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What I can't find is how many external monitors can be supported on the M1 chip? I don't see any detailed specs. Al they say about the M1 specs are: "The Apple
by redm 6y ago
What I can't find is how many external monitors can be supported on the M1 chip? I don't see any detailed specs. Al they say about the M1 specs are:
"The Apple M1 chip is the first system on a chip (SoC) for Mac. Packed with an astonishing 16 billion transistors, it integrates the CPU, GPU, I/O, and every other significant component and controller onto a single tiny chip. Designed by Apple, M1 brings incredible performance, custom technologies, and unparalleled power efficiency to the Mac.
With an 8‑core CPU and 8‑core GPU, M1 on MacBook Pro delivers up to 2.8x faster CPU performance¹ and up to 5x faster graphics² than the previous generation."
- davio 6y agoFrom MacBook Pro tech specs: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB-C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
- capableweb 6y agoStrange, they list the resolution you can use if you use one external display. What about two monitors? I don't believe you could only have one display connected, that would be ridiculous, but I also don't understand why they only write about one display and not about many?
- amiga-workbench 6y agoPossibly because OSX still doesn't support DisplayPort multi-stream and you can't plug multiple monitors into one USB-C port.
- capableweb 6y agoThanks, didn't realize the laptop only had one port on it.
- dawnerd 6y agoWhat? I can run currently two monitors over thunderbolt 3 with a caldigit dock no problem.
- amiga-workbench 6y agoExactly, a Thunderbolt 3 dock. If you're trying to use an (inexpensive) adaptor that takes advantage of USB-C DP alt modes you will run into this problem. Ironically, if you boot into Windows you can use these cheap USB-C adaptors with no issues. https://www.startech.com/en-us/faq/mst-hubs-mac-osx-support https://www.startech.com/en-us/faq/mst-hubs-mac-osx-support
- entropea 6y agoAm I reading right that it only supports one display output? I may be reading that incorrectly....
- jklein11 6y agoI was under the impression that Native display port would be able to drive 2 external monitors. I do not consider my self to be an authoritative source on this.
- masklinn 6y agoDisplayPort 1.4 can chain up to 6 displays at 1080p. It can only chain two 4K@60Hz. However that requires MST support which afaik is missing from OSX entirely.
- bochoh 6y agoIt will only drive one 4k display at 60hz, I would imagine it would support multiple lower resolutions with no issues.
- samjmck 6y agoThat would be weird. Thunderbolt 3 supports 2x 4K60, so this should as well.
- masklinn 6y agoOSX doesn’t support MST.
- johncolanduoni 6y agoPerhaps not (I've never tried daisy chaining) but a MacBook Pro can drive two 4K@60Hz monitors over a single Thunderbolt 3 dock cable (I'm doing it right now).
- samjmck 6y ago
- dawnerd 6y agoThat's disappointing. Dual 4k isn't that uncommon. Sounds like their chip isn't quite as powerful as they're leading on?
- fastball 6y agoYou run two 4k screens and the laptop screen itself from an existing 13" laptop?
- dawnerd 6y agoYes. Current apple intel specs for the 13 read: "Up to two external 4K displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors"
- fastball 6y agoIncluding the laptop's screen?
- asdff 6y agoYou can do that on the intel macbook air.
- closeparen 6y agoAt practically every desk in Silicon Valley for 4+ years, yes. Two 27" 4K Dell UltraSharps and a choice of 13" or 15" Macbook Pro are standard issue for an engineer.
- refulgentis 6y agoi work at faang and cannot confirm, sadly. 1 4k or 2 1080p
- propelol 6y agoShouldn't one 6k display be the same data transfer as two 4k displays?
- CharlesW 6y agoFor the Mac mini: "Connect one external display up to 6K and a second with HDMI 2.0 up to 4K." https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/ https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/
- intpx 6y agohttps://www.apple.com/macbook-pro-13/specs/ https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro-13/specs/ One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/specs/ One display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz connected via Thunderbolt and one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz connected via HDMI 2.0
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- nostromo 6y agoI'm also curious if eGPUs are still supported.
- ganoushoreilly 6y agoNot likely, lack of arm build drivers and all. Though with the Mac Pro I'm curious how they'll handle hardware upgrades. I hope they don't revert back to trashcan mac like video situations.