AMD Gets First DisplayPort Certification

VESA has award its first DisplayPort certifications, with the credit going to series of ATI's Radeon, FireMV, and AMD integrated graphics chipsets.

AMD has announced that the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has granted a series of ATI chipsets the first official DisplayPort certifications. VESA has granted the certifications to ATI’s Radeon HD 3400, Radeon 3600, Radeon HD 3800, ATI FireMV 2260 graphics boards, and AMD’s 780G integrated graphic chipset.

"This certification gives PC consumers next-generation display capabilities today," said VP of marketing for AMD’s graphics products group Matt Skynner, in a statement.

"Dell is pleased to see AMD achieve the first DisplayPort Certification for PC graphics," said Dell CTO Bruce Montag, in a release. "The VESA DisplayPort Certified Logo assures customers that DisplayPort products interoperate and provide a great digital display experience."

Dell currently offers a 30-inch display with DisplayPort connectivity since January.

DisplayPort is an emerging display connectivity standard developed by VESA members that supports displays up to 2,560 by 1,600 pixels (possibly more) and offers twice the bandwidth of today’s common DVI connections, putting it on par with HDMI. DisplayPort also supports HDCP and its own DisplayPort Content Protection schemes to fend off piracy of copyrighted material as it’s being pushed to a display. DisplayPort uses less power than HDMI and can operate efficiently over cables as long as 15 meters; however, unlike HDMI, DisplayPort does not support integrated audio content.