Higher resolutions and refresh rates will be supported and more high-quality options will be provided,” the HDMI Forum said in its release. An example of an HDMI 2.2 cable (below) calls out some of those,

With the increasing popularity of 4K and even 8K displays, today at CES 2025 the HDMI Forum officially revealed version 2.2 of the HDMI spec. While the shape of the connector and its general capabilities aren’t changing a ton,

Discover the new HDMI 2.2 spec featuring 96Gbps bandwidth, supporting 12K120 resolution, and enhancing audio-video synchronization with the Ultra96 HDMI Cable.

Faster 96Gbps bandwidth and Latency Indication Protocol (LIP) for improving audio and video synchronization are part of the new HDMI 2.2 specification announced at CES 2025. HDMI Forum, Inc. today announced the upcoming release of Version 2.

More bandwidth. Bandwidth is how much data can pass between two devices. Essentially the size of the pipe to carry all the water (data). HDMI 2.2 dou

The HDMI Forum, the organization that develops the HDMI specification, said in a press release published at CES 2025 today that HDMI 2.2 doubles the bandwidth from a maximum of 48Gbps possible with the previous HDMI 2.

The new specification is named HDMI 2.2, but compatible cables will carry an "Ultra96" marker to indicate that they can carry 96GBps, double the 48 of HDMI 2.1b. The Forum anticipates this will result in higher resolutions and refresh rates and a "next-gen HDMI Fixed Rate Link .

HDMI Forum announces HDMI 2.2 with doubled bandwidth and improved audio sync, requiring new Ultra96 cables for next-generation display capabilities.

The HDMI Forum, which manages the specifications for the HDMI connection, announced on Monday version 2.2 of the protocol.