It looks like we’ll get a glimpse of the next HDMI standard at CES 2025, with rumors swirling that HDMI 2.2 is set to debut alongside the next wave of gaming GPUs.
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The CES exposition promises to be a hotspot for technological breakthroughs, and among the innovations will be a new HDMI standard, ready to replace our current HDMI 2.1 ports. According to a report by ComputerBase, the HDMI Licensing Administrator is gearing up to showcase some “breakthrough” technology. While they haven’t outright named the new standard, signs point to the unveiling of “HDMI 2.2,” which is expected to deliver substantial boosts in bandwidth and support for higher resolutions and refresh rates.
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The HDMI Forum has stated they will roll out a new version of the HDMI specification. This upcoming specification will feature cutting-edge HDMI technology that allows for greater bandwidth and is expected to support a wider array of high resolutions and refresh rates. Accompanying this will be a fresh HDMI cable designed to handle these new demands.
These advancements are opening doors for higher-quality content options that benefit creators across TV, film, and gaming industries. Such improvements also pave the way for diverse distribution platforms in the future.
– HDMI LA
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Yet, it’s worth mentioning that HDMI LA’s statement didn’t specifically detail the upcoming HDMI naming convention. Some might suggest this means a revision of the current HDMI 2.1 could be in the works, but given past patterns with standard rollouts, this seems rather improbable.
While we don’t have the concrete specifications for the rumored HDMI 2.2 standard just yet, current HDMI 2.1 ports can handle up to 48 Gbps of bandwidth and even support resolutions as high as 10,240 × 4,320 pixels. It’s reasonable to expect that HDMI 2.2 will surpass these figures.
To this point, no GPU manufacturer has publicly commented on incorporating HDMI 2.2 into their future GPUs. Last we heard, the only advancement in display standards came from DisplayPort 2.1, which was integrated into AMD’s RDNA 3 GPU series and is rumored to be featured in NVIDIA’s upcoming “RTX 5000” Blackwell GPUs as well. If the HDMI 2.2 standard is officially announced, there’s a possibility that new GPUs may support it. However, we remain in the dark about this for now, with key details still under wraps.
