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Side-by-Side Comparison Display Cables

DisplayPort 1.2 vs. HDMI 1.0

Comparing 2 standards across 6 specifications. 6 key differences identified.

Comparing:
DisplayPort 1.2
HDMI 1.0
DisplayPort 1.2 →

DisplayPort 1.2, released January 7, 2010, doubled maximum bandwidth to 21.6 Gbps via a new High Bit Rate 2 (HBR2) mode, enabling 4K at 60Hz for the first time. Its headline feature, Multi-Stream Transport (MST), lets multiple monitors daisy-chain from a single DisplayPort output.

View full DisplayPort 1.2 spec sheet →
HDMI 1.0 →

HDMI 1.0, released December 9, 2002 by a group of seven consumer electronics companies, was the original single-cable digital audio/video connector. It carried up to 4.95 Gbps over TMDS signaling -- enough for 1080p at 60Hz -- replacing separate analog video and digital audio cables with one connector.

View full HDMI 1.0 spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

6 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
DisplayPort 1.2
HDMI 1.0
Release Date
January 7, 2010 December 9, 2002
Max Resolution @ Refresh Rate
3840x2160 (4K) @ 60Hz, 10-bit color 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
Max Bandwidth, HBR2 4 lanes (raw / effective)
21.6 / 17.28 Gbps —
AUX Channel Bandwidth
up to 720 (up from 1.0's 1 Mbps) Mbps —
Max Bandwidth (raw / video)
— 4.95 / 3.96 Gbps
Max Audio
— 8-channel LPCM, 192kHz/24-bit

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