DisplayPort (DP) is a proprietary [a] digital display interface developed by a consortium of PC and chip manufacturers and standardized by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA). It is primarily used to connect a video source to a display device such as a computer monitor. It can also carry audio, USB, and other forms of data. [1]

2025年1月24日 · Not sure whether to hook your new monitor up to your computer using HDMI or DisplayPort? Different ports have different capabilities and compatibilities; here's what you need to know.

DisplayPort uses a small connector and thin cable that extends to 50 feet. First deployed in 2008, DisplayPort gained traction on PCs, but Macs use Mini DisplayPort and its Thunderbolt...

2025年2月11日 · DisplayPort has capabilities to provide a scalable digital display interface with optional audio and high-definition content protection (HDCP) capability for broad usage within business, enterprise, and consumer applications.

2023年11月27日 · If you wish to output video content to an external monitor or a TV, you can use a display port on your laptop or desktop computer. Just like HDMI, the display port is a digital connection interface that enables high-resolution video output to external monitors.

DisplayPort is a digital cable that transmits data in binary code of 1s – 0s; thus, it provides higher quality and speed. Older technologies like VGA and DVI use Analog signals for data transfer, which are slow and serve poor quality. Like an Ethernet cable, it transmits packetized data and PCI-Express ports on a motherboard.

DisplayPort is an interface for digital displays, particularly computer monitors. VESA developed DisplayPort as a high-performance replacement for other display modes, such as Video Graphics Array and Digital Visual Interface. What is DisplayPort used for?

2022年4月1日 · You can plug one monitor into your computer via DisplayPort, and then run DisplayPort cables from that first monitor to the other screens in your setup. It's clean, it's intuitive, and computer professionals and PC gamers love it.

2023年3月30日 · At its core, DisplayPort is a digital interface designed to deliver video and audio over a singular cable. Much like HDMI, it can connect a monitor to a video source, like a graphics card or laptop video output, and deliver the video and sound that it's outputting to …

2025年2月20日 · DisplayPort is a connection type that's most common on computer graphics cards (GPU), though its popularity has waned over recent years. While HDMI 2.1 caps out at 48Gbps, the DisplayPort 2.1 can handle 80Gbps.. Prior to the arrival of the NVIDIA RTX 50 series in early 2025, the world's most popular graphics card …