Additional Details ------------------------------ Included components: These adapters have a chip that helps convert video for the GPU. Your GPU will be able to do this for two monitors but an active adapter is needed for more. Active adapters can only be adapter off of a DP or mDP on a graphics card or docking station. The reason for this is a feature that DP has that makes it natively active. Should you be connecting a DP monitor to a DP or mDP port on a card active adapters are unnecessary. Specification met: