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Cable Standards Showdown – 2025 Edition.

Here’s how the latest connection standards stack up:

HDMI 2.2 vs DisplayPort 2.1b vs Thunderbolt 5 vs GPMI

🎯 Use Case Overview
StandardBest For
- HDMI 2.2:
TVs, consoles, home theaters

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
PCs, monitors, gaming rigs

- Thunderbolt 5:
Laptops, hubs, external GPUs

- GPMI:
All-in-one A/V + power setups (early adoption)

📊 Bandwidth
StandardMax Bandwidth

- HDMI 2.2:
96 Gbps

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
80 Gbps (UHBR20, uncompressed)

-Thunderbolt 5:
80 Gbps bidirectional / 120 Gbps one-way (Bandwidth Boost)

- GPMI:
96 Gbps (Type-C), 192 Gbps (Type-B)

⚡ Power Delivery
StandardMax Power over Cable

- HDMI 2.2:
❌ None

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
❌ None

- Thunderbolt 5:
✅ Up to 240W (USB-C PD 3.1)

- GPMI:
✅ 240W (Type-C), 480W (Type-B)

🎥 Video Capability
StandardSample Resolutions

- HDMI 2.2:
4K@240Hz, 8K@240Hz, 12K@120Hz (compressed)

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
Up to 16K@60Hz with DSC

- Thunderbolt 5:
Dual 8K@60Hz, Triple 4K@144Hz

- GPMI:
Up to 8K/10K+ (bidirectional), designed for future XR/AR

🔧 Key Features

- HDMI 2.2:
LIP (sync), VRR, ALLM, eARC, Dynamic HDR, QMS, SBTM

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
Multi-stream (MST), DSC compression, HDR

- Thunderbolt 5:
USB4 v2, PCIe Gen4, Thunderbolt Share

- GPMI:
Combines video, audio, data, network & power; uses ADCP protection

🔌 Connector Type
StandardConnector

- HDMI 2.2:
HDMI

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
DisplayPort

- Thunderbolt 5:
USB-C

- GPMI:
USB-C (Type-C) or proprietary (Type-B)

🌍 Adoption Status
- HDMI 2.2:
Released June 2025, wide adoption expected

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
Already rolling out in high-end GPUs and monitors

- Thunderbolt 5:
Appearing in new laptops and docks

- GPMI:
Backed by Chinese OEMs (TCL, Huawei, Hisense); adoption still early

✅ Summary
- HDMI 2.2 →
Best for AV setups and TVs

- DisplayPort 2.1b →
Best for high-res PC displays

- Thunderbolt 5 →
Best for mobile users needing speed + power

- GPMI →
Promising, but depends on future adoption

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39 viewsMadara Uchiha, Jun 26 at 16:40

Cable Standards Showdown – 2025 Edition.

Here’s how the latest connection standards stack up:

HDMI 2.2 vs DisplayPort 2.1b vs Thunderbolt 5 vs GPMI

🎯 Use Case Overview
StandardBest For
- HDMI 2.2:
TVs, consoles, home theaters

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
PCs, monitors, gaming rigs

- Thunderbolt 5:
Laptops, hubs, external GPUs

- GPMI:
All-in-one A/V + power setups (early adoption)

📊 Bandwidth
StandardMax Bandwidth

- HDMI 2.2:
96 Gbps

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
80 Gbps (UHBR20, uncompressed)

-Thunderbolt 5:
80 Gbps bidirectional / 120 Gbps one-way (Bandwidth Boost)

- GPMI:
96 Gbps (Type-C), 192 Gbps (Type-B)

⚡ Power Delivery
StandardMax Power over Cable

- HDMI 2.2:
❌ None

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
❌ None

- Thunderbolt 5:
✅ Up to 240W (USB-C PD 3.1)

- GPMI:
✅ 240W (Type-C), 480W (Type-B)

🎥 Video Capability
StandardSample Resolutions

- HDMI 2.2:
4K@240Hz, 8K@240Hz, 12K@120Hz (compressed)

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
Up to 16K@60Hz with DSC

- Thunderbolt 5:
Dual 8K@60Hz, Triple 4K@144Hz

- GPMI:
Up to 8K/10K+ (bidirectional), designed for future XR/AR

🔧 Key Features

- HDMI 2.2:
LIP (sync), VRR, ALLM, eARC, Dynamic HDR, QMS, SBTM

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
Multi-stream (MST), DSC compression, HDR

- Thunderbolt 5:
USB4 v2, PCIe Gen4, Thunderbolt Share

- GPMI:
Combines video, audio, data, network & power; uses ADCP protection

🔌 Connector Type
StandardConnector

- HDMI 2.2:
HDMI

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
DisplayPort

- Thunderbolt 5:
USB-C

- GPMI:
USB-C (Type-C) or proprietary (Type-B)

🌍 Adoption Status
- HDMI 2.2:
Released June 2025, wide adoption expected

- DisplayPort 2.1b:
Already rolling out in high-end GPUs and monitors

- Thunderbolt 5:
Appearing in new laptops and docks

- GPMI:
Backed by Chinese OEMs (TCL, Huawei, Hisense); adoption still early

✅ Summary
- HDMI 2.2 →
Best for AV setups and TVs

- DisplayPort 2.1b →
Best for high-res PC displays

- Thunderbolt 5 →
Best for mobile users needing speed + power

- GPMI →
Promising, but depends on future adoption

Join - @tech_zone40

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