With DisplayPort 1.3 the bit-rate will go from 5.4 Gbps in DP 1.2 to 8.1 Gbps per channel in DP 1.3. DisplayPort 1.3 will be HBR3 (High Bit Rate x 3) All standard DisplayPort cables support RBR, HBR (High Bit Rate), and HBR2 (High Bit Rate 2), which can support 4K at 60Hz, or up to four 1080p displays using multi-stream. HBR 3 is merely an continuation of that. HBR is merely 2.7 Gbps, HBR2 is 5.4 Gbps and HBR3 is 8.1 Gbps per channel. Do note, that 8.1 is not double 5.4, which was what improvement was seen going from 1.1 to 1.2. This is purely due to the limitations of copper and the length of the traces. What this results in, is a cable with a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 32.4 Gbps. With overhead removed, we'dl probably see something closer to 29 Gbps, but we won't know the final figures until the standard is announced.

So, does this mean we will be seeing 4k 3D monitors soon and maybe even 8K res monitors. I so hope so.

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