Anyone happen to catch the HDMI output specs? Apple site doesn't say much.
is one 2.0 and the other 2.1?View attachment 2143980I mean it's spelled out on the tech specs page left is M2 and right is M2 Pro
The only thing that matters is what it supports. All features, including bandwidth, are optional as part of the 2.1 spec. Do you want higher than 4K60? If yes, get the Pro.is one 2.0 and the other 2.1?
4K @ 60hz is 12.54 GB/sec.
4K @ 240hz is 54.84 GB/sec.
HDMI 2.1 is 42.6GB/sec, so 240hz is only Possible by using Display Stream Compression (DSC))
3 total 4K @ 60 hz displays would be 37.62 GB/sec total, but spread among 3 different output signals (HDMI + 2x DisplayPort).
All of your video numbers are 8x too high, HDMI is reported in Gb/s not GB/s. The memory speed however is in measured in GB/s, so those numbers are right.
So M2 is HDMI 2.0?
The power of the M2 is good enough for me but I'm going to connect it to a monitor 1440p@144 with VRR and I think only HDMI 2.1 supports it. Am I right? (I had an M1 with that monitor only gave me 100Hz with VRR on) Any comments are welcome! thanks
thanks!It's the same 18Gb/s limit unless you get the Pro. You need to drop to 8bit color if you want 1440p144 with HDMI or you need to use DisplayPort to use 10bit 1440p144.
The M2 mini only supports 60 hz.So M2 is HDMI 2.0?
The power of the M2 is good enough for me but I'm going to connect it to a monitor 1440p@144 with VRR and I think only HDMI 2.1 supports it. Am I right? (I had an M1 with that monitor only gave me 100Hz with VRR on) Any comments are welcome! thanks
In general: anyone know if the base M2 Mini can drive an ultrawide monitor (21:9 aspect ratio)? I assume it can since others have gotten the M1 Mini to work with them. I guess the bigger question is: what ultrawide resolution would the M2 Mini support? Typically, ultrawide's come in 1080, 1440, 1600, or 2160P. I'm hoping it can drive 2160P, but that seems too optimistic. Will I have to get the M2 Pro Mini to drive a 2160P ultrawide?
uh what? 1440p @ 60 only?The M2 mini only supports 60 hz.
The M2 pro mini will do up to 144hz with DP/USB c or up to 240 over HDMI 2.1 (with a proper cable). That’s with 1 or 2 montitors. It looks like you can hook up 3 monitors to the Pro, but limited to 60hz for each.
uh what? 1440p @ 60 only?
For what it's worth, even my M1 supports my 3840x2560 monitor (which is more than 4K) at 60 Hz over USB-C. However, over HDMI, it's limited on my monitor to 3840x2160 (4K) at 60 Hz since that's what the monitor (and likely the Mac) is limited to. To get 3840x2560 (more than 4K) over HDMI, it has to be 50 Hz. Luckily, if you're forced to use HDMI, 50 Hz is fine IMO for business workloads, surfing, and email etc.Has anyone tried an ultra wide 4K monitor on the non-pro M2?
Tech specs say 4K @ 60hz but an ultra wide will be more pixels than a normal 16:9 4K screen…