HDMI 2.1 specification brings 60Hz 8K video and VRR tech
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It seems like just yesterday that graphics cards with HDMI 2.0 support started shipping. That specification was first released at the tail end of 2013, and supports 4K resolution at up to 60Hz. Nvidia baked HDMI 2.0 support into most of its second-generation Maxwell in 2014 and 2015, while cards based on the Polaris architecture were the first from AMD to support the standard last year. The HDMI Forum isn't sitting still, and it recently announced that it's working on a new HDMI 2.1 specification, which includes support for 4K at 120Hz, 8K at 60Hz, dynamic HDR, and variable refresh rate technology.
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