1 | Table: Maximum Resolution and Refresh Rate for HDMI and DisplayPort | |||||||||
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2 | 1080p | 1440p | 1600p | UWQHD | 4K | 5K | 8K | 10K | ||
3 | Full-HD | WQHD | WQXGA | Ultra-Wide QHD | Ultra-HD | 5K | 8K | bigger than 8K | ||
4 | 1920×1080 | 2560×1440 | 2560×1600 | 3440×1440 | 3840×2160 | 5120×2880 | 7680×4320 | 10240×4320 | ||
5 | HDMI 1.4b | 10.2 Gbps | max 144Hz | max 60Hz | max 60Hz | max 60Hz | - | - | - | - |
6 | HDMI 2.0 | 18 Gbps | (very high) | (very high) | max 144Hz | max 120Hz | max 60Hz | - | - | - |
7 | HDMI 2.1 | 48 Gbps with DSC* | (very high) | (very high) | (very high) | max 120Hz | max 120Hz | max 120Hz * | max 120Hz * | max 120Hz * |
8 | DisplayPort 1.2 | 17.28 Gbps | max 240Hz | max 200Hz | max 180Hz | max 100Hz | max 60Hz | - | - | - |
9 | DisplayPort 1.3 | 32.4 Gbps | max 240Hz | max 240Hz | max 240Hz | max 165Hz | max 144Hz | max 96Hz | max 48Hz | ? |
10 | DisplayPort 1.4 | 32.4 Gbps with DSC* | max 390Hz | max 240Hz | max 240Hz | max 240Hz * | max 240Hz * | max 120Hz * | max 60Hz * | ? |
11 | DisplayPort 2.0 | 80 Gbps | (very high) | (very high) | (very high) | (very high) | HDR & 144Hz | 2x 5K@60Hz | HDR & 60Hz | max 60Hz |
12 | * using DSC = Display Stream Compression https://www.vesa.org/faqs/#DSC%20FAQs https://www.hdmi.org/spec/hdmi2_1 | |||||||||
13 | "very high" = We don't have exact data yet because there are no monitors with such high bandwidth and such low resolution | |||||||||
1 | Table: Maximum Resolution and Refresh Rate for HDMI and DisplayPort using 36-bit or 30-bit formats | |||||||||
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2 | 1080p | 1440p | 1600p | UWQHD | 4K | 5K | 8K | Notes | ||
3 | Resolution | 1920*1080 | 2560*1440 | 2560*1600 | 3440*1440 | 3840*2160 | 5120*2880 | 7680*4320 | ||
4 | Pixels | 2,073,600 | 3,686,400 | 4,096,000 | 4,953,600 | 8,294,400 | 14,745,600 | 33,177,600 | ||
5 | Depth | 30bit RGB (4:4:4) | 30bit RGB (4:4:4) | 30bit RGB (4:4:4) | 30bit RGB (4:4:4) | 30bit RGB (4:4:4) | 30bit RGB (4:4:4) | 30bit RGB (4:4:4) | ||
6 | HDMI 1.4b | 10.2 Gbps | 144Hz, YCC420 | 60Hz, YCC420 | 60Hz, YCC420 | 60Hz, YCC420 | See 144Hz HDMI note below | |||
7 | HDMI 2.0 | 18 Gbps | 144Hz, RGB444 | 144Hz, YCC420 | 144Hz, YCC420 | 120Hz, YCC420 | 60 Hz, YCC422 | See 144Hz HDMI note below | ||
8 | DisplayPort 1.2 | 17.28 Gbps | 240Hz, RGB444 | 200Hz, YCC422 | 180Hz, YCC422 | 100Hz | 60Hz, RGB444 | |||
9 | DisplayPort 1.3 | 32.4 Gbps | 240Hz, RGB444 | 240Hz, YCC422 | 240Hz, YCC422 | 165Hz | 144Hz, YCC422 | 96Hz, YCC420 | 48Hz, YCC420 | |
10 | DisplayPort 1.4 | 32.4 Gbps with DSC | 240Hz, RGB444 | 240Hz, RGB444 | 240Hz, RGB444 | 165Hz | 240Hz, RGB444 | 120Hz, RBG444 | 60Hz, RGB444 | Assuming max possible DSC compression |
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12 | blue = using CVT-RB2, 30bit depth | |||||||||
13 | Green: Uses cvt-rb1, 36bit depth. | |||||||||
14 | HDMI 144Hz note: I limited my HDMI calculations to 144Hz because I do not think HDMI 1.4 or 2.0 will be used for next-gen high refresh rate monitors. 144Hz was the standard for high refresh rate monitors until recently. | |||||||||
15 | Rule of thumb for figuring out how to get approximate max refresh rate you could support if you don't like the color format I mention in the table above. | |||||||||
16 | Scale factor given the color format mentioned in table above. | |||||||||
17 | Desired Color format | RGB | YCC422 | YCC420 | ||||||
18 | RGB444 | 1.00 | 0.66 | 0.50 | ||||||
19 | YCC422 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.75 | ||||||
20 | YCC420 | 2.00 | 1.33 | 1.00 | ||||||