If you follow technology and Gizmochina closely, you’ve heard of Thunderbolt many times by now. If you haven’t heard of it or don’t know what it is, Thunderbolt is a high-speed input/output technology developed by Intel. It combines the features of several other technologies, including USB, DisplayPort, and PCIe, into a single connector and cable.

This makes it possible to connect a wide variety of devices to a computer with a single port, such as the popular Type-C port. Now, Intel has announced Thunderbolt 5, the next generation of its high-speed connectivity standard. Here are the details…

Thunderbolt 5: The Next Generation of High-Speed Connectivity

Thunderbolt 5 will deliver 80 Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth, which is twice the speed of Thunderbolt 4. It will also support Bandwidth Boost, which can temporarily increase the bandwidth to 120 Gbps for video-intensive applications. In addition to its increased speed, Thunderbolt 5 also doubles the PCI Express data throughput for faster storage and external graphics.

It is also built on industry standards including USB4 V2, DisplayPort 2.1, and PCI Express Gen 4, making it fully compatible with previous versions of Thunderbolt and USB. Thunderbolt 5 is also designed to be more power efficient than previous versions. It can deliver up to 240 watts of power, which is enough to charge a laptop or power an external GPU.

The bandwidth needs of content creators, gamers, and professionals are increasing significantly. These users want high-resolution displays and low-latency visuals while working with increasingly larger video and data files. Thunderbolt 5 has been designed to meet these needs, providing the performance and bandwidth required for the most demanding applications.

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