USB4 promises to smooth out USB chaos and play nicer with Thunderbolt 3. But it's not going to be that easy. Here's what you need to know.

It supports USB4 tunneling of DP 1.4a and USB 3.2 as well as alternate modes including DP 2.0 up to UHBR20 and TBT 3.0 up to 41.25Gbps (2x 20.625Gbps). PS8830 will fall back to USB 3.2 mode when ...

The convergence of USB4 and Thunderbolt 3 will eliminate much of that hassle. Once it happens, you’ll know almost exactly what you’re getting when you use that USB-C port or cable.

Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) On top of that, Intel is throwing in its Thunderbolt 3 standard as part of the USB4 protocol, which means the potential to daisy-chain 4K monitors and other devices ...

Adata advertises sequential read speeds of up to 3.8GB/s and write speeds reaching 3.7GB/s with ... the SE920 is backward compatible with USB 3.2 and 2.0, but its USB-C USB4 connection also ...

Thunderbolt 4 and (most) USB4 support the latest USB PD 3.1 standard that allows for maximum charging of 240W compared to USB PD 3.0 and Thunderbolt 3’s 100W.

Once USB4 Version 2.0 products come out, you'll be able to hit 80Gbps with USB-C passive cables that currently operate at 40Gbps, but you'll have to buy a new cable if you want a longer, active ...

Meet USB4, which promises to simply the USB naming scheme and integrate the high-bandwidth Thunderbolt 3 specification. Just a week after the upcoming USB 3.2 specification’s branding scheme ...

The new USB4 port will also be more capable than current Thunderbolt 3/USB-C combo ports, according to the USB Promoters Group, an industry association made up of Apple, HP, Intel, Microsoft, and ...

For example, today's Thunderbolt 3 uses a laptop's USB-C ports, but a USB4 port a couple of years from now won't necessarily support a Thunderbolt peripheral.

Intel gave the Thunderbolt 3 protocols to the USB Promoter Group, so USB4 offers the same speeds and features, plus backward compatibility.