DisplayPort 2.0 labels specify bandwidth to avoid HDMI 2.1-like confusion

Enlarge / UHBR-certified DisplayPort 2.0 cables. (credit: VESA)

VESA, which makes the DisplayPort spec, today announced a certification program aimed at helping consumers understand if a DisplayPort 2.0 cable, monitor, or video source can support the max refresh rates and resolutions the spec claims.

Technology certifications, like DisplayPort and HDMI, generally provide an overview of associated products' capabilities to give shoppers an idea of expected performance, like a monitor's max speed or cable's max bandwidth, before even using them.

VESA's latest certification is around DisplayPort 2.0. The spec can support a max throughput of 80Gbps compared to DisplayPort 1.4's 32.4Gbps. This enables extreme uses, like 16K resolution with display stream compression (DSC), 10K without compression, or two 8K HDR screens at 120 Hz.

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