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From 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
by davio 6y ago
From 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?