As Thunderbolt 5 is build on top of USB 4 2.0 as well as DisplayPort 2.1 and PCI Express Gen 4, it will work with hardware using those technologies, and earlier versions too.

Plugable has launched its first Thunderbolt 4 dock and more today at CES. The new device features 2.5 Gb Ethernet, UHS-II SD slots, 100W passthrough charging, and a lot of love for those still ...

For Thunderbolt 4, passive cables compatible with the standard should be able to run up to 2 meters in length (6.5 feet) and still run at 40Gbps.

TB1/2 uses a different connector (mini DisplayPort) from TB3/4/5 (USB-C). Adapters are easily available, but those adapters will only pass Thunderbolt data (and, I think, DisplayPort video). They will ...

As Intel previously announced, Thunderbolt 5 will also support the DisplayPort 2.1 and PCI Express Gen 4 standards. The latter should be particularly helpful with external GPUs, which have been ...

Both systems can be configured with up to 64GB of DDR5-4800 memory and up to 4TB of PCIe 4.0 NVMe storage. And both support up to three storage devices (2 x M.2 2280 SSDs and 1 x 2.5″ HDD or SSD).

USB4 brings cross-compatibility with Thunderbolt 3 and can support the same features/bandwidth as Thunderbolt 4 (and even Thunderbolt 5 in the future), but not all USB4 ports are the same (and 100 ...

That was until Thunderbolt 3 when it moved over to the 24-pin USB-C connector. Later, many other companies, such as Microsoft and HP, would also implement the interface in their devices.