Nvidia new driver enables 4k@60HZ via hdmi

[saeedkunna]

i just installed the 340.43 and now i can set my resolotion at 3840*2160 @60Hz using hdmi cable

gpu : 2x titan black

screen : sony 4k tv 55x900a

 

[BrightCandle]

That sounds incredibly unlikely considering HDMI doesn't have the sufficient bandwidth in its basic specs to support 4k@60hz yet. Unless Nvidia is breaking the specification in some way.

 

[MeldarthX]

so calling BS - without hdmi 2.0 hmdi 1.4a just does not have the bandwidth to run at 60 on one cable.......ah its tiled

NVIDIA GPU support for 4K Resolutions

All GeForce GTX 600 and 700 series GPUs can support 4K resolutions through DisplayPort. The NVIDIA driver automatically detects 4K 60Hz tiled format, so no special user set up is required. In order to power games at this resolution with settings turned up NVIDIA recommends GTX 780 SLI or better.

 

[Rakehellion]

It would be cool if it were interlaced.

 

[saeedkunna]

I don't know if NVidia is breaking anything but its working

 

[tweakboy]

If you wanna game @ 4k you will need a 780 if not 2 of them.

Game @ 1920res and your games will fly. For showing graphics to someone and not playing you can take the res back.. gl

 

[NLPsajeeth]

Another person has reported similar results as saeedkunna:

Display: Samsung UE40HU6900
GPU: 4x GTX Titan
http://www.overclock.net/t/1496500/s...#post_22438222

That sounds incredibly unlikely considering HDMI doesn't have the sufficient bandwidth in its basic specs to support 4k@60hz yet. Unless Nvidia is breaking the specification in some way.

The latest HDMI specification (HDMI 2.0) does support 4K 60 Hz at 8-bit.

so calling BS - without hdmi 2.0 hmdi 1.4a just does not have the bandwidth to run at 60 on one cable.......ah its tiled

HDMI 2.0 does not require a new kind of HDMI cable.

http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx#123

Multi Stream Transport (MST) is a feature of DisplayPort. HDMI 2.0 does not have support for MST (what you call tiling).

 

[Grooveriding]

Another person has reported similar results as saeedkunna:

Display: Samsung UE40HU6900
GPU: 4x GTX Titan
http://www.overclock.net/t/1496500/s...#post_22438222



The latest HDMI specification (HDMI 2.0) does support 4K 60 Hz at 8-bit.



HDMI 2.0 does not require a new kind of HDMI cable.

http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx#123

Multi Stream Transport (MST) is a feature of DisplayPort. HDMI 2.0 does not have support for MST (what you call tiling).

Yes, but no nvidia card has HDMI 2.0 support. They don't have the ports.

My guess is this is being reported wrong due to some sort of EDID misread. If you are running FRAPS, or another program that reports framerate, it will always report the FPS rate that the game is being rendered at - not that the display is delivering.

There is not enough bandwidth available with the HDMI 1.4 on these cards to run 4K 60fps.

http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-titan-black/specifications

1 - 3840x2160 at 30Hz or 4096x2160 at 24Hz supported over HDMI. 4096x2160 (including 3840x2160) at 60Hz supported over Displayport. Support for 4k tiled MST displays requires 326.19 driver or later.

 

[PliotronX]

Question: does the digital signal used by DP/HDMI/DVI transport a compressed image at all? How hard would a lossless signal compression ASIC be to implement?

 

[Rakehellion]

Question: does the digital signal used by DP/HDMI/DVI transport a compressed image at all? How hard would a lossless signal compression ASIC be to implement?

Not compressed, but color channels can be of a lower resolution.

The thing about lossless compression is there are certain types of data that don't compress.

 

[bystander36]

Are you connecting two HDMI cables to the monitor, or 1?

 

[saeedkunna]

one hdmi cable to sony 4k tv model 55x900a

 

[saeedkunna]

this video is playing MK 4k@30Hz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc5cprAa9mU

this one is @60Hz i think you can see the diffrent first one runs very slow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBo2vTiFagY

 

[ViRGE]

Another person has reported similar results as saeedkunna:

Display: Samsung UE40HU6900
GPU: 4x GTX Titan
http://www.overclock.net/t/1496500/s...#post_22438222

Humm. That monitor is HDMI 2.0 compliant (it's one of the first), and the biggest holdup is on the monitor end due to the scaler. On the PC end all NVIDIA technically needs to be able to do is to support running the HDMI link at 600MHz. If they could do that, then they could theoretically drive an HDMI 2.0 monitor at 4K@60Hz.

 

[bystander36]

I suppose it is possible that Nvidia released cards with the hardware for more bandwidth, even though HDMI 2.0 was not out yet, and now that it is, they are unlocking the power of their HDMI ports. I guess the question is, if this is the case, what cards have the hardware that a software update can unlock HDMI 2.0 support.

 

[x3sphere]

I suppose it is possible that Nvidia released cards with the hardware for more bandwidth, even though HDMI 2.0 was not out yet, and now that it is, they are unlocking the power of their HDMI ports. I guess the question is, if this is the case, what cards have the hardware that a software update can unlock HDMI 2.0 support.

It definitely didn't work in the driver set prior to this. I have a Samsung HU8550 which has native HDMI 2.0 ports and was limited to 30Hz... also tried to set custom resolution but no dice.

Unfortunately I just sold my 780 for a 290X so I am unable to try this out

 

[saeedkunna]

this is from nvidia forum by moderater he was asked about this

We will have more information on this at a later date but it is technically possible to get 50Hz/60Hz at 4K resolution over HDMI 1.3 bandwidth.

i my self can confirm its working on all 700 serius + titan and titan black ,but its working very bad on sli.

 

[KaRLiToS]

We would know that already from a news article if it was true.

I don't believe that.

this video is playing MK 4k@30Hz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc5cprAa9mU

this one is @60Hz i think you can see the diffrent first one runs very slow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBo2vTiFagY

Youtube is limited to 30 FPS so it is impossible for us to believe you from youtube videos.

I think you are experiencing a placebo effect.

 

[Silverforce11]

this video is playing MK 4k@30Hz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc5cprAa9mU

this one is @60Hz i think you can see the diffrent first one runs very slow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBo2vTiFagY

Fraps?

You'd have to take ur camera and film your actual monitor, fraps doesn't actually capture your monitor output.

 

[x3sphere]

We would know that already from a news article if it was true.

I don't believe that.




Youtube is limited to 30 FPS so it is impossible for us to believe you from youtube videos.

I think you are experiencing a placebo effect.

Actually, he's right, an Nvidia employee just posted that earlier today:

https://forums.geforce.com/default/...eedback-thread-6-17-14-/post/4245249/#4245249

Sounds like SLI isn't working right for now though. Still, very interesting...

 

[imported_bman]

Chroma sub-sampling?

 

[TerryMathews]

The answer is in that thread: YUV420 compression.

 

[MeldarthX]

interesting cause that's different from what hdmi standard body says........1.3-1.4a doesn't have the bandwidth to do 4k and 60Hz.......why 2.0 is coming. don't need a cable change but software change.

maybe 1.4a can do it; it but poorly......nope just checked here......there is a reason why 2.0 is coming. comes down to clock timings. physically 1.4a will be no different from 2.0 - still will need hdmi high speed cable for bandwidth.

*sounds like nvidia done a form of firm/driver upgrade to 2.0 on their 700s cards*


http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx

 

[TerryMathews]

interesting cause that's different from what hdmi standard body says........1.3-1.4a doesn't have the bandwidth to do 4k and 60Hz.......why 2.0 is coming. don't need a cable change but software change.

maybe 1.4a can do it; it but poorly......nope just checked here......there is a reason why 2.0 is coming. comes down to clock timings. physically 1.4a will be no different from 2.0 - still will need hdmi high speed cable for bandwidth.

*sounds like nvidia done a form of firm/driver upgrade to 2.0 on their 700s cards*


http://www.hdmi.org/manufacturer/hdmi_2_0/hdmi_2_0_faq.aspx

I'm assuming the HDMI SB meant that was the max uncompressed. see the post above yours.

 

[MeldarthX]

I'm assuming the HDMI SB meant that was the max uncompressed. see the post above yours.

Possibly - but hdmi 1.3/1.4a - physically can do same as hdmi 2.0 - its the software stack that is different along with how much bandwidth - bandwidth is the key for 4k at 60Hz.......and 1.3/1.4a just do not have it

so as you said compression