Gigabyte GC-MAPLE RIDGE (rev. 1.0)

Gigabyte GC-MAPLE RIDGE (rev. 1.0)

40 Gb/s Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 Certified Add-in Card

The GC-MAPLE RIDGE offers an easy way to upgrade GIGABYTE Thunderbolt™ ready motherboards with the new and faster Thunderbolt™ 4 connectivity without having to upgrade to a whole new system.

Port 1 : Support 5V/3A 9V/3A 15V/3A 19V/5A Power Delivery Spec
Port 2 : Support 5V/3A 9V/3A Power Delivery Spec

Dual Thunderbolt™ 4 - The fastest 40Gb/s single-wire connection

Delivers speeds of up to 40Gb/s-- that's 2 times faster than Thunderbolt™ 2 and 8 times faster than USB3. Thunderbolt™ 4 provides the fastest connection to any dock, display and device. A single port can daisy-chain up to 5 Thunderbolt devices without an additional hub or switch.

Daisy-chain Multiple Devices

Support for DisplayPort 1.4 makes Thunderbolt™ 4 a must have for any enthusiast. GIGABYTE GC-MAPLE RIDGE support two displays in 4K resolution at 60 FPS. In addition, Thunderbolt™ 4 over USB Type-C™ has revolutionary industry-first features such as Power Delivery 3.0, and the ability to daisy-chain up to 10 devices thanks to the dual USB Type-C™ ports.

Certified Motherboards with GC-MAPLE RIDGE

The GC-MAPLE RIDGE is compatible with GIGABYTE motherboards that featured a Thunderbolt™ header, refer the list as below.

• Intel® Thunderbolt™ 4 Certified add-in card


• Intel® JHL8540 Thunderbolt™ 4 controller


• Dual Thunderbolt™ 4 Ports (USB Type-C™)


• Max Bandwidth 40 Gb/s


• DisplayPort 1.4 Capable with 4K Video Throughout


• Daisy-chain up to 10 Devices (5 devices per port)


• Support PD3.0 standard (up to 97W)