Thunderbolt

computer hardware interface

Key facts

Designer: Apple Intel
Manufacturer: Various
Produced: Since 24 February 2011 ; 15 years ago ( 2011-02-24 )
Superseded: IEEE 1394 (FireWire) ExpressCard
Length: Up to 3 meters (10 ft) ( copper ) Up to 60 meters (200 ft) ( optical )
Width: 7.4 mm plug (8.3 mm receptacle)
Height: 4.5 mm plug (5.4 mm receptacle)
Hot pluggable: Yes
Daisy chain: Up to 6 devices Thunderbolt 4: Hub support
External: Yes
Audio signal: Via DisplayPort protocol or USB-based external audio cards. Supports audio through HDMI converters.
Video signal: Via DisplayPort protocol
Pins: Thunderbolt 1 and 2: 20 Thunderbolt 3, 4 and 5: 24
Connector: Thunderbolt 1 and 2: Mini DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3, 4, and 5: USB-C
Max voltage: Thunderbolt 1 and 2: 18 V (bus power) Thunderbolt 3, 4, and 5: 5 V
Max current: Thunderbolt 1 and 2: 550 mA (9.9 W max.) Thunderbolt 3, 4, and 5: 3000 mA (15 W)
Data signal: Yes
Bitrate: Thunderbolt 1: d2 channels, 10 Gbit /s each (20 Gbit/s in total) Thunderbolt 2: 20 Gbit/s in total Thunderbolt 3 and 4: 40 Gbit/s bidirectional Thunderbolt 5: 80 Gbit/s bidirectional

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Wikidata facts

Designed by: Apple Inc.
Official website: thunderbolttechnology.net
Image: Thunderbolt 3 interface USB-C ports.jpg
Height: 4.5
Width: 7.4

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Commons category: Thunderbolt (interface)
derivative work: USB4 1.0
replaces: IEEE 1394
different from: Mini DisplayPort
described by source: Intel

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Article · Italiano

Thunderbolt è una tecnologia standard sviluppata da Intel (nota in precedenza con il nome in codice Light Peak), in collaborazione con Apple, che definisce un'interfaccia con lo scopo di permettere il collegamento tra una vasta gamma di dispositivi multimediali quali fotocamere digitali, schermi, audio/video, unità di memorizzazione.

Abstract from DBpedia / Wikipedia · CC BY-SA