DisplayPort 2.0 products already support DisplayPort 2.1

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DisplayPort 2.0 has hardly made it into the wild, yet here comes DisplayPort 2.1(opens in new tab). Interestingly, VESA, the industry group behind the development of DisplayPort says that all DisplayPort 2.0 certified products already meet the 2.1 spec.

DP 2.1 essentially replaces DP 2.0. The revised spec aims to improve alignment and integration with USB 4 and the type-c connector. It means DisplayPort signals are better able to co-exist with USB data while delivering increased efficiency.

According to Alan Kobayashi, VESA board chair and DisplayPort task group chair, “Display transport through DisplayPort, with its higher bit rates and proven visual quality of DSC compression even for HDR content, offers ample bandwidth for the needs of virtually every practical application.” That sounds good. High resolution gaming at high refresh rates is something all gamers can appreciate.

DisplayPort 2.1 also brings updated cable specifications. A DP40 cable can support 10Gbps UHBR10 (40Gbps with up to four links). Cable lengths beyond two meters should now be possible too. The DP80 cable supports the UHBR20 link rate, with four lanes providing up to 80Gbps of bandwidth. UHBR stands for Ultra-High Bit Rate. DP 1.4a can deliver up to 32.4 Gbps, so the highest 80Gbps of a high spec device is a big improvement.

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In terms of resolution, DP 2.1 remains unchanged from DP 2.0. A UHBR20 connection can deliver 75Hz at 8K uncompressed, or over 240Hz at 4K. That’s