VESA unveiled the DisplayPort 2.1 specification this week, which improves efficiency and brings several changes. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

When the Nvidia RTX 40 series originally launched, the Lovelace graphics cards lacked Display 2.1 ports, putting them behind in terms of compatibility with other competing graphics cards. This didn't ...

The new ASUS ThunderboltEX 5 AIC has a single 6-pin PCIe power connector, with ASUS claiming it has USB-PD support of up to 130W through an in-house feature ASUS calls Flexible FastCharge. A single ...

In a nutshell: The new spec includes improvements to make DisplayPort tunneling through a USB4 link more efficient and, thus, allows higher concurrent data transfer speeds. DisplayPort 2.1 cables also ...

DisplayPort 2.1 became a much bigger talking point than expected when AMD revealed its upcoming RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT GPUs. It’s the latest standard from DisplayPort, a revision to the 2.0 spec ...

HDMI 2.1 has been the preferred display standard for TVs and consoles, while DisplayPort 1.4 is what you see on most gaming monitors. The two interfaces are designed for different use cases, but you ...

Today marks a significant milestone in display interface technology as two major advancements were announced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The HDMI Forum introduced HDMI 2.2, ...

For high-performance TVs and monitors, there are two main cable types that you need to know about: HDMI and DisplayPort. (What about USB-C and Thunderbolt cables? They both implement DisplayPort, so ...

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The new SDC 27X1U monitor costs just $415, but it features DP2.0 and HDMI 2.1, as well as a 4K 165Hz panel for that price, which isn't too damn bad at all. It's also another DisplayPort 2.0 monitor to ...