10 bits per channel is nothing new, but requires specific openGL application + driver + video card support, so you don't get access to it in standard photo view

10 bits per channel is nothing new, but requires specific openGL application + driver + video card support, so you don't get access to it in standard photo viewing/editing apps. Are you sure the banding you are seeing isn't just because, like most users, you have a 6 bit panel?