Can a 240 W USB-C cable also carry USB 3.2 data?

Not necessarily — power and data capability are separate builds.

Answer: not necessarily. Power and data capability are separate builds. A 240 W cable can be USB 2.0 only; USB 3.2 or DisplayPort Alt Mode needs more pairs and different shielding.

Specify both requirements, or you will receive a cable that charges fast and transfers slowly.

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Can a 240 W cable also carry USB 3.2?

Not necessarily. Power and data are separate builds; USB 3.2 or DisplayPort Alt Mode needs more pairs and different shielding.

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Tonetron Engineering Team· Dongguan Taitron Electronic Limited

Tonetron is the export brand of Dongguan Taitron Electronic Limited, a cable and connectivity manufacturer in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. Our engineering and QA teams write these guides from our own production and test experience — including HDMI Forum ATC confirmations (certificates 5QSIMQP4DLG, 2JCHSF3SL1X, MG3CQ3Z4BAG) and USB-IF USB4 certification testing passed under TID 6801. Our USB-IF membership has since lapsed, so that entry is no longer in the public USB-IF product search; the certificate itself is published on our credentials page. The credential you can verify yourself right now: we have been a licensed HDMI™ Adopter since June 2005 — searchable under “Dongguan Taitron” in the official HDMI™ Adopter directory.

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