The new cable is a massive leap over other standards available right now. HDMI 2.1 tops out at 48 Gbps with no power output, while DisplayPort 2.1 reaches 80 Gbps. Thunderbolt 4 caps out at 40 ...

Future has sent out a USB-C cable that is USB 4.2 and compatible with Thunderbolt 5, pushing 120GB/s unidirectional and 80GB/s bidirectional.

While the Thunderbolt 5 standard was approved in September, 2023, so far there are very few devices with Thunderbolt 5 ports yet. But now you can buy a Thunderbolt 5 cable.

The first Thunderbolt 5 cables are here, but there’s barely anything to plug in Even $4,500 Razer laptop owners probably can’t justify it yet. by Sean Hollister Jul 1, 2024, 1:59 PM PDT ...

Cable Matters is selling Thunderbolt 5 cables at Amazon for $32.99 apiece, with a 10 percent discount coupon on top of that. That nabs you a 3.3-foot cable, which is probably the ideal length.

Key Takeaways Available in 1 foot, 1.6 feet, and 3.3 feet lengths Supports up to 80 Gbps bi-directional data transfer Offers up to 120 Gbps video bandwidth Backward compatibility with Thunderbolt ...

Thunderbolt ports enable high-speed connections between devices. But up until now, that’s mean you could use a Thunderbolt cable to connect storage, graphics cards, or docking stations to a PC.

Apple’s Thunderbolt 4 Pro cable packs all of the bells and whistles, including up to 40 Gb/s data speeds, 100 W power delivery, DisplayPort video output (HBR3), and more.

Apple's cable is rated higher than most other USB-C cables you can buy, supporting Thunderbolt 4, USB 4, 40GB/s, and 100 W of power. Still, you might wonder how different a lower-rated, much-lower ...

Thunderbolt 5, on the other hand, is a major leap forward. It's built on the USB4 v2 spec, which offers the same speed improvements, but Intel is making key features a requirement.