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Side-by-Side Comparison Display Cables

DisplayPort 2.1 vs. DVI

Comparing 2 standards across 14 specifications. 14 key differences identified.

Comparing:
DisplayPort 2.1
DVI
DisplayPort 2.1 →

DisplayPort 2.1, announced October 2022, is a certification-level refinement of the DisplayPort 2.0 specification VESA released back in June 2019. Its fastest UHBR20 mode delivers 80 Gbps raw bandwidth -- enough for a single 10K display at 60Hz uncompressed, or multiple high-refresh 4K/8K displays daisy-chained with compression.

View full DisplayPort 2.1 spec sheet →
DVI →

DVI (Digital Visual Interface) comes in five variants -- DVI-D (digital only, 19 or 25 pins), DVI-I (digital + analog, 23 or 29 pins), and DVI-A (analog only, 11 pins) -- with single-link supporting up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz and dual-link up to 2560x1600 @ 60Hz.

View full DVI spec sheet →

Specification Comparison Table

14 Parameters
Parameter / Spec
DisplayPort 2.1
DVI
Max Resolution @ Refresh Rate
16K @ 60Hz (DSC) / 8K @ 120Hz / 4K @ 240Hz —
Max Bandwidth / Data Rate
80.0 Gbps (UHBR20, 77.37 Gbps payload) —
Pin Count
20 Pins (DP) / USB-C (DP40 / DP80 certified) —
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
DSC 1.2a Mandatory Support —
Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)
VESA Adaptive-Sync & Panel Replay —
Max Audio Channels
32 Channels —
Max Recommended Cable Length
1–2 Meters (Passive DP80) / 3m (DP40) —
DVI-D Single-Link
— 19 pins
DVI-D Dual-Link
— 25 pins
DVI-I Single-Link
— 23 pins
DVI-I Dual-Link
— 29 pins
DVI-A
— 11 pins
Single-Link Max Resolution
— 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
Dual-Link Max Resolution
— 2560x1600 @ 60Hz

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