It will deliver 'beyond 8K' performance to USB4 and new USB Type-C devices. VESA has released an update to the DisplayPort Alt Mode specification. Version 2.0 of this spec is said to enable "all of the latest capabilities of DisplayPort through the USB Type-C connector". Thus new features coming to USB4 and new USB Type-C devices include; beyond-8K resolution, higher refresh rates, plus USB data delivery.

DisplayPort 2.0 was introduced in June 2019 and provides up to a 3x increase in data bandwidth performance compared to the previous version. This means that 80Gbps is available for DP video data using all four high-speed lanes in the cable. Alternatively, the same cable could be used for up to 40Gbps video data with simultaneous SuperSpeed USB data delivery.