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Will this be common with AMD laptops? I had very few choices in India 2 years back for driving a 5k screen, and they were all Intel and TB4. That Asus doesnt ch

Will this be common with AMD laptops? I had very few choices in India 2 years back for driving a 5k screen, and they were all Intel and TB4. That Asus doesnt charge and send video at the same time, although my Mac does.

diogonr95 2y ago
Definitely not something to expect. AMD and Thunderbolt is not usually something you’ll see together. But you should be able to charge and do 5k with USB 4
- crote 2y ago
  Thunderbolt these days is nothing more than USB 4 with a few optional features made mandatory. Many AMD laptops support everything found in Thunderbolt but don't call it Thunderbolt for legal reasons.
  - kennethrc 2y ago
    Isn't that exactly backwards? "USB4 is TB with optional features ...?"
- izacus 2y ago
  Pretty much all new higher end AMD laptops have Thunderbolt, what are you talking about?
  - afiori 2y ago
    AMD laptops cannot use the term "Thunderbolt" as it is owned by Intel and they do not want AMD to use it.
    - jeroenhd 2y ago
      HP doesn't care: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-ultra-laptop-14-fd0087nr https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-ultra-laptop-1... > 2 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 2.1, HP Sleep and Charge)[..] "Thunderbolt" is just a name like "USB". AMD didn't have Thunderbolt support because they'd need to license the technology from Intel, but that changed when Thunderbolt 4 was donated to USB.
      - afiori 2y ago
        good to know
    - bryanlarsen 2y ago
      Thunderbolt has been royalty free and available to AMD since 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Royalty_situation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Royalt...
buccal 2y ago
Currently I am looking at a Asus Zenbook Intel notebook that is connected by single USB-C cable. It charges and displays on 2 external monitors at the same time. One is QHD, other FHD. Also, gigabit network is provided through the same cable. I am not joking: try fully updating all notebook firmware AND display/docking station firmware.
- jajko 2y ago
  This is pretty normal setup these days, we have the same with HP boxes, previously connected to HP laptops, now Dell. Coming to work and just connecting single usb-c cable. Also when I connect my Samsung S22 ultra to this usb-c cable, via Samsung Dex I get immediately full screen portable Android desktop, pretty usable for basic stuff as much as Android can be, but controlled with keyboard & mouse. Sort of fully utilized USB-C cable.
izacus 2y ago
My AMD ASUS charges, provides video and handles whole bunch of extra connectivity via Thunderbolt 4 just fine. So yes, it's common with AMD laptops too.

diogonr95 2y ago

Definitely not something to expect. AMD and Thunderbolt is not usually something you’ll see together. But you should be able to charge and do 5k with USB 4

crote 2y ago
Thunderbolt these days is nothing more than USB 4 with a few optional features made mandatory. Many AMD laptops support everything found in Thunderbolt but don't call it Thunderbolt for legal reasons.
- kennethrc 2y ago
  Isn't that exactly backwards? "USB4 is TB with optional features ...?"
izacus 2y ago
Pretty much all new higher end AMD laptops have Thunderbolt, what are you talking about?
- afiori 2y ago
  AMD laptops cannot use the term "Thunderbolt" as it is owned by Intel and they do not want AMD to use it.
  - jeroenhd 2y ago
    HP doesn't care: https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-ultra-laptop-14-fd0087nr https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/pdp/hp-omnibook-ultra-laptop-1... > 2 Thunderbolt™ 4 with USB Type-C® 40Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 2.1, HP Sleep and Charge)[..] "Thunderbolt" is just a name like "USB". AMD didn't have Thunderbolt support because they'd need to license the technology from Intel, but that changed when Thunderbolt 4 was donated to USB.
    - afiori 2y ago
      good to know
  - bryanlarsen 2y ago
    Thunderbolt has been royalty free and available to AMD since 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Royalty_situation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbolt_(interface)#Royalt...

buccal 2y ago

Currently I am looking at a Asus Zenbook Intel notebook that is connected by single USB-C cable. It charges and displays on 2 external monitors at the same time. One is QHD, other FHD. Also, gigabit network is provided through the same cable. I am not joking: try fully updating all notebook firmware AND display/docking station firmware.

jajko 2y ago
This is pretty normal setup these days, we have the same with HP boxes, previously connected to HP laptops, now Dell. Coming to work and just connecting single usb-c cable. Also when I connect my Samsung S22 ultra to this usb-c cable, via Samsung Dex I get immediately full screen portable Android desktop, pretty usable for basic stuff as much as Android can be, but controlled with keyboard & mouse. Sort of fully utilized USB-C cable.

izacus 2y ago

My AMD ASUS charges, provides video and handles whole bunch of extra connectivity via Thunderbolt 4 just fine. So yes, it's common with AMD laptops too.