How do cables, like HDMI, get faster when there’s the same number of pins between versions?

Question

How do cables, like HDMI, get faster when there’s the same number of pins between versions?

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Answer 1

Bandwidth is like throughput on a highway. Can get more cars through an area by adding lanes or driving faster.  Higher transfer rates / more transfer per second on the same pin count leads to more bandwidth.