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How much signal does a picture need?
Pick a resolution, refresh rate and colour depth. You get the data rate it needs and every link that can carry it.
3840 × 2160 at 60 Hz
12.54 Gbps
Pixel clock 522.614 MHz (VESA CVT reduced blanking v2) × 24 bits per pixel
| Link | Carries | This picture |
|---|---|---|
| HDMI 1.4 | 8.16 Gbps | Does not fit |
| HDMI 2.0 | 14.40 Gbps | Fits |
| HDMI 2.1 | 42.67 Gbps | Fits |
| DisplayPort 1.2 | 17.28 Gbps | Fits |
| DisplayPort 1.4 | 25.92 Gbps | Fits |
| DisplayPort 2.1 | 77.37 Gbps | Fits |
| USB-C hub with USB 3 ports (DisplayPort 1.2, 2 lanes)Half the lanes go to the hub's USB 3 data. | 8.64 Gbps | Does not fit |
| USB-C hub with USB 3 ports (DisplayPort 1.4, 2 lanes)Half the lanes go to the hub's USB 3 data. | 12.96 Gbps | Fits |
"Only with DSC": Display Stream Compression (up to 3:1) is part of DisplayPort 1.4, DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1, but works only when the laptop's graphics and the monitor both support it. Link rates are the payload left after line coding; see the rate table and sources.