This new wired standard, cooked up by more than 50 Chinese firms, is tailor-made for 8K video and bulky data streams, with the top-end GPMI Type-B cable hitting 192 Gbps bandwidth and delivering up to 480W of power. That’s four times the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 4 and nearly five times that of HDMI 2.1’s TMDS mode.

Even the Type-C variant of GPMI, which uses the same port as USB-C, more than doubles Thunderbolt 4’s data rate with 96 Gbps and matches the USB4 Extended Power Range spec at 240W. It’s compatible, but far more capable—ideal for gamers and pros shifting serious pixels.

According to HKEPC, the standard is designed to drastically cut down on cable clutter—one cable to rule your monitor and power your machine. While we’re not powering RTX 5090s through a single cord just yet, this setup could easily handle beefy gaming laptops or docked workstations.

Unlike HDMI and DisplayPort, which mostly ignore power delivery, GPMI goes full-stack. The alliance even bolted on a universal control protocol, similar to HDMI-CEC, letting you run all GPMI-connected kit from a single remote.

With TVs still tied to HDMI and USB-C mostly pulling monitor duty, GPMI has the potential to blow the market wide open. If Job’s Mob and the Grey Box Shifter get on board, expect your next 8K desk setup to need just one cable.