<s>
FDI	O
or	O
Flexible	B-Device
Display	I-Device
Interface	I-Device
is	O
an	O
interconnect	O
created	O
by	O
Intel	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
communication	O
of	O
the	O
HD	O
Graphics	O
integrated	O
GPU	B-Architecture
found	O
on	O
supported	O
CPUs	B-General_Concept
with	O
the	O
PCH	B-Device
southbridge	O
where	O
display	O
connectors	O
are	O
attached	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
a	O
path	O
between	O
an	O
Intel	O
processor	O
and	O
an	O
Intel	O
southbridge	O
on	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
motherboard	I-Device
which	O
carries	O
display	O
data	O
from	O
the	O
graphics	O
controller	O
(	O
North	O
Display	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	O
processor	O
package	O
to	O
the	O
display	O
connectors	O
attached	O
at	O
some	O
PCH	B-Device
(	O
South	O
Display	O
)	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
DisplayPort	B-Protocol
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FDI	O
enabled	O
processors	O
require	O
FDI	O
enabled	O
southbridge	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
utilize	O
the	O
graphics	O
controller	O
capability	O
,	O
thus	O
boards	O
based	O
on	O
P55	B-Device
,	O
PM55	O
,	O
and	O
P67	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
graphics	O
controller	O
present	O
on	O
later	O
processors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
FDI	O
capable	O
southbridge	O
and	O
CPU	O
pair	O
is	O
not	O
usable	O
without	O
the	O
existence	O
of	O
the	O
appropriate	O
video	O
connectors	O
on	O
the	O
mainboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
Intel	O
CPUs	B-General_Concept
which	O
support	O
FDI	O
,	O
see	O
Westmere	B-Device
(	O
microarchitecture	O
)	O
,	O
Sandy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
(	O
microarchitecture	O
)	O
,	O
Ivy	B-Device
Bridge	I-Device
(	O
microarchitecture	O
)	O
,	O
Haswell	B-Device
(	O
microarchitecture	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
them	O
are	O
also	O
listed	O
on	O
Comparison	B-Device
of	I-Device
Intel	I-Device
graphics	I-Device
processing	I-Device
units	I-Device
,	O
see	O
sections	O
on	O
generations	O
5	O
,	O
6	O
,	O
7	O
,	O
8	O
.	O
</s>
