This article provides the information on display resolution capabilities of monitor cable connections.
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Modern LCD monitors have greater resolution capabilities than displays manufactured only a few years earlier. The new Ultra-High Definition and High Definition displays require modern cable connections to transmit the ever increasing volume of data required to support these resolutions.
Modern high resolution monitor options:
- 8k Ultra High Definition (UHD) (7680 x 4320)
- 5k Ultra High Definition (UHD) (5120 x 2880)
- 4k Ultra High Definition (UHD) (3840 x 2160)
- Quad High Definition (QHD) (2560 x 1600)
- Wide Ultra eXtended Graphics Array (WUXGA) (1920 x 1200)
- Full High Definition (FHD) (1920 x 1080)
Display cable capabilities
Here are the most common monitor cable connection types and the maximum resolution they support:
- DisplayPort (DP) and Mini-DisplayPort (mDP) 1.3 - 8192 x 4320 @ 60 Hz (Figure 1.)
- DisplayPort (DP) and Mini-DisplayPort (mDP) 1.2 (Dual Cable Connection) - 5120 x 2880 @ 60 Hz (Figure 1.)
- DisplayPort (DP) and Mini-DisplayPort (mDP) 1.2 (Single Cable Connection) - 3840 x 2160 @ 60 Hz (Figure 1.)
![SLN301321_en_US__1DPtoMDP](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000TxUPQA0/ka06P000000TxUPQA0_en_US_1.jpeg)
Figure 1. DisplayPort to Mini-DisplayPort
- High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 2.0 - 3820 x 2160 @ 60 Hz (Figure 2.)
![SLN301321_en_US__2Hdmi-hdmi](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000TxUPQA0/ka06P000000TxUPQA0_en_US_2.jpeg)
Figure 2. HDMI to HDMI
- Digital Visual Interface (DVI) (Dual Link)- 2560 × 1600 @ 60 Hz (Figure 3.)
![SLN301321_en_US__3DVI-Dual](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000TxUPQA0/ka06P000000TxUPQA0_en_US_3.jpeg)
Figure 3. Digital Video Interface (DVI) Dual-Link
- Digital Visual Interface (DVI) (Single Link) - 1900 x 1200 @ 60 Hz (Figure 4.)
![SLN301321_en_US__4DVI-single](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000TxUPQA0/ka06P000000TxUPQA0_en_US_4.jpeg)
Figure 4. Digital Video Interface (DVI) Single-Link
- Video Graphics Array (VGA) - 2048 x 1536 @ 85 Hz (Figure 5.)
![SLN301321_en_US__5VGA](https://supportkb.dell.com/img/ka06P000000TxUPQA0/ka06P000000TxUPQA0_en_US_5.jpeg)
Figure 5. Video Graphics Array (VGA)
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