Nvidia Display Port 1.3

[JimS3000]

Looking to buy a Sager laptop, but wondering how long I will have to wait till I see display port 1.3? When do you think Nvidia will launch a new graphics card with Display port 1.3? And will it still be a Maxwell?

 

[VincentP]

It will still be some time before any graphics card supports DisplayPort 1.3. What do you think you need from this standard?

 

[JimS3000]

A little bit of future proofing : ) And being able to push dual monitors at 120HZ

 

[VincentP]

The only real purpose of a 120 Hz monitor is for games, and for that you want three rather than two and some pretty serious graphics power.
If looking at dual monitors for desktop applications, 60 Hz is fine.

In terms of timing:
The HDMI 2.0 standard was finalised in Sep 2013 and devices are just starting to come to market now.
The DisplayPort 1.3 standard was finalised Sep 2014, so I wouldn't expect any support until next year.

 

[ak47jar3d]

Well if you going to wait for a card that support the 1.3 dp standard you may be waiting a while. No current gpu supports it and really doesn't need it. Even the best Current video cards can barely produce playable rates @ 4k so it make take awhile before technology can catch up. I don't think any Maxwell card will support it.

 

[JimS3000]

I'm just hoping I can get 5 years out of my laptop like I did my HP with an i7. Will Display port 1.2 support dual monitors at 60HZ each?

 

[VincentP]

I'm just hoping I can get 5 years out of my laptop like I did my HP with an i7. Will Display port 1.2 support dual monitors at 60HZ each?

DisplayPort 1.2 has a bandwidth of 17.28 Gbit/s, which is enough for 3 2560x1440 monitors at 60 Hz.
To run multiple displays off one DisplayPort output though you need an MST hub.

Edit: I had another look at required bandwidth for various resolutions.
A single DisplayPort 1.2 connection has enough bandwidth to run 3 x 2560x1440 @ 60 Hz or 4 x 1920x1080 @ 60 Hz or 2 x 1920x1080 @ 120 Hz.
As noted about, you will need an MST hub to support multiple monitors off a single connection.
I believe some monitors may have this built-in to daisy-chain a second monitor off the first.

Keep in mind that a single 4K display is the equivalent of 4 x 1920x1080 displays, and this is where the DisplayPort 1.3 standard will start to be useful.
A DisplayPort 1.2 connection will support a single 4K display @ 60 Hz. DisplayPort 1.3 will support 2 x 4K displays @ 60 Hz or a single 4K display @ 120 Hz.
You won't be running games on a 4K display using a laptop any time soon though.

 

[VincentP]

If you want a laptop to last 5 years, the display connector on the graphics card is the least of your worries.
For general use, you'll need a strong CPU and 8 GB of RAM. You can use an external drive for additional space if required, but an internal SSD would be good for load times and coming out of sleep.
You might need a new battery in that time, but there isn't much you can do about that.
If it is for high end games, increase that to 16 GB of RAM and add a strong graphics card. After a few years a card that can handle ultra settings now will be down to medium settings in new games.