Dual Pro Display XDR on 16" MBP

[mattnfg1]

Hi All.

I have the maxed out 16" MBP and am considering getting 1 (or perhaps 2) Pro Display XDR's to go with it.

I would really like to get two of them, but does anyone have experience of this set up? I know the machine can technically handle it, but will the fans be spun up all the time?

I guess I am keen to know if anyone has this set up and feels that their machine is coping ok or if it is always at high load?

Many thanks

 

[ruslan120]

I've read the any external monitor causes the GPU fan to spin up. Let alone a Pro Display XDR.

You can probably mitigate this with a BlackMagic eGPU (when the updated model is released) + daisy chaining a Pro Display XDR to it. Not sure how two would go.

 

[Performat]

Because the dGPU is always on, the fans spin up a lot more often that when the laptop is used standalone.

I have the same config as you do, I’d say it really depends on what your doing. I do iOS development in Xcode through the day, which is CPU intensive in bursts. With the XDR plugged in, I hear the fans more than I wished for. I would imagine two XDRs to be worse.

For web browsing or non-CPU intensive tasks, the laptop plugged to the XDR is mostly silent though.