Required rate = W × H × refresh × blanking × bits/px, where bits/px = 3·bpc (4:4:4), 2·bpc (4:2:2) or 1.5·bpc (4:2:0). Link payload = line rate × code efficiency (8b/10b → 0.80, 16b/18b → 0.889, 128b/132b → 0.970). CVT-RB est. replaces the blanking factor with a reduced-blanking estimate: ((W+80)/W) × (H + round(460 µs × refresh)) / H — typically 1.03–1.08, versus the conservative 1.2 used in hand calculations.