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Monitor bandwidth calculator

Whether a cable and port can carry a resolution and refresh rate, before compression.

Monitor bandwidth calculator

Whether a cable and port can carry a resolution and refresh rate, before compression.

38.3 Gbit/s
Data rate needed
DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR10, HDMI 2.1 (FRL 48G), DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR13.5, DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR20
Fits without compression
HDMI 1.4, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2 (HBR2), DisplayPort 1.4 (HBR3)
Does not fit
LinkUsable Gbit/s
HDMI 1.48.16
HDMI 2.014.4
DisplayPort 1.2 (HBR2)17.28
DisplayPort 1.4 (HBR3)25.92
DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR1038.69
HDMI 2.1 (FRL 48G)42.67
DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR13.552.22
DisplayPort 2.1 UHBR2077.37

Uses reduced-blanking timings. Display Stream Compression (DSC), which most DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.1 monitors use, carries roughly three times more.

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