New HDMI standard coming soon with more bandwidth for higher resolutions and refresh rates

After publishing the HDMI 2.1 standard seven years ago, the HDMI forum is preparing to announce the next version of its famous audio/video interface: HDMI 2.2.

According to media invitations sent by the HDMI Forum at , the new version of the audio/video interface sent by the HDMI Forum, the new HDMI standard will be announced on January 6 at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas. Although the official invitation remains silent on the exact naming, the new specification is expected to be HDMI 2.2. There are no technical details either, but we’re promised that the latest spec “will enable a variety of higher resolutions and refresh rates and will be supported by a new HDMI cable”

“The HDMI Forum will announce a new version of the HDMI specification. The new specification, which incorporates next-generation HDMI technology and wider bandwidth, will enable a variety of resolutions and higher refresh rates and will be supported by a new HDMI cable New technologies provide higher quality options for content producers such as television, film and gaming studios, today and in the future, while enabling multiple distribution platforms. “, can we read in the press invitation from the HDMI organization.

The current standard, HDMI 2.1b, offers a maximum bandwidth of 48 Gbps and display resolutions up to 8K at 60Hz and 5K at 120Hz with compression. We won’t be surprised if HDMI 2.2 eventually matches or exceeds the 80 Gbps bandwidth offered by DisplayPort 2.1 while allowing support for combinations of higher resolutions and refresh rates, such as 8K at 120Hz, 10K at 60Hz, etc.

There is speculation that Nvidia’s Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series and AMD’s Radeon RX 8000 could launch with HDMI 2.2 support. However, this hypothesis has not been supported by leaks or reports so far, and it is unlikely that these new GPUs will ship with the latest HDMI standard.