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The HDMI 2.2 spec now supports up to a whopping 16K at 60Hz, and 12K at 120Hz. For uncompressed formats with full 4:4:4 chroma and 10-bit and 12-bit color, it can handle 4K at 240Hz, and 8K at 60Hz.

Part of what that means for end users is a higher maximum resolution—HDMI 2.2 supports up to a 16K resolution (15360x8640) at 60Hz, up significantly from 10K for HDMI 2.1/2.1a/2.1b.

hdmi display HDMI 2.2 standard finalized: doubles bandwidth to 96 Gbps, 16K resolution support New Ultra96 cables required to unlock full bandwidth By Rob Thubron June 25, 2025, 9:31 AM 12 comments ...

Key Features of HDMI 2.2: Up to 96Gbps bandwidth using new FRL technology 12K@120Hz and 16K@60Hz resolution support Uncompressed 4:4:4 chroma formats at 10/12-bit color Latency Indication Protocol ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. —The HDMI Forum has released Version 2.2. of the HDMI Specification with 96Gbps bandwidth and next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link technology to provide optimal audio and video for a wide ...

AMD's next-generation UDNA-based Radeon cards may ship with the latest HDMI 2.2 connection, but not at full speed.

Hardware Gaming amd gpu AMD's next-gen UDNA graphics cards will support up to 80 Gbps HDMI 2.2 connectivity The new GPUs will debut in 2026 By Kishalaya Kundu June 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM 19 comments ...

HDMI 2.0 offered only 18 gigabits per second of bandwidth, while HDMI 1.4 provided 10.2 gigabits per second. The original HDMI 1.0 standard delivered just 3.96 Gbps.

TL;DR: AMD’s next-generation Radeon GPUs with UDNA (RDNA 5) architecture will support the upgraded HDMI 2.2 standard, offering up to 80Gbps bandwidth—significantly higher than HDMI 2.1’s 48Gbps.

HDMI 2.1 goodies such as variable refresh rate (VRR) and auto low latency mode (ALLM) aren’t going anywhere, and backwards compatibility is a given, so we’re not having to give anything up in exchange ...

HDMI 2.1 was revealed in 2017, and it brought in 8K compatibility for the first time. Even eight years after its debut, it's incredibly difficult to find content to watch at that resolution.