M3 & Apple Studio Display Scaled Resolution

[DarthNerdus]

Previously, the M1 & M2 Macbook Airs were unable to run the Apple Studio Display at the highest "native" scaled resolution. They supported up to 2880x1620 whereas an Pro+ chip supported 3200x1800 on the same display.

Does anyone know if the new M3 Macbook Airs and M3 Macbook Pros support the 3200x1800 resolution?

Thanks!

 

[picpicmac]

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[DarthNerdus]

So, clarity here.

The Apple Studio Display, depending on the Mac it is connected to, will have two different max scaled resolutions. You can see an example of a user working with this on stackexchange.

As examples, I took two pictures of an Apple Studio display I have access to. One is connected to a M1 Pro MacBook Pro, the second is the same screen connected to an M2 Macbook Air. What I'm hoping is that the M3 Macbook Air supports the higher resolution.

 

[maka344]

This would be good to know.

 

[Bigwaff]

When in the Settings > Displays panel, select the "Advanced" button. In the "Advanced" panel, enable "Show resolutions as list". Back in the Display panel, enable "Show all resolutions". What resolutions do you see?

 

[DarthNerdus]

When in the Settings > Displays panel, select the "Advanced" button. In the "Advanced" panel, enable "Show resolutions as list". Back in the Display panel, enable "Show all resolutions". What resolutions do you see?

I can grab screenshots later, but it does not include the desired 3200x1800 in the full list. I was able to force it via `screenresolution` command on the M2 Macbook but it was very blurry and clearly not tuned for HiDPI in that forced mode.

I accept that this does not work on the M2 Macbook without shenanigans, what I'm wondering is if the M3 chip (non Pro/Max) have the same limitation.

 

[neuralengine]

I would also like to know.

 

[ascender]

Just checked this. M3 Air here and the "more space" resolution available is 2880x1620.

I never knew this before, had assumed it would be the same for all their laptops. I'm assuming my desktop will support the higher resolution so will check that too.

 

[ascender]

Checked my Mac Studio and yes, it can go to 3200x1800. Can't believe I never noticed this before.

 

[neuralengine]

Checked my Mac Studio and yes, it can go to 3200x1800. Can't believe I never noticed this before.

Thanks for checking!

What chip is in your Studio?

My partner’s 14” MacBook Pro with M1 Pro also only goes to 2880 × 1620, but I’ve read that the same chip in a 16” goes to 3200 × 1800.

What a weird thing, I really wonder if this is deliberate on Apple’s part, or a bug.

I don’t get why some of the machines are capped at 2880. Presumably it would take more resources to render the unscaled 5120 × 2880, which is available on all of them (via option-clicking).

 

[neuralengine]

And also, all the M-series MacBook Airs can drive the Pro Display XDR, which is 3008 × 1692. I guess that’s a bit less but still, I can’t imagine there being that much of a difference in resources.

 

[xraydoc]

14" MacBook Pro M3 Max goes to 3200x1800 on my Studio Displays.

 

[ascender]

Thanks for checking!

What chip is in your Studio?

My partner’s 14” MacBook Pro with M1 Pro also only goes to 2880 × 1620, but I’ve read that the same chip in a 16” goes to 3200 × 1800.

What a weird thing, I really wonder if this is deliberate on Apple’s part, or a bug.

I don’t get why some of the machines are capped at 2880. Presumably it would take more resources to render the unscaled 5120 × 2880, which is available on all of them (via option-clicking).

My Studio is an M2 Ultra.

 

[tstafford]

FWIW - M1M Studio also has 3200 x 1800.

 

[garethjs]

Same issue with the m4 Mac mini base. No 3200x1800. Previously I had M3 Pro MacBook that was connected to it had no issue.