HDMI source to DisplayPort monitor

I recently bought a cable that I though was HDMI to DisplayPort, to use on my GeForce GT710, but when I plug the cable into my computer and monitor I get no signal. Is there any way I can get it to work? Now after some research I'm worried that the cable was actually meant for going the other way.

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.

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