DisplayPort High Bit Rate 3 (HBR3) [finally explained!]

Approved on September 15, 2014, this new standard has replaced HBR2 in 2015. High Bit Rate 3 (HBR3) is the new standard used by the all new DisplayPort 1.3 video cards.

The data bandwidth represent the maximum information (in gigabytes per seconds) each version of DisplayPort can send to the output. Because of this shared bandwidth, it is possible to connect many monitors of different make, model, resolution and refresh rate on each cable.

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The total bandwidth of High Bit Rate 3 connections is 32.4 Gbit/s, the Video Data Rate being 25.92 Gbit/s.

Here are some of the known possible monitor resolutions:

• One 7680 x 4320 (8K) at 60 frames per second (hertz)
• One 5120 x 2880 (5K) at 60 frames per second (hertz)
• One 4096 x 2160 (4K) up to 120 frames per second (hertz)
• Up to two 3840 x 2160 (4K) up to 120 frames per second (hertz)
• Up to three 2560 x 1600 up to 60 frames per second (hertz), or one monitor up to 120 hz
• Up to four 1920 x 1200 up to 60 frames per second (hertz), or one monitor up to 240 hz
• Up to four 1920 x 1080 up to 60 frames per second (hertz), or one monitor up to 240 hz
• & all lower resolutions and the ones in between. There is a maximum number of monitors that can be connected to any card, so be sure to check in your owner's manual.
• & a variety of mix and match resolutions like one 2560 x 1600 and two 1920 x 1080, etc, as long as the total resolution is below the total bandwidth available.

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