New HDMI 2.2 specs expected to drop at CES 2025 in January

at the moment, The most popular standard for PC and TV video interfaces HDMI 2.1 is HDMI 2.1, but we’ll be switching to HDMI 2.2 soon, and that switch is apparently happening sooner than expected.

The new HDMI 2.2 standard will be announced at CES 2025, the Consumer Electronics Show, which will be held from January 7 to 10, 2025.

according to market observationHDMI 2.2 will be officially launched on January 6 through a presentation by Chandlee Harrell (HDMI Forum Chairman), Rob Tobias (HDMI LA CEO and President) and Brad Bramy (HDMI LA Vice President of Operations and Marketing).

What will HDMI 2.2 bring?

So far, there aren’t many specific details about HDMI 2.2, its specifications, or its capabilities. The announcement simply states that the new specification aims to provide “higher bandwidth” and “a wider range of higher resolutions and refresh rates” and will be “supported via new HDMI cables.”

For comparison: HDMI 2.1 has a data transmission speed of up to 48Gbps and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz at 4K resolution. Its main competition comes from DisplayPort 2.1, which can reach 80Gbps. This is the benchmark HDMI 2.2 needs to surpass if it wants to grab attention and re-establish itself as the king of video inputs.

That said, the advent of HDMI 2.2 will certainly make things more confusing when it comes to purchasing HDMI-enabled devices and HDMI cables, making it even more important to purchase HDMI-enabled devices and HDMI cables. Eliminating HDMI’s Confusing Marketing.

It’s too late for RTX 5000 and RX 8000

The move to HDMI 2.2 is important not only for end users like you and me, but also for graphics card and other hardware manufacturers. Nvidia plans to launch New RTX 5000 series coming soonAMD also wants to show off Their Radeon RX 8000 series.

Both manufacturers are expected to announce (or even launch) their new GPUs at CES 2025.