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Now, the most popular requirement for PC and television video user interfaces is HDMI 2.1, however we can quickly anticipate a switch to HDMI 2.2– which switch is obviously coming earlier than anticipated.
The brand-new HDMI 2.2 requirement is set to be revealed at CES 2025, the Consumer Electronics Show convention that’s occurring in between January 7 to 10, 2025.
According to HDMI 2.2 will be formally presented on January 6th through a discussion held by Chandlee Harrell (president of the HDMI Forum), Rob Tobias (CEO and president of HDMI LA), and Brad Bramy (VP of operations and marketing of HDMI LA).
What will HDMI 2.2 bring?
Since yet, there aren’t numerous concrete information about HDMI 2.2, its requirements, or its efficiency. The statement simply mentions that the brand-new requirements is meant to provide “greater bandwidth” and “a vast array of greater resolutions and revitalize rates,” which will be “supported with a brand-new HDMI Cable.”
For contrast: HDMI 2.1 sends information at as much as 48Gbps, permitting refresh rates of approximately 120Hz at 4K resolution. Its primary competitors can be found in the type of DisplayPort 2.1, which can reach 80Gbps. That’s the standard that HDMI 2.2 will require to go beyond if it’s going to turn heads and re-affirm its status as king of the video inputs.
That stated, the introduction of HDMI 2.2 is definitely going to muddy the waters when it pertains to purchasing HDMI-capable gadgets and HDMI cable televisions, so it’ll be ever more vital to cut through HDMI’s complicated marketing
Too late for RTX 5000 and RX 8000
The switch to HDMI 2.2 isn’t simply crucial for end users like you and me, however likewise for makers of graphics cards and other hardware. Nvidia is preparing to present the brand-new RTX 5000 series quicklyand AMD likewise wishes to display with their Radeon RX 8000 series
Both producers are anticipated to reveal (or perhaps release) their brand-new GPUs at CES 2025. Whether HDMI 2.2 is currently on board is doubtful, nevertheless, as time appears to be going out.
This short article initially appeared on our sibling publication PC-WELT and was equated and localized from German.
