Displayport Alt Mode Coming To Usb4 Usb C With Support For Up To 16K Displays 80 Gbps Speeds

VESA has announced today that its DisplayPort 2.0 specs are coming to USB4/USB-C that will bring a jump in the capabilities of video output. The standard will support up to 16K displays with video data throughput of up to 80 Gbps.

VESA shared the news on its website today. The new spec coming to USB4 and USB-C devices is called DisplayPort Alt Mode and it brings the power of DisplayPort 2.0 performance.

DisplayPort 2.0 was originally released back in June 2019 but that’s through traditional DisplayPort I/O, the Alt Mode will bring the video output capabilities to the widely adopted USB-C spec as well as Thunderbolt 3.

As for the maximum capabilities, even though we’re a long way from 8K+ displays being used in the mainstream, DisplayPort 2.0 Alt Mode over USB-C/Thunderbolt will enable video output up to 16K at 60Hz.

VESA says the first devices to be compatible with the new standard will arrive on the market next year.