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HDMI Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (version 2.0a+)
No (version 1.0–2.0)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below DisplayPort Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (DP 1.4+)
No (Up to DP 1.3)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Not Available View technical specifications below DVI Cables Inline Audio No HDR No Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below VGA Cables Inline Audio No HDR No Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below USB Type-C Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (DP 1.4+)
No (Up to DP 1.3)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Upto 100W View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (Titan Ridge)
No (Alpine Ridge)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Upto 100W View technical specifications below HDMI Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (version 2.0a+)
No (version 1.0–2.0)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below DisplayPort Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (DP 1.4+)
No (Up to DP 1.3)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Not Available View technical specifications below DVI Cables Inline Audio No HDR No Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below VGA Cables Inline Audio No HDR No Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below USB Type-C Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (DP 1.4+)
No (Up to DP 1.3)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Upto 100W View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (Titan Ridge)
No (Alpine Ridge)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Upto 100W View technical specifications below HDMI Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (version 2.0a+)
No (version 1.0–2.0)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below HDMI to DisplayPort Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible View technical specifications below HDMI to DVI Passive Adapter Possible Active Adapter Not Available Inline Audio Rarely Available Video Quality Same as DVI Max Resolution Same as Single-Link DVI View technical specifications below HDMI to VGA Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible View technical specifications below HDMI to USB Type-C Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below HDMI to Thunderbolt 3 Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below DisplayPort to HDMI - Passive Adapters Bi-directional Not possible Inline Audio Yes FreeSync No Quality Same as HDMI Type 1 Passive
Adapters1080p/60Hz
1440p/30HzType 2 Passive
Adapters1080p/120Hz
1440p/60Hz
4K/30HzDisplayPort to HDMI - Active Adapters Used for 1080p/120Hz +
1440p/75Hz +
2160p/30Hz +View technical specifications below DisplayPort Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (DP 1.4+)
No (Up to DP 1.3)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Not Available View technical specifications below DisplayPort to DVI - Passive Adapters Bi-directional Not possible Inline Audio No FreeSync No Quality Same as DVI DP to Single-Link
DVI Adapters1080p/60Hz Fake DP to Dual-Link
DVI Adapters1080p/60Hz DisplayPort to DVI - Active Adapters DP to Single-Link
DVI Adapters1080p/60Hz DP to Dual-Link
DVI Adapters1080p/144Hz
1440p/60HzView technical specifications below DisplayPort to VGA - Passive Adapters Not available DisplayPort to VGA - Active Adapters DP to VGA
Active Adapter1080p/60Hz View technical specifications below DisplayPort to VGA - Passive Adapters Not available DisplayPort to VGA - Active Adapters Not available View technical specifications below DisplayPort to VGA - Passive Adapters Not available DisplayPort to VGA - Active Adapters Not available View technical specifications below DVI to HDMI Passive Adapter Possible Active Adapter Not possible Inline Audio Yes Quality Same as HDMI View technical specifications below DVI to DisplayPort Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible View technical specifications below DVI Cables Inline Audio No HDR No Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below DVI to VGA Passive Adapter Yes (DVI-I)
No (DVI-D)Inline Audio No Quality Same as VGA Resolution
Refresh RateSame as VGA Active Adapter Conditional View technical specifications below DVI to USB Type-C Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below DVI to Thunderbolt 3 Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below VGA to HDMI Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Yes (Video+Audio)
Yes (Video Only)View technical specifications below VGA to DisplayPort Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below VGA to DVI Passive Adapter Yes (DVI-I)
No (DVI-D)Inline Audio No Quality Same as VGA Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as VGA Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below VGA Cables Inline Audio No HDR No Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: No
Daisy-Chaining: NoCharging Not Available View technical specifications below VGA to USB Type-C Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below VGA to Thunderbolt 3 Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Not possible View technical specifications below USB Type-C to HDMI Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio Yes Quality Same as HDMI Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as HDMI Version View technical specifications below USB Type-C to DisplayPort Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio Yes Quality Same as DisplayPort Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as DP Version View technical specifications below USB Type-C to DVI Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio No Quality Same as DVI Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as DVI
Single-LinkView technical specifications below USB Type-C to VGA Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio No Quality Same as VGA Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as VGA View technical specifications below USB Type-C Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (DP 1.4+)
No (Up to DP 1.3)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Upto 100W View technical specifications below USB Type-C to Thunderbolt 3 Passive Adapter Possible Active Adapter Not possible Quality Same as DisplayPort Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as DP 1.2 View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 to HDMI Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio Yes Quality Same as HDMI Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as HDMI Version View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 to DisplayPort Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio Yes Quality Same as DisplayPort Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as DP 1.2 View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 to DVI Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio No Quality Same as DVI Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as Single-Link DVI View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 to VGA Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio No Quality Same as VGA Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as VGA View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 to USB Type-C Passive Adapter Not possible Active Adapter Possible Inline Audio Yes Quality Same as DisplayPort Max Resolution
Refresh RateSame as DP 1.2 View technical specifications below Thunderbolt 3 Cables Inline Audio Yes HDR Yes (Titan Ridge)
No (Alpine Ridge)Multiple Video Streams
via Single PortSplitters/Hubs: Yes
Daisy-Chaining: YesCharging Upto 100W View technical specifications below - add_boxTechnical Specifications
Technical Limits of HDMI Versions
HDMI Version 1.0–1.2 1.3–1.4 2.0 2.1 Maximum Bit Rate
(Maximum Data Rate)
4.95 Gbit/s
(3.96 Gbit/s)
10.20 Gbit/s
(8.16 Gbit/s)
18.00 Gbit/s
(14.40 Gbit/s)
48.00 Gbit/s
(42.67 Gbit/s)
Maximum refresh rates for different screen resolutions
2K Resolution
1920 × 1080 (16∶9)
1920 × 1200 (16∶10)
60 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
480+ Hz
480+ Hz
2.5K Resolution
2560 × 1080 (21∶9)
2560 × 1440 (16∶9)
2560 × 1600 (16∶10)
50 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
100 Hz
85 Hz
75 Hz
180 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
480+ Hz
360 Hz
300 Hz
3.5K Resolution
3440 × 1440 (21∶9)
30 Hz
60 Hz
100 Hz
300 Hz
4K Resolution
3840 × 1600 (21∶9)
3840 × 2160 (16∶9)
4096 × 2160 (19∶10)
24 Hz
N/A
N/A
50 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
85 Hz
60 Hz
60 Hz
240 Hz
180 Hz
180 Hz
5K Resolution
5120 × 2160 (21∶9)
5120 × 2880 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
24 Hz
N/A
50 Hz
30 Hz
144 Hz
100 Hz
8K Resolution
7680 × 4320 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
N/A
50 Hz
Technical Limits of DisplayPort Versions
DP Version 1.0
(RBR)1.0
(HBR)1.2 1.3 2.0
(UHBR 10)2.0
(UHBR 13.5)2.0
(UHBR 20)Transmission Bit Rate
(Maximum Data Rate)
6.48 Gbit/s
(5.184 Gbit/s)
10.80 Gbit/s
(8.64 Gbit/s)
21.60 Gbit/s
(17.28 Gbit/s)
32.40 Gbit/s
(25.92 Gbit/s)
40.00 Gbit/s
(38.69 Gbit/s)
54.00 Gbit/s
(52.22 Gbit/s)
80.00 Gbit/s
(77.37 Gbit/s)
Maximum refresh rates for different screen resolutions
2K Resolution
1920 × 1080 (16∶9)
1920 × 1200 (16∶10)
85 Hz
85 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
240 Hz
240 Hz
360 Hz
360 Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
2.5K Resolution
2560 × 1080 (21∶9)
2560 × 1440 (16∶9)
2560 × 1600 (16∶10)
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
100 Hz
85 Hz
75 Hz
200 Hz
165 Hz
144 Hz
300 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
420 Hz
360 Hz
360 Hz
600+ Hz
540 Hz
480 Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
3.5K Resolution
3440 × 1440 (21∶9)
30 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz
180 Hz
300 Hz
360 Hz
600 Hz
4K Resolution
3840 × 1600 (21∶9)
3840 × 2160 (16∶9)
4096 × 2160 (19∶10)
30 Hz
24 Hz
N/A
50 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
100 Hz
75 Hz
75 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
100 Hz
200 Hz
165 Hz
165 Hz
300 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
480 Hz
300 Hz
300 Hz
5K Resolution
5120 × 2160 (21∶9)
5120 × 2880 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
30 Hz
N/A
60 Hz
30 Hz
85 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz
100 Hz
180 Hz
120 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
8K Resolution
7680 × 4320 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30 Hz
30 Hz
60 Hz
85 Hz
Technical Limits of DVI Versions
DVI Type Single-Link
DVI-D / DVI-IDual-Link
DVI-D / DVI-IMaximum Bit Rate
(Maximum Data Rate)
4.95 Gbit/s
(3.96 Gbit/s)
≈9.90 Gbit/s*
(≈7.92 Gbit/s*)
Maximum refresh rates for different screen resolutions
2K Resolution
1920 × 1080 (16∶9)
1920 × 1200 (16∶10)
60 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
2.5K Resolution
2560 × 1080 (21∶9)
2560 × 1440 (16∶9)
2560 × 1600 (16∶10)
50 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
100 Hz
75 Hz
60 Hz
3.5K Resolution
3440 × 1440 (21∶9)
30 Hz
60 Hz
4K Resolution
3840 × 1600 (21∶9)
3840 × 2160 (16∶9)
4096 × 2160 (19∶10)
24 Hz
N/A
N/A
50 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
5K Resolution
5120 × 2160 (21∶9)
5120 × 2880 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
24 Hz
N/A
8K Resolution
7680 × 4320 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
Technical Limits of VGA Port
There are no defined technical limits for VGA Ports. Moreover, the VGA cables are not limited to 1920x1080 60Hz. These can support higher refresh rates of 75Hz, 100Hz and even 120Hz on lower resolutions.
Technical limits of USB Type-C DP Alternate Mode
DP Version 1.0
(RBR)1.0
(HBR)1.2 1.3 2.0
(UHBR 10)2.0
(UHBR 13.5)2.0
(UHBR 20)Transmission Bit Rate
(Maximum Data Rate)
6.48 Gbit/s
(5.184 Gbit/s)
10.80 Gbit/s
(8.64 Gbit/s)
21.60 Gbit/s
(17.28 Gbit/s)
32.40 Gbit/s
(25.92 Gbit/s)
40.00 Gbit/s
(38.69 Gbit/s)
54.00 Gbit/s
(52.22 Gbit/s)
80.00 Gbit/s
(77.37 Gbit/s)
Maximum refresh rates for different screen resolutions
2K Resolution
1920 × 1080 (16∶9)
1920 × 1200 (16∶10)
85 Hz
85 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
240 Hz
240 Hz
360 Hz
360 Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
2.5K Resolution
2560 × 1080 (21∶9)
2560 × 1440 (16∶9)
2560 × 1600 (16∶10)
60 Hz
50 Hz
50 Hz
100 Hz
85 Hz
75 Hz
200 Hz
165 Hz
144 Hz
300 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
420 Hz
360 Hz
360 Hz
600+ Hz
540 Hz
480 Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
600+ Hz
3.5K Resolution
3440 × 1440 (21∶9)
30 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz
180 Hz
300 Hz
360 Hz
600 Hz
4K Resolution
3840 × 1600 (21∶9)
3840 × 2160 (16∶9)
4096 × 2160 (19∶10)
30 Hz
24 Hz
N/A
50 Hz
30 Hz
30 Hz
100 Hz
75 Hz
75 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
100 Hz
200 Hz
165 Hz
165 Hz
300 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
480 Hz
300 Hz
300 Hz
5K Resolution
5120 × 2160 (21∶9)
5120 × 2880 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
30 Hz
N/A
60 Hz
30 Hz
85 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz
100 Hz
180 Hz
120 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
8K Resolution
7680 × 4320 (16∶9)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30 Hz
30 Hz
60 Hz
85 Hz
Technical Limits of Thunderbolt 3
Video Mode HBR2 ×4 HBR3 ×4 HBR2 ×8 Maximum Data Rate
17.28 Gbit/s
25.92 Gbit/s
34.56 Gbit/s
Maximum refresh rates for different screen resolutions
2K Resolution
1920 × 1080 (16∶9)
1920 × 1200 (16∶10)
240 Hz
240 Hz
360 Hz
360 Hz
480+ Hz
420 Hz
2.5K Resolution
2560 × 1080 (21∶9)
2560 × 1440 (16∶9)
2560 × 1600 (16∶10)
200 Hz
144 Hz
144 Hz
300 Hz
240 Hz
200 Hz
360 Hz
300 Hz
240 Hz
3.5K Resolution
3440 × 1440 (21∶9)
120 Hz
180 Hz
240 Hz
4K Resolution
3840 × 1600 (21∶9)
3840 × 2160 (16∶9)
4096 × 2160 (19∶10)
100 Hz
75 Hz
75 Hz
144 Hz
120 Hz
100 Hz
200 Hz
144 Hz
144 Hz
5K Resolution
5120 × 2160 (21∶9)
5120 × 2880 (16∶9)
60 Hz
30 Hz
85 Hz
60 Hz
120 Hz
85 Hz
8K Resolution
7680 × 4320 (16∶9)
N/A
30 Hz
30 Hz
Sources: LTT-Glenwing, Wikipedia, Wikipedia, VESA
