It’s called GPMI and reaches 192 Gbps

China wants to give the final impulse to the 8k UHD standardwhich establishes a resolution of 7,680 x 4,320 pixels for ultra high definition contents and image display devices. The 8K UHD Video Industry Cooperation Alliance of Shenzhenan organization constituted by more than 50 Chinese companies, has just presented a new communication interface by cable that seeks to establish itself as an alternative to HDMI and Displayport.

This new standard is called GPMI (General Purpose Media Interface or general means of purpose interface) and has been expressly designed to solve the requirements required by transport between video signal devices with 8K UHD resolution, as well as other types of data and electricity. As we are about to verify, its specifications are superior not only to those of the standards HDMI 2.1 and Displayport 2.1; also a Thunderbolt 4 and USB4.

GPMI aspires to make its way to elbow

In the characteristics table that we publish a little below we can see that the GPMI standard will be available in two different variants. The first one is the most ambitious and is known as GPMI Type-B. This theory link is capable of reaching a maximum transfer speed of 192 Gbps and delivering a maximum of 480 watts, so it should feed without problem even electronic devices that consume a lot of electricity.

The other standard is GPMI Type-C and its figures are a bit more modest, although, even so, they are superior to those of the rules that I have mentioned a few lines above. Your maximum transfer speed Brush the 96 Gbps and can deliver a maximum power of 240 watts. Both standards, GPMI TYPE-B and TYPE-C, can transport video signals with 8K UHD resolution.

A very important note: the GPMI TYPE-B specification uses a different connector to any other that we can find currently in other standards, but the other variant, GPMI TYPE-C, uses a compatible connector from a physical point of view with the USB-C standard. This indicates that it has received the approval of the USB Association, which is the international organization that develops the different reviews of USB standards and promotes its use.

As we have just seen, on paper the GPMI standard paints very well. The support he is receiving from Chinese companies that have participated in their development anticipates that You will probably have an important impact in the country market led by Xi Jinping. What is not yet clear is what impact will have outside China, but if a good part of the devices manufactured in this country is only a matter of time that little by little is also consolidated abroad. Whatever any innovation that improves our experience as users is welcome.

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