HDMI 2.2 to be unveiled at CES, offering higher bandwidth, resolutions, and refresh rates
Something to look forward to: CES is just a few weeks away, and it turns out that one of the many new tech products on show will be the new HDMI 2.2 standard. The next version of HDMI will offer increased bandwidth, supporting a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates, though you might need a new cable. The new standard could also be supported in the next generation of graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD.
It’s been seven years since the HDMI Forum announced HDMI 2.1. On January 6, 2025, one day before CES officially starts in Las Vegas, the organization will announce a new standard.
There’s no mention of the term HDMI 2.2 in the Forum’s press release, suggesting it could be another revision of HDMI 2.1. However, the email notes that the HDMI Licensing Administrator, which two of the planned speakers at the event represent, is appointed to license Version 2.2 of the HDMI specification, notes The Verge.
HDMI 2.1 supports bandwidth up to 48 Gbps and resolutions up to 10,240 x 4,320 at 120Hz with Display Stream Compression (DSC). Increasing the bandwidth in the next standard should allow for even higher resolutions and refresh rates without the need for DSC.
While a new cable is mentioned in the release, it’s very unlikely that the port itself will change, and older cables will probably still work with the next spec. Being able to get the most from HDMI 2.2 might require one of the new cables, though.
The fact that the announcement takes place just before CES might mean that the new HDMI standard will be supported by Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series and AMD’s RX 8000 series desktop graphics cards, both of which are being revealed at the show.
Like AMD’s RX 7000 series and the Radeon PRO W7000 Series, Nvidia’s RTX 5000 cards are expected to support DisplayPort 2.1 There are only a handful of monitors that support DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20 right now, so it will be a while before we start seeing HDMI 2.2 support in monitors and consumer televisions.
Masthead: Patrick Campanale
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