the HDMI Forum's labelling program to confirm it's the real thing by scanning the QR code on the box. AMD is rumored to support the standard in the next Radeon UDNA GPUs, though they might be limited to a maximum of 80Gbps, according to prolific leaker Kepler.

Get the Android app

Or read this on r/tech

Read more on:

Photo of standard

standard

Photo of Gbps

Gbps

Photo of doubles

doubles

Related news:

News photo

PCIe 7.0 specs finalized at 512 GBps bandwidth, PCIe 8.0 in the pipeline

News photo

Need for speed? CityFibre punts 5.5 Gbps symmetrical broadband at ISPs

News photo

T-Mobile Fiber Home Internet officially launches in U.S. — Up to 2 Gbps covering 500,000 households