Best Mac to run as many monitors as possible all day?

[Turnpike]

I'm switching systems now, and I plan to have a nice 5K display to work on all day, if I'd like to have multiple monitors (3-6 or7 if possible) running all day, showing either a feed or tracking something, which Mac would be the best to get?

I am fine with the extra monitors being smaller, slower, whatever... just need to see an updated number on each constantly. This can't be shown on the same display, so I need a monitor for each. I'd LIKE to keep this as using a MacBook or Mac Mini, maybe with some kind of powered hub, but is there something I am not thinking of that makes the Mac more capable of running multiple monitor? For many tabs, I know to maximize RAM, but for external display, does the form of the Mac mean a lot, or the graphics card, or doesn't any of that matter if I go through a powered hub?

Also, I don't care about the resolution or size as much of each monitor other than my main one which I will be working on all day; the rest can be lesser in some performance spec if that helps.

Thanks in advance!

 

[pshufd]

I'm switching systems now, and I plan to have a nice 5K display to work on all day, if I'd like to have multiple monitors (3-6 or7 if possible) running all day, showing either a feed or tracking something, which Mac would be the best to get?

I am fine with the extra monitors being smaller, slower, whatever... just need to see an updated number on each constantly. This can't be shown on the same display, so I need a monitor for each. I'd LIKE to keep this as using a MacBook or Mac Mini, maybe with some kind of powered hub, but is there something I am not thinking of that makes the Mac more capable of running multiple monitor? For many tabs, I know to maximize RAM, but for external display, does the form of the Mac mean a lot, or the graphics card, or doesn't any of that matter if I go through a powered hub?

Also, I don't care about the resolution or size as much of each monitor other than my main one which I will be working on all day; the rest can be lesser in some performance spec if that helps.

Thanks in advance!

Mac Studio Ultra supports 8 monitors.

I've used an M1 mini with DisplayLink adapter to run 4 monitors but there were artifacts or pauses. So I went with an M1 Max Studio which I prefer as it has hardware support for 5 monitors. The additional monitors will also increase RAM usage in the WindowServer process so bear that in mind when sizing for RAM.

One other approach is multiple computers tied together.

 

[Turnpike]

Thanks! That's super helpful. I didn't know something had factory support for 8 monitors out of the box.

 

[padams35]

M2/M3 - two displays
M2/M3 Pro - three displays
M2/M3 Max - five displays
M2 Ultra - 8 displays

2018 mini - 1-3 displays direct connect plus 4x displays per eGPU.