List of interface bit rates

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This is a list of interface bit rates, a measure of information transfer rates, or digital bandwidth capacity, at which digital interfaces in a computer or network can communicate over various kinds of buses and channels. The distinction can be arbitrary between a computer bus, often closer in space, and larger telecommunications networks. Many device interfaces or protocols (e.g., SATA, USB, SAS, PCIe) are used both inside many-device boxes, such as a PC, and one-device-boxes, such as a hard drive enclosure. Accordingly, this page lists both the internal ribbon and external communications cable standards together in one sortable table.

Factors limiting actual performance, criteria for real decisions

Most of the listed rates are theoretical maximum throughput measures; in practice, the actual effective throughput is almost inevitably lower in proportion to the load from other devices (network/bus contention), physical or temporal distances, and other overhead in data link layer protocols etc. The maximum goodput (for example, the file transfer rate) may be even lower due to higher layer protocol overhead and data packet retransmissions caused by line noise or interference such as crosstalk, or lost packets in congested intermediate network nodes. All protocols lose something, and the more robust ones that deal resiliently with very many failure situations tend to lose more maximum throughput to get higher total long-term rates.

Device interfaces where one bus transfers data via another will be limited to the throughput of the slowest interface, at best. For instance, SATA revision 3.0 (Script error: No such module "val".) controllers on one PCI Express 2.0 (5 Gbit/s) channel will be limited to the 5 Gbit/s rate and have to employ more channels to get around this problem. Early implementations of new protocols very often have this kind of problem. The physical phenomena on which the device relies (such as spinning platters in a hard drive) will also impose limits; for instance, no spinning platter shipping in 2009 saturates SATA revision 2.0 (3 Gbit/s), so moving from this 3 Gbit/s interface to USB 3.0 at 4.8 Gbit/s for one spinning drive will result in no increase in realized transfer rate.

Contention in a wireless or noisy spectrum, where the physical medium is entirely out of the control of those who specify the protocol, requires measures that also use up throughput. Wireless devices, BPL, and modems may produce a higher line rate or gross bit rate, due to error-correcting codes and other physical layer overhead. It is extremely common for throughput to be far less than half of theoretical maximum, though the more recent technologies (notably BPL) employ preemptive spectrum analysis to avoid this and so have much more potential to reach actual gigabit rates in practice than prior modems.

Another factor reducing throughput is deliberate policy decisions made by Internet service providers that are made for contractual, risk management, aggregation saturation, or marketing reasons. Examples are rate limiting, bandwidth throttling, and the assignment of IP addresses to groups. These practices tend to minimize the throughput available to every user, but maximize the number of users that can be supported on one backbone.

Furthermore, chips are often not available in order to implement the fastest rates. AMD, for instance, does not support the 32-bit HyperTransport interface on any CPU it has shipped as of the end of 2009. Additionally, WiMAX service providers in the US typically support only up to Script error: No such module "val". as of the end of 2009.

Choosing service providers or interfaces based on theoretical maxima is unwise, especially for commercial needs. A good example is large scale data centers, which should be more concerned with price per port to support the interface, wattage and heat considerations, and total cost of the solution. Because some protocols such as SCSI and Ethernet now operate many orders of magnitude faster than when originally deployed, scalability of the interface is one major factor, as it prevents costly shifts to technologies that are not backward compatible. Underscoring this is the fact that these shifts often happen involuntarily or by surprise, especially when a vendor abandons support for a proprietary system.

Conventions

By convention, bus and network data rates are denoted either in bits per secondTemplate:Sndbit/s, kbit/s (103 bit/s), Mbit/s (106 bit/s), Gbit/s (109 bit/s), Tbit/s (1012 bit/s)Template:Snd or bytes per secondTemplate:SndB/s, kB/s (103 B/s), MB/s (106 B/s), GB/s (109 B/s), TB/s (1012 B/s). In general, parallel interfaces are quoted in B/s and serial in bit/s. The more commonly used is shown below in bold type.

On devices like modems, bytes may be more than 8 bits long because they may be individually padded out with additional start and stop bits; the figures below will reflect this. Where channels use line codes (such as Ethernet, Serial ATA, and PCI Express), quoted rates are for the decoded signal.

The figures below are simplex data rates, which may conflict with the duplex rates vendors sometimes use in promotional materials. Where two values are listed, the first value is the downstream rate and the second value is the upstream rate.

The use of decimal prefixes is standard in data communications.

Bandwidths

The figures below are grouped by network or bus type, then sorted within each group from lowest to highest bandwidth; gray shading indicates a lack of known implementations.

As stated above, all quoted bandwidths are for each direction. Therefore, for duplex interfaces (capable of simultaneous transmission both ways), the stated values are simplex (one way) speeds, rather than total upstream+downstream.

Historical

Technology Max. rate Rate excluding overhead Year
Smoke signals millibits/s[1] Throughout history
Morse code (skilled operator) Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn 4 characters per second (cps) (Script error: No such module "val".)Template:Efn 1844
Normal human speech Script error: No such module "val".[2] Prehistoric

Radio clock

Time signal station to radio clock

Technology Maximum rate Year
IRIG and related 1 bit/s ~0.125 characters/s[3][4] 1960Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Teletypewriter (TTY) or telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)

Technology Max. rate Year
TTY (V.18) Script error: No such module "val". 6 characters/s[5] 1994[6]
TTY (V.18) Script error: No such module "val". 6.6 characters/s 1994
NTSC Line 21 Closed Captioning Script error: No such module "val". ~100 characters/s 1976[7]

Modems (narrowband and broadband)

Narrowband (POTS: 4 kHz channel)

Technology Rate Rate excluding overhead Year
Teleprinter (50 baud) Script error: No such module "val". 404 operations per minute 1940x
Modem 110 baud (Bell 101) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". (~10 cps)Template:Efn 1959
Modem 300 (300 baud; Bell 103 or V.21) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". (~30 cps)Template:Efn 1962[8]
Modem 1200/75 (600 baud; V.23) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". (~120 cps)Template:Efn 1964(?)[9]
Modem 1200 (600 baud; Vadic VA3400, Bell 212A, or V.22) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". (~120 cps)Template:Efn 1976
Modem 1200 (Bell 202C, 202D) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". (~150 cps) 1976
Modem 2000 (Bell 201A) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". (~250 cps) 1962
Modem 2400 (Bell 201B) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". (~300 cps) ?
Modem 2400 (600 baud; V.22bis) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn 1984[9]
Modem 4800/75 (1600 baud; V.27ter) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn 1976[9]
Modem 4800 (1600 baud, Bell 208A, 208B) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". ?
Modem 9600 (2400 baud; V.32) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn 1984[9]
Modem 14.4 (2400 baud; V.32bis) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn 1991[8]
Modem 28.8 (3200 baud; V.34-1994) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn 1994
Modem 33.6 (3429 baud; V.34-1996/98) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn 1996[9]
Modem 56k (8000/3429 baud; V.90) Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". 1998
Modem 56k (8000/8000 baud; V.92) Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". 2001
Modem data compression (variable; V.92/V.44) Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". 2000[9]
ISP-side text/image compression (variable) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1998[9]
ISDN Basic Rate Interface (single/dual channel) Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". 1986[10]
IDSL (dual ISDN + 16 kbit/s data channels) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2000[11]

Broadband (hundreds of kHz to GHz wide)

Technology Rate Rate excluding overhead Year
ADSL (G.lite) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1998
HDSL ITU G.991.1 a.k.a. DS1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1998[12]
MSDSL Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". ?
SDSL Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". ?
SHDSL ITU G.991.2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001
ADSL (G.dmt) ITU G.992.1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1999
ADSL2 ITU G.992.3/4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
ADSL2+ ITU G.992.5 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2003
DOCSIS 1.0[13] (cable modem) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1997
DOCSIS 2.0[14] (cable modem) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
VDSL ITU G.993.1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001
VDSL2 ITU G.993.2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2006
Uni-DSL Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2006
VDSL2 ITU G.993.2 Amendment 1 (11/15) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015
BPON (G.983) (fiber optic service) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005[15]
EPON (802.3ah) (fiber optic service) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
DOCSIS 3.0[16] (cable modem) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2006
G.fast ITU G.9701 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2019
GPON (G.984) (fiber optic service) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008[17]
DOCSIS 3.1[18] (cable modem) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
10G-PON (G.987) (fiber optic service) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2012[19]
DOCSIS 4.0 (cable modem) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
XGS-PON (G.9807.1) (fiber optic service) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
NG-PON2 (G.989) (fiber optic service) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015[20]
HSP (G.9804) (fiber optic service) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2019[21]

Mobile telephone interfaces

Technology Download rate Upload rate Year
GSM CSD (2G) Script error: No such module "val".Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HSCSD Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GPRS (2.5G) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
WiDEN Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
CDMA2000 1×RTT Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
EDGE (2.75G) (type 1 MS) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
UMTS 3G Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
EDGE (type 2 MS) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
EDGE Evolution (type 1 MS) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
EDGE Evolution (type 2 MS) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
1×EV-DO rev. 0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
1×EV-DO rev. A Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
1×EV-DO rev. B Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HSPA (3.5G) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
4×EV-DO Enhancements (2×2 MIMO) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HSPA+ (2×2 MIMO) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
15×EV-DO rev. B Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 3 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
UMB (2×2 MIMO) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE (2×2 MIMO) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
UMB (4×4 MIMO) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
EV-DO rev. C Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 5 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 6 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 7 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE (4×4 MIMO) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 13 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 9 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 10 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 11 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 12 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 16 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 18 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 21 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 20 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 8 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LTE Cat 14 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
5G NR Script error: No such module "val". ? Script error: No such module "val". ? ?

Wide area networks

Technology Rate Year
56k line Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1990
DS0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
G.lite (a.k.a. ADSL Lite) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DS1 / T1 (and ISDN Primary Rate Interface) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1990
E1 (and ISDN Primary Rate Interface) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
G.SHDSL Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
SDSLTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LR-VDSL2 (4 to 5 km [long-]range) (symmetry optional) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
T2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ADSLTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
E2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ADSL2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Satellite InternetTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ADSL2+ Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
E3 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DOCSIS 1.0 (cable modem)[13] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1997
DOCSIS 2.0 (cable modem)[14] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
DS3 / T3 ('45 Meg') Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
STS-1 / OC-1 / STM-0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
VDSL (symmetry optional) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-3 / STM-1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
VDSL2 (symmetry optional) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
T4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
T5 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-9 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-12 / STM-4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-18 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DOCSIS 3.0 (cable modem)[16] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2006
OC-24 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-36 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-48 / STM-16 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-96 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-192 / STM-64 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
10 Gigabit Ethernet WAN PHY Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DOCSIS 3.1 (cable modem) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
DOCSIS 4.0 (cable modem) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
OC-256 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-768 / STM-256 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-1536 / STM-512 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
OC-3072 / STM-1024 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".

Local area networks

Technology Rate Year
LocalTalk Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1985
Econet Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1981
Omninet Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1980
IBM PC Network Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1985
ARCNET (Standard) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1977
Chaosnet (Original) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1971
Token Ring (Original) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1985
Ethernet (10BASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1980 (1985 IEEE Standard)
Token Ring (Later) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1989
ARCnet Plus Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1992
TCNS Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1993?
100VG Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
Token Ring IEEE 802.5t Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Fast Ethernet (100BASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
FDDI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
MoCA 1.0[22] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
MoCA 1.1[22] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HomePlug AV Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005
FireWire (IEEE 1394) 400Template:EfnTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
MoCa 2.0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
HIPPI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
IEEE 1901 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2010
Token Ring IEEE 802.5v Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001
Gigabit Ethernet (1000BASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1998
Stanford DASH/NUMAlink 1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". ~1990
Myrinet 2000 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
InfiniBand SDR 1×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001, 2003
Reflective memory or RFM2 (1.25 μs latency) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
RapidIO Gen1 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2000
2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (2.5GBASE-T) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
Quadrics QsNetI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
InfiniBand DDR 1×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005
RapidIO Gen2 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
5 Gigabit Ethernet (5GBASE-T) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
InfiniBand QDR 1×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2007
InfiniBand SDR 4×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001, 2003
Quadrics QsNetII Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RapidIO Gen1 4x Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RapidIO Gen2 2x Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GBASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002-2006
Myri 10G Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
InfiniBand FDR-10 1×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
NUMAlink 2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1996
InfiniBand FDR 1×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
InfiniBand SDR 8×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001, 2003
InfiniBand DDR 4×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005
RapidIO Gen2 4x Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
Scalable Coherent Interface (SCI) Dual Channel SCI, x8 PCIe Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
InfiniBand SDR 12×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RapidIO Gen4 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
InfiniBand EDR 1×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2014
25 Gigabit Ethernet (25GBASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
NUMAlink 3 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2000
InfiniBand DDR 8×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005
InfiniBand QDR 4×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2007
RapidIO Gen2 8x Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
40 Gigabit Ethernet (40GBASE-X) 4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2010
InfiniBand FDR-10 4×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
InfiniBand DDR 12×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005
50 Gigabit Ethernet (50GBASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
InfiniBand HDR 1×[25] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2017
NUMAlink 4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
NUMAlink 6 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2012
InfiniBand FDR 4×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
InfiniBand QDR 8×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2007
RapidIO Gen2 16× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
InfiniBand FDR-10 8×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
InfiniBand QDR 12×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2007
InfiniBand EDR 4×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2014
100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GBASE-X) 10×/4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2010/2018
Omni-Path Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015
InfiniBand NDR 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2022
NUMAlink 8 (Flex ASIC) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
InfiniBand FDR 8×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
NUMAlink 7 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2014
NUMAlink 5 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
InfiniBand FDR-10 12×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
InfiniBand FDR 12×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
InfiniBand EDR 8×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2014
InfiniBand HDR 4×[25] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2017
200 Gigabit Ethernet (200GBASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
InfiniBand XDR 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2024
InfiniBand EDR 12×[24] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2014
400 Gigabit Ethernet (400GBASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
InfiniBand HDR 8×[25] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2017
InfiniBand NDR 4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2022
InfiniBand GDR 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] TBA
InfiniBand HDR 12×[25] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2017
InfiniBand NDR 8× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2022
InfiniBand XDR 4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2024
800 Gigabit Ethernet (800GBASE-X) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2024
InfiniBand NDR 12× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2022
InfiniBand XDR 8× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2024
InfiniBand GDR 4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] TBA
InfiniBand XDR 12× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] 2024
InfiniBand GDR 8× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] TBA
InfiniBand GDR 12× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[24] TBA

Wireless networks

802.11 networks in infrastructure mode are half-duplex; all stations share the medium. In infrastructure or access point mode, all traffic has to pass through an Access Point (AP). Thus, two stations on the same access point that are communicating with each other must have each and every frame transmitted twice: from the sender to the access point, then from the access point to the receiver. This approximately halves the effective bandwidth.

802.11 networks in ad hoc mode are still half-duplex, but devices communicate directly rather than through an access point. In this mode all devices must be able to see each other, instead of only having to be able to see the access point.

Standard Maximum link rate Year
Classic WaveLAN Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1988
IEEE 802.11 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1997
RONJA (full duplex) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001
IEEE 802.11a Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1999
IEEE 802.11b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1999
IEEE 802.11g Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2003
IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
IEEE 802.11g with
Super G
by Atheros
Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2003
IEEE 802.11g with 125 High
Speed Mode
by Broadcom
Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2003
IEEE 802.11g with Nitro by Conexant Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2003
IEEE 802.11n (aka Wi-Fi 4) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
IEEE 802.11ac (aka Wi-Fi 5) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2012
IEEE 802.11ad Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
IEEE 802.11ax (aka Wi-Fi 6/6E) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2019
IEEE 802.11be (aka Wi-Fi 7 or
Extremely High Throughput (EHT))
Script error: No such module "val".
expected
Script error: No such module "val".
expected
2025
IEEE 802.11bn (aka Wi-Fi 8 or
Ultra High Reliability (UHR))
Script error: No such module "val".
expected
Script error: No such module "val".
expected
2028
expected
IEEE 802.11ay (aka Enhanced
Throughput for Operation in License
-exempt Bands above 45 GHz)
Script error: No such module "val".
expected
Script error: No such module "val".
expected
March 2021
standardized

Wireless personal area networks

Technology Rate Year
ANT Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
IrDA-Control Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
IrDA-SIR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
802.15.4 (2.4 GHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Bluetooth 1.1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
Bluetooth 2.0+EDR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
IrDA-FIR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
IrDA-VFIR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Bluetooth 3.0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
Bluetooth 4.0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2010
Bluetooth 5.0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
IrDA-UFIR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
WUSB-UWB Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
IrDA-Giga-IR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".

Computer buses

Main buses

Technology Rate Year
I²C Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1992 (standardized)
Apple II (incl. Apple IIGS) 8-bit/1 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[26][27] 1977
SS-50 Bus 8-bit/1 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1975
Unibus 16-bit/async Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1969
STD-80 8-bit/8 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Q-bus 16-bit/async Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1975
ISA 8-Bit/4.77 MHz 0 W/S: every 4 clocks 8 bits
1 W/S: every 5 clocks 8 bits
0 W/S: every 4 clocks 1 byte
1 W/S: every 5 clocks 1 byte
1981 (created)
STD-80 16-bit/8 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
I3C (HDR mode)[28] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
Zorro II 16-bit/7.14 MHz[29] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1986
ISA 16-Bit/8.33 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1984 (created)
Europe Card Bus 8-Bit/10 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1977 (created)
S-100 bus 8-bit/10 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1976 (published)
Serial Peripheral Interface (Up to 100 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1989
Low Pin Count Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[x] 2002
STEbus 8-Bit/16 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1987 (standardized)
C-Bus 16-bit/10 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[30] 1982
HP Precision Bus Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
STD-32 32-bit/8 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[31]
NESA 32-bit/8 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[32]
EISA 32-bit/8.33 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1988
VME64 32-64bit Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1981
MCA 32bit/10 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1987
NuBus 10 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1987 (standardized)
DEC TURBOchannel 32-bit/12.5 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
NuBus90 20 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1991
MCA 32bit/20 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[33] 1992
APbus 32-bit/25(?) MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[34]
Sbus 32-bit/25 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1989
DEC TURBOchannel 32-bit/25 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Local Bus 98 32-bit/33 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[35]
VESA Local Bus (VLB) 32-bit/33 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1992
PCI 32-bit/33 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1993
HP GSC-1X Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Zorro III 32-bit/async (eq. 37.5 MHz)[36][37] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".[38] 1990
VESA Local Bus (VLB) 32-bit/40 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1992
Sbus 64-bit/25 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
HP GSC-2X Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI 64-bit/33 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1993
PCI 32-bit/66 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
AGP Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1997
PCI Express 1.0 (×1 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2004
RapidIO Gen1 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HIO bus Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GIO64 64-bit/40 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI Express 2.0 (×1 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2007
AGP 2× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1997
PCI 64-bit/66 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI-X DDR 16-bit Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RapidIO Gen2 1× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI 64-bit/100 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI Express 3.0 (×1 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2011
Unified Media Interface (UMI) (×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2011
Direct Media Interface (DMI) (×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2004
Enterprise Southbridge Interface (ESI) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI Express 1.0 (×4 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2004
AGP 4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1998
PCI-X 133 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI-X QDR 16-bit Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
InfiniBand single 4×[23] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z]
RapidIO Gen1 4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RapidIO Gen2 2× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
UPA Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Unified Media Interface 2.0 (UMI 2.0; ×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2012
Direct Media Interface 2.0 (DMI 2.0; ×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2011
PCI Express 1.0 (×8 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2004
PCI Express 2.0 (×4 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2007
AGP 8× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
PCI-X DDR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RapidIO Gen2 4× Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Sun JBus (200 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2003
HyperTransport (800 MHz, 16-pair) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001
PCI Express 3.0 (×4 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2011
HyperTransport (1 GHz, 16-pair) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI Express 1.0 (×16 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2004
PCI Express 2.0 (×8 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2007
PCI-X QDR Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
AGP 8× 64-bit Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RapidIO Gen2 8x Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Direct Media Interface 3.0 (DMI 3.0; ×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2015
CXL Specification 3.0 & 3.1 (×1 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2022, 2023
PCI Express 3.0 (×8 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2011
PCI Express 2.0 (×16 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[z] 2007
RapidIO Gen2 16x Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PCI Express 5.0 (×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2019
PCI Express 3.0 (×16 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2011
CAPI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2014
QPI (4.80GT/s, 2.40 GHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HyperTransport 2.0 (1.4 GHz, 32-pair) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
QPI (5.86GT/s, 2.93 GHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
QPI (6.40GT/s, 3.20 GHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
QPI (7.2GT/s, 3.6 GHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2012
PCI Express 6.0 (×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[w] 2022
PCI Express 4.0 (×16 link)[39] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2018
CAPI 2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2016
QPI (8.0GT/s, 4.0 GHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2012
QPI (9.6GT/s, 4.8 GHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2014
HyperTransport 3.0 (2.6 GHz, 32-pair) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2006
HyperTransport 3.1 (3.2 GHz, 32-pair) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
CXL Specification 1.x & 2.0 (×16 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2019, 2020
PCI Express 5.0 (×16 link) [40] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[y] 2019
NVLink 1.0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016
PCI Express 6.0 (×16 link) [41] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[w] 2022
CXL Specification 3.0 & 3.1 (×16 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2022, 2023
NVLink 2.0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
PCI Express 7.0 (×16 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[w] 2025
Infinity Fabric (Max. theoretical) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>x LPC protocol includes high overhead. While the gross data rate equals 33.3 million 4-bit-transfers per second (or Script error: No such module "val".), the fastest transfer, firmware read, results in Script error: No such module "val".. The next fastest bus cycle, 32-bit ISA-style DMA write, yields only Script error: No such module "val".. Other transfers may be as low as Script error: No such module "val"..[42]

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>y Uses 128b/130b encoding, meaning that about 1.54% of each transfer is used for error detection instead of carrying data between the hardware components at each end of the interface. For example, a single link PCIe 3.0 interface has an 8 Gbit/s transfer rate, yet its usable bandwidth is only about 7.88 Gbit/s.

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>z Uses 8b/10b encoding, meaning that 20% of each transfer is used by the interface instead of carrying data from between the hardware components at each end of the interface. For example, a single link PCIe 1.0 has a 2.5 Gbit/s transfer rate, yet its usable bandwidth is only 2 Gbit/s (250 Template:Not a typo).

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>w Uses PAM-4 encoding and a 256 bytes FLIT block, of which 14 bytes are FEC and CRC, meaning that 5.47% of total data rate is used for error detection and correction instead of carrying data. For example, a single link PCIe 6.0 interface has a 64 Gbit/s total transfer rate, yet its usable bandwidth is only 60.5 Gbit/s.

Portable

Technology Rate Year
PC Card 16-bit 255 ns byte mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1990
PC Card 16-bit 255 ns word mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC Card 16-bit 100 ns byte mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC Card 16-bit 100 ns word mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC Card 32-bit (CardBus) byte mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ExpressCard 1.2 USB 2.0 mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2003
PC Card 32-bit (CardBus) word mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC Card 32-bit (CardBus) doubleword mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ExpressCard 1.2 PCI Express mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
ExpressCard 2.0 USB 3.0 mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ExpressCard 2.0 PCI Express mode Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009

Storage

Technology Rate Year
Teletype Model 33 paper tape Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1963
TRS-80 Model 1 Level 1 BASIC cassette tape interface Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1977
C2N Commodore Datasette 1530 cassette tape interface Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1977
Apple II cassette tape interface Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1977
Amstrad CPC tape Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1984
Single Density 8-inch FM Floppy Disk Controller (160 KB) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1973
Single Density 5.25-inch FM Floppy Disk Controller (180 KB) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1978
High Density MFM Floppy Disk Controller (1.2 MB/1.44 MB) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1984
CD Controller (1×) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1988
MFM hard disk Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1980
RLL hard disk Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DVD Controller (1×) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Massbus Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1972
ESDI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ATA PIO Mode 0 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1986
HD DVD Controller (1×) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Blu-ray Controller (1×) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
SCSI (Narrow SCSI) (5 MHz)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1986
ATA PIO Mode 1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1994
ATA PIO Mode 2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1994
Fast SCSI (8 bits/10 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ATA PIO Mode 3 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1996
AoE over Fast EthernetTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
iSCSI over Fast EthernetTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
ATA PIO Mode 4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1996
Fast Wide SCSI (16 bits/10 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Ultra SCSI (Fast-20 SCSI) (8 bits/20 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
SD (High Speed) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Ultra DMA ATA 33 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1998
Ultra Wide SCSI (16 bits/20 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Ultra-2 SCSI 40 (Fast-40 SCSI) (8 bits/40 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
SDHC/SDXC/SDUC (UHS-I Full Duplex) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Ultra DMA ATA 66 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2000
Blu-ray Controller (16×) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Ultra-2 wide SCSI (16 bits/40 MHz) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Serial Storage Architecture SSA Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1990
Ultra DMA ATA 100 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
Fibre Channel 1GFC (1.0625 GHz)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1997
AoE over gigabit Ethernet, jumbo framesTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
iSCSI over gigabit Ethernet, jumbo framesTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
Ultra DMA ATA 133 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005
SDHC/SDXC/SDUC (UHS-II Full Duplex) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Ultra-3 SCSI (Ultra 160 SCSI; Fast-80 Wide SCSI) (16 bits/40 MHz DDR) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
SATA revision 1.0Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2003
Fibre Channel 2GFC (2.125 GHz)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2001
Ultra-320 SCSI (Ultra4 SCSI) (16 bits/80 MHz DDR) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SAS-1Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2004
SATA Revision 2.0Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2004
SDHC/SDXC/SDUC (UHS-III Full Duplex) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Fibre Channel 4GFC (4.25 GHz)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SAS-2Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2009
SATA Revision 3.0Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2008
Fibre Channel 8GFC (8.50 GHz)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2005
SDHC/SDXC/SDUC (SD Express) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
AoE over 10GbETemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
iSCSI over 10GbETemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
FCoE over 10GbETemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SAS-3Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
Fibre Channel 16GFC (14.025 GHz)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] 2011
SATA Express Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SAS-4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[c] 2017
UFS (version 3.0) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2018
Fibre Channel 32GFC (28.05 GHz)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] 2016
NVMe over M.2 or U.2 (using PCI Express 3.0 ×4 link)Template:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
iSCSI over InfiniBand Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2007
NVMe over M.2 or U.2 (using PCI Express 4.0 ×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
iSCSI over 100G EthernetTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2010
FCoE over 100G EthernetTemplate:Efn Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2010
NVMe over M.2, U.2, U.3 or EDSFF (using PCI Express 5.0 ×4 link) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2019

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>a Uses 8b/10b encoding <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>b Uses 64b/66b encoding <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>c Uses 128b/150b encoding

Peripheral

Technology Rate Year
Apple Desktop Bus Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1986
PS/2 port Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1987
Serial MIDI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1983
CBM Bus maxTemplate:Efn[43] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1981
Serial RS-232 max Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1962
Serial DMX512A Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1998
Parallel (Centronics/IEEE 1284) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "sort".
Serial 16550 UART max Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
USB 1.0 low speed Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1996
Serial UART max Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GPIB/HPIB (IEEE-488.1) IEEE-488 max. Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "sort".
Serial EIA-422 max. Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
USB 1.0 full speed Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1996
Parallel (Centronics/IEEE 1284) EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1992
Parallel (Centronics/IEEE 1284) ECP (Extended Capability Port) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1994
Serial EIA-485 max. Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GPIB/HPIB (IEEE-488.1-2003) IEEE-488 max. Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
FireWire (IEEE 1394) 100 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
FireWire (IEEE 1394) 200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
FireWire (IEEE 1394) 400 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 1995
USB 2.0 high speed Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2000
FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 800[44] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2002
Fibre Channel 1 Gb SCSI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 1600[44] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2007
Fibre Channel 2 Gb SCSI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
eSATA (SATA 300) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2004
CoaXPress Base (up and down bidirectional link) Script error: No such module "val". + Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
FireWire (IEEE 1394b) 3200[44] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2007
External PCI Express 2.0 ×1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Fibre Channel 4 Gb SCSI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
USB 3.0 SuperSpeed (aka USB
3.1 Gen 1, USB 3.2 Gen 1x1)
Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2010
eSATA (SATA 600) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2011
CoaXPress full (up and down bidirectional link) Script error: No such module "val". + Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2009
External PCI Express 2.0 ×2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
USB 3.1 SuperSpeed+ (aka USB 3.1 Gen 2, USB
3.2 Gen 1x2, USB 3.2 Gen 2x1, USB4 Gen 2×1)
Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
External PCI Express 2.0 ×4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Thunderbolt Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". 2011
USB 3.2 SuperSpeed+ (aka USB 3.2 Gen
2×2 USB4 Gen 2×2, USB4 Gen 3×1)[45]
Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
Thunderbolt 2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
FPGA Mezzanine Card Plus (FMC+)[46] 28 Gbit/s 3.5 GB/s 2019
External PCI Express 2.0 ×8 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
USB4 Gen 3×2[47] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2019
Thunderbolt 3 two links Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015
Thunderbolt 4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2020
External PCI Express 2.0 ×16 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
USB4 Gen 4 [48] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2022
Thunderbolt 5 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2024
USB4 Gen 4 Asymmetric Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2022
Thunderbolt 5 Asymmetric Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2024

MAC to PHY

Technology Channels Bits MGT Lanes Rate Year
Count Encoding Rate
Media Independent Interface (MII) 1 4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Reduced MII (RMII) 1 2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Serial MII (SMII) 1 1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Gigabit MII (GMII) 1 8 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Reduced gigabit/s MII (RGMII) 1 4 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Ten-bit interface (TBI) 1 10 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Serial gigabit/s MII (SGMII) 1 1 8b/10b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Reduced serial gigabit/s MII (RSGMII) 2 1 8b/10b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Reduced serial gigabit/s MII plus (RSGMII-PLUS) 4 1 8b/10b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Quad serial gigabit/s MII (QSGMII) 4 1 8b/10b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
10 gigabit/s MII (XGMII) 1 32 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
XGMII attachment unit interface (XAUI) 1 4 8b/10b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Reduced Pin XAUI (RXAUI) 1 2 8b/10b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
XFI/SFI 1 1 64b/66b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
USXGMII 1 1 64b/66b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
25 gigabit/s MII (25GMII, on-chip only) 1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
25G AUI (25GAUI) 1 1 64b/66b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
40 gigabit/s MII (XLGMII, on-chip only) 1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
100 gigabit/s MII (CGMII, on-chip only) 1 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2008
100G AUI (CAUI-10) 1 10 64b/66b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
100G AUI (CAUI-4) 1 4 64b/66b Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".

PHY to XPDR

Technology Rate Year
10 gigabit/s 16-bit interface (XSBI; 16 lanes) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".

Dynamic random-access memory

The table below shows values for PC memory module types. These modules usually combine multiple chips on one circuit board. SIMM modules connect to the computer via an 8-bit- or 32-bit-wide interface. RIMM modules used by RDRAM are 16-bit- or 32-bit-wide.[49] DIMM modules connect to the computer via a 64-bit-wide interface. Some other computer architectures use different modules with a different bus width.

In a single-channel configuration, only one module at a time can transfer information to the CPU. In multi-channel configurations, multiple modules can transfer information to the CPU at the same time, in parallel. FPM, EDO, SDR, and RDRAM memory was not commonly installed in a dual-channel configuration. DDR and DDR2 memory is usually installed in single- or dual-channel configuration. DDR3 memory is installed in single-, dual-, tri-, and quad-channel configurations. Bit rates of multi-channel configurations are the product of the module bit-rate (given below) and the number of channels.

Module type Chip type Internal clock<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] Bus clock Bus speed<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] Transfer rate
FPM DRAM 70 ns tRAC Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
EDO DRAM (486 CPU) 60 ns tRAC Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
EDO DRAM (Pentium CPU) 60 ns tRAC Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-66 SDR SDRAM 10/15 ns Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-100 SDR SDRAM 8 ns Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-133 SDR SDRAM 7/7.5 ns Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RIMM-1200 RDRAM PC600 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RIMM-1400 RDRAM PC700 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RIMM-1600 RDRAM PC800 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-1600 DDR SDRAM DDR-200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RIMM-2100 RDRAM PC1066 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-2100 DDR SDRAM DDR-266 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
RIMM-2400 RDRAM PC1200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-2700 DDR SDRAM DDR-333 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-3200 DDR SDRAM DDR-400 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-400 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-3500 DDR SDRAM DDR-433 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-3700 DDR SDRAM DDR-466 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-4000 DDR SDRAM DDR-500 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-4200 DDR SDRAM DDR-533 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-533 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-4400 DDR SDRAM DDR-550 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC-4800 DDR SDRAM DDR-600 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-667 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-6000 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-750 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-800 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-6400 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-800 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-7200 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-900 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-8000 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-1000 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-8500 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-1066 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-1066 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-8800 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-1100 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-9200 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-1150 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-9600 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-1200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC2-10000 DDR2 SDRAM DDR2-1250 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-1333 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-11000 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-1375 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-12800 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-1600 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-13000 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-1625 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-14400 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-1800 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-14900 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-1866 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-16000 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-2000 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-17000 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-2133 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC4-17000 DDR4 SDRAM DDR4-2133 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-17600 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-2200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-19200 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-2400 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC4-19200 DDR4 SDRAM DDR4-2400 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-21300 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-2666 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC4-21300 DDR4 SDRAM DDR4-2666 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC3-24000 DDR3 SDRAM DDR3-3000 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC4-24000 DDR4 SDRAM DDR4-3000 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC4-25600 DDR4 SDRAM DDR4-3200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC5-41600 DDR5 SDRAM DDR5-5200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC5-44800 DDR5 SDRAM DDR5-5600 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC5-51200 DDR5 SDRAM DDR5-6400 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC5-57600 DDR5 SDRAM DDR5-7200 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC5-64000 DDR5 SDRAM DDR5-8000 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
PC5-70400 DDR5 SDRAM DDR5-8800 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>a The clock rate at which DRAM memory cells operate. The memory latency is largely determined by this rate. Note that until the introduction of DDR4 the internal clock rate saw relatively slow progress. DDR/DDR2/DDR3 memory uses 2n/4n/8n (respectively) prefetch buffer to provide higher throughput, while the internal memory speed remains similar to that of the previous generation.

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>b The memory speed or clock rate advertised by manufactures and suppliers usually refers to this rate (with 1 GT/s = 1 GHz). Note that modern types of memory use DDR bus with two transfers per clock.

Graphics processing units' RAM

RAM memory modules are also utilised by graphics processing units; however, memory modules for those differ somewhat from standard computer memory, particularly with lower power requirements, and are specialised to serve GPUs: for example, GDDR3 was fundamentally based on DDR2. Every graphics memory chip is directly connected to the GPU (point-to-point). The total GPU memory bus width varies with the number of memory chips and the number of lanes per chip. For example, GDDR5 specifies either 16 or 32 lanes per device (chip), while GDDR5X specifies 64 lanes per chip. Over the years, bus widths rose from 64-bit to 512-bit and beyond: e.g. HBM is 1024 bits wide.[50] Because of this variability, graphics memory speeds are sometimes compared per pin. For direct comparison to the values for 64-bit modules shown above, video RAM is compared here in 64-lane lots, corresponding to two chips for those devices with 32-bit widths. In 2012, high-end GPUs used 8 or even 12 chips with 32 lanes each, for a total memory bus width of 256 or 384 bits. Combined with a transfer rate per pin of 5 GT/s or more, such cards could reach 240 GB/s or more.

RAM frequencies used for a given chip technology vary greatly. Where single values are given below, they are examples from high-end cards.[51] Since many cards have more than one pair of chips, the total bandwidth is correspondingly higher. For example, high-end cards often have eight chips, each 32 bits wide, so the total bandwidth for such cards is four times the value given below.

Chip type Module type Memory clock Transfers/s Bandwidth
DDR 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DDR2 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GDDR3 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GDDR4 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GDDR5[52] 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GDDR5X[53] 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GDDR6 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
GDDR6X[54] 64 lanes Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HBM[55] 1024 lanes (8 channels @ 128 lanes ea) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HBM2[55] 1024 lanes (8 channels @ 128 lanes ea) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HBM2e[56] 1024 lanes (8 channels @ 128 lanes ea) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HBM3[56][57] 1024 lanes (16 channels @ 64 lanes ea) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HBM3E[56][57] 1024 lanes (16 channels @ 64 lanes ea) up to Script error: No such module "val". up to Script error: No such module "val". up to Script error: No such module "val". up to Script error: No such module "val".
HMC 128 lanes (8 links @ 16 lanes ea) (internal) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HMC2 64 lanes (4 links @ 16 lanes ea) (internal) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".

Digital audio

Device Rate
CD Audio (16-bit PCM) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
I²S Script error: No such module "val". @ 24bit/48 kHz Script error: No such module "val".
AES/EBU Script error: No such module "val". @ 24-bit/48 kHz Script error: No such module "val".
S/PDIF fs 48kHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
ADAT Lightpipe (Type I) Script error: No such module "val". 1.152 Template:Not a typo
AC'97 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
HDMI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DisplayPort Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Intel High Definition Audio rev. 1.0[58] Script error: No such module "val". outbound; 24 Mbit/s inbound Script error: No such module "val". outbound; 3 Template:Not a typo inbound
MADI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".

Digital video interconnects

Data rates given are from the video source (e.g., video card) to receiving device (e.g., monitor) only. Out of band and reverse signaling channels are not included.

Device Rate Year
HD-SDI (SMPTE 292M) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
Camera Link Base (single) 24-bit 85 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
LVDS Display Interface[59] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
3G-SDI (SMPTE 424M) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2006
Single link DVI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 1999
HDMI 1.0[60] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2002
Camera Link full (dual) 64-bit 85 MHz Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
6G-SDI (SMPTE 2081) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015
DisplayPort 1.0 (4-lane Reduced Bit Rate)[61] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2006
Dual link DVI Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 1999
Thunderbolt Script error: No such module "sort". Script error: No such module "sort". 2011
HDMI 1.3[62] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2006
Dual High-Speed LVDS Display Interface Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val".
DisplayPort 1.0 (4-lane High Bit Rate)[61] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2006
12G-SDI (SMPTE 2082) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015
HDMI 2.0[63] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2013
Thunderbolt 2 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2013
DisplayPort 1.2 (4-lane High Bit Rate 2)[61] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2009
DisplayPort 1.3 (4-lane High Bit Rate 3) Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a] 2014 (2016)
DisplayPort 1.4/1.4a Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2016 (2018)
superMHL Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015
Thunderbolt 3 Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2015
HDMI 2.1[64] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] 2017
DisplayPort 2.0/2.1 (4-lane)[65] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[c] 2019 (2022)
SMPTE 2110 over 100 Gigabit Ethernet Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". 2017
HDMI 2.2[66] Script error: No such module "val". Script error: No such module "val". <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b] 2025

<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>a Uses 8b/10b encoding (20% coding overhead) <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>b Uses 16b/18b encoding (11% overhead) <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>c Uses 128b/132b encoding (3% overhead)

See also

Notes

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References

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  4. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  5. TTY uses a Baudot code, not ASCII. This uses 5 bits per character instead of 8, plus one start and approx. 1.5 stop bits (7.5 total bits per character sent).
  6. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  7. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  8. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  9. a b c d e f g Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. Adam.com.au
  12. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  13. a b DOCSIS 1.0 Template:Webarchive includes technology which first became available around 1995–1996, and has since become very widely deployed. DOCSIS 1.1 Template:Webarchive introduces some security improvements and quality of service (QoS).
  14. a b DOCSIS 2.0 Template:Webarchive specifications provide increased upstream throughput for symmetric services.
  15. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  16. a b DOCSIS 3.0 Template:Webarchive includes support for channel bonding and IPv6.
  17. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  18. DOCSIS 3.1 Template:Webarchive is currently in development by the Cablelabs Consortium
  19. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  20. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  21. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  22. a b "MoCA 1.1 improves throughput" over coaxial cable to 175 Mbit/s versus the 100 Mbit/s provided by the MoCA 1.0 specification.
  23. a b c d e f g h i j k l m InfiniBand SDR, DDR and QDR use an 8b/10b encoding scheme.
  24. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab InfiniBand FDR-10, FDR and EDR use a 64b/66b encoding scheme.
  25. a b c d Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  26. Mac History
  27. VAW: Apple IIgs Specs Template:Webarchive
  28. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  29. The Zorro II bus use 4 clocks per 16-Bit of data transferred. See the Zorro III technical specification Template:Webarchive for more information.
  30. Japan wikipedia article, Bus used in early NEC PC-9800 series and compatible systems
  31. STD 32 Bus Specification and Designer's Guide
  32. Japan wikipedia article, Bus used in later NEC PC-9800 series and compatible systems
  33. RISC System/6000 POWERstation/POWERserver 580
  34. Local Area Networks Newsletter by Paul Polishuk, September 1992, Page 7 (APbus used in Sony NeWS and NEC UP4800 workstations and NEC EWS4800 servers after VMEbus and before switch to PCI)
  35. Japan wikipedia article, Bus used in NEC PC-9821 series
  36. Dave Haynie, designer of the Zorro III bus, claims in this posting that the theoretical max of the Zorro III bus can be derived by the timing information given in chapter 5 of the Zorro III technical specification Template:Webarchive.
  37. Dave Haynie, designer of the Zorro III bus, states in this posting that Zorro III is an asynchronous bus and therefore does not have a classical MHz rating. A maximum theoretical MHz value may be derived by examining timing constraints detailed in the Zorro III technical specification Template:Webarchive, which should yield about 37.5 MHz. No existing implementation performs to this level.
  38. Dave Haynie, designer of the Zorro III bus, claims in this posting that Zorro III has a max burst rate of 150 MB/s.
  39. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  40. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  41. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  42. Intel LPC Interface Specification 1.1
  43. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  44. a b c FireWire (IEEE 1394b) uses an 8b/10b encoding scheme.
  45. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  46. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  47. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  48. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  49. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  50. Comparison of AMD graphics processing units
  51. Comparison of Nvidia graphics processing units
  52. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  53. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  54. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  55. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  56. a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  57. a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  58. High Definition Audio Specification, Revision 1.0a, 2010
  59. Videsignline.com, Panel display interfaces and bandwidth: From TTL, LVDS, TDMS to DisplayPort
  60. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  61. a b c Displayport Technical Overview Template:Webarchive, May 2010
  62. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  63. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  64. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  65. Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
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Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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