Your favorite (or perhaps least favorite) connection cable may receive a major upgrade early next year.
Its not a lot of information to go on.
Since its first appearance in 2017, HDMI 2.1a has had a bitrate of 48Gbps.
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VideoCardz speculated that it would allow higher resolutions and refresh rates without compression.
The new standard could potentially reach DisplayPort 2.1 rates.
A DP 2.1 cable should be able to do more than 240 Hz at 4K with 10-bit color depth.
These cards are supposed to arrive at CES this year, and announcements are set for Jan. 6.
Thats not to say youll necessarily reach high framerates at 4K without severe compromises on those $250 cards.
That monitor has DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1 and ensures compatibility with the latest consoles and gaming PCs.
If you plan to achieve those ludicrous refresh rates, youd want to use the DP 2.1.
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