Usb 3 1 Type C Ports
Usb 3 1 gen 1 up to 5 gbps native displayport 1 2 video.
Usb 3 1 type c ports. Usb type c isn t the same thing as usb 3 1 though. Usb 3 1 is a new usb standard. Correct me if i am wrong but i don t think this is true. It was developed at roughly the same time as the usb 3 1 specification.
That s double the bandwidth as fast as a first generation thunderbolt connector. In a pure type c usb connection the type a ports and plugs are no longer included. In july 2016 it was adopted by the iec as iec 62680 1 3. Usb 3 s theoretical bandwidth is 5 gbps while usb 3 1 s is 10 gbps.
Just how fast is usb 3 1. Also the the second photo s caption should logically have the two types of harmonious usbs reversed in order to match the order in the photo from left to right. Usb type c is just a connector shape and the underlying technology could just be usb 2 or usb 3 0. The usb type c specification 1 0 was published by the usb implementers forum usb if and was finalized in august 2014.
First regarding the photos those of the ports could be done better to show higher resolution and proportional sizes of each and to include usb type c 3 0 vs the turquoise 3 1. However you ll find compatible type a. In the table below one can see the progression of the usb signal standards beginning with usb 1 0 up to usb 3 1 gen 2 and the various modes and data transfer rates introduced with each. Usb c formally known as usb type c is a 24 pin usb connector system with a rotationally symmetrical connector.
Cyou seem to imply that any usb type c usb 3 1 compatible cable gen 1 or gen 2 will automatically support usb pd charging to 100w. Usb pd is a separate specification from usb 3 1 and usb type c is just a connector specification. Type c usb and usb 3 1 are backward compatible with usb 3 0 and usb 2 0. Usb ports can also have lightning bolts but these signify that the usb port is capable of charging small items such as smartphones even when the laptop is turned off.
Now you can add even faster usb 3 1 type c ports to your desktop computer for about what you d pay for a really good pizza. Well in a nutshell at a whopping 10gbps usb 3 1 gen 2 it s literally twice as fast as the already amazing usb 3 0. Both thunderbolt 3 and usb 3 1 use the usb type c connector and port. Usb type c is the port and if you look closely at the specifications you ll find that apple claim that the port can do a lot.
Well a lot has changed since then. The usb implementers forum usb if has recently released specifications for the usb type c connector and usb 3 1 gen 2 signal standard also referred to as superspeed.