- The bandwidth of HDMI 2.2 is up 48 GOPS at 96 GOPS
- Uncompressed 4K at 240 Hz and 8K at 60 Hz – or 4K compressed at 480 Hz and 8K 240Hz
- All HDMI 2.2 labeled ports must not support the full specification
It’s official: HDMI 2.2 specification has been published, which means that manufacturers can start building it in their products. You will not see it immediately – there is a good lag between a new published specification and the appropriate material in production – but it promises large improvements and minor troubles.
The good news first: provided you have an ultra96 cable, you can enjoy the bandwidth of 96 GB
The bad news: it is not because an HDMI port says “ultra96” that you will get 96 Gbit / s, because it would be too easy.
Why HDMI 2.2 does not necessarily mean that you will be improved
As flatpanelshd reports, if a cable says that it is certified ultra96, it must deliver 96 Gbit / s. But if the HDMI 2.2 port of a device indicates ultra96, this is not the case. It can be 80 Gbit / s or 64 Gbit / s.
Indeed, with HDMI 2.2, manufacturers can stick the 2.2 / Ultra96 label on their products, even if these products do not support all parts of the standard.
Rather, it recalls USB-C: Just because something has a USB-C connector. It supports one or all of the important features you might expect.
The specification is however impressive. In addition to a better synchronization of AV devices via the latency indication protocol and the support of 4K 240Hz uncompressed and 8K 60Hz, there is a DSC 1.2A signal compression for even higher formats from up to 16K – although this requires display and its video / audio source to take charge of HDMI 2.2 and DSC. optional. And of course, this also forces creators to commit to doing things in 16k too.
Regarding the moment when you can really get HDMI 2.2 products, it is to be hoped for more quickly than the two -year gap between the announcement and the arrival of HDMI 2.1. But even on a faster calendar, you are probably watching HDMI 2.2 televisions appearing for the first time at the end of 2026 or at the beginning of 2027.
