Last Updated on Thursday, 20 March 2008 06:21 Wednesday, 19 March 2008 05:51

AMD announced today that they have received the very first VESA certification for DisplayPort technology. The certification(pdf) has been awarded to the ATI Radeon HD 3400, 3600, and 3800 series graphics cards. In addition, they managed certification on their 780G IGP and the ATI FireMV 2260 as well.

Matt Skynner, vice president of marketing, Graphics Products Group, AMD:

"AMD is proud to be recognized with the selection of the ATI Radeon HD 3000 products, ATI FireMV 2260, and AMD 780G integrated graphics chipset as the first certified source devices for DisplayPort. This certification gives PC consumers next-generation display capabilities today...We honor our VESA membership by remaining committed to deliver the Ultimate Visual Experience^TM to consumers with superb display technologies."

DisplayPort is a communication method for displays originally pioneered by ATI before their AMD acquisition. DisplayPort can be compared to what optical audio did for sound systems, only for the whole home theater. The connection method allows 1-4 data pairs in a single link to carry audio, video, and clock signals. Unfortunately, HDMI and DVI are not compatible with the DisplayPort standard, but it does allow for the pass-through of these signals. Hence, backwards compatibility with HDMI displays should stay intact.

The connection standard supports a maximum data rate of 10.8Gbit/s, which equates to WQXGA (2560x1600) resolutions with a 3-meter cable length. At 15 meters, cabling can only support 1080P, but that is excellent for the length. Sound data rates support eight channel, uncompressed, 192 kHz, 24-bit, 6.144 Mbit/s audio signals. In addition to audio and video data, there is a dedicated bi-directional auxiliary line with a consistent 1 Mb/s bandwidth specifically for management of the main link and device control through VESA EDID and MCCS standards.

DisplayPort hopes to replace the old VGA and DVI standards with added functionality and quality. With Intel dropping UDI and jumping onto the DisplayPort bandwagon, all we need now is consumer electronic devices to accept the signal. Very few devices, such as the Dell 3008WFP, actually use the technology. Hence, having a DisplayPort will not have any real benefits to the common consumer for quite some time.

Press Release: 

AMD RECEIVES FIRST EVER DISPLAYPORT^TM CERTIFICATION FOR PC GRAPHICS

AMD Customers Ready Today for Next Generation of Computing Displays

Today it was announced AMD (NYSE: AMD) was extending its visual computing leadership with the first availability of products that conform to the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) first DisplayPort^TM certification. The certification has been awarded to the ATI Radeon^TM HD 3400, ATI Radeon^TM HD 3600, ATI Radeon^TM HD 3800, ATI FireMV^TM 2260 graphics products, and the AMD 780G integrated graphics chipset¹. As the next generation of PC display connection technology, the DisplayPort interface delivers twice the output capacity of DVI, moving the industry forward to a new generation of brilliant display capabilities.

"Dell is pleased to see AMD achieve the first DisplayPort Certification for PC graphics with the ATI Radeon HD 3000 products, ATI FireMV 2260 and AMD 780G," said Bruce Montag, Office of the CTO, Dell. "The VESA DisplayPort Certified Logo assures customers that DisplayPort products interoperate and provide a great digital display experience."

"AMD has been a driving force in the development of DisplayPort," said Bill Lempesis, Executive Director, VESA. "The ATI Radeon HD 3000 series of graphics cards are the first source devices to achieve DisplayPort certification."

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