Intel today showed a prototype of the next generation thunderbolt, an Intel specification that has allowed, for years, the transfer of data much faster than what used to be possible through USB. However, with the advances of the USB interface, this has not been exactly the case for a while, and in this case, The announcement aligns with the release of the USB 4 specification.
In this case, changes are introduced that will allow us to manage the bandwidth and its address, so that we can have a total bandwidth of 160Gbpswhere they can be equally distributed with 80Gbps of transmission and 80Gbps of receptionor can be dynamically reassigned to have 120Gbps of transmission –useful with next-generation monitors—and 40Gbps of reception.
Unlike USB4, where these bandwidths are optional, the next generation of Thunderbolt will certainly feature these speeds, so hopefully there will be less confusion.in exchange for a higher price to pay for any device certified for this connection standard.
According to Intel, we will be able to connect even 8K HDR monitors via this new version of Thunderbolt.
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Jordi Bercial
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