New Mac Mini Bumps Display Refresh Rates to 165Hz

[MacRumors]

Apple's newly announced M6 and M5 Pro Mac mini models still support up to three external displays, but there's now support for higher refresh rates, according to Apple's published technical specifications.

Here's what's changed versus the M4 generation:

• The M6 model runs two displays at up to 6K 60Hz or 4K 165Hz, up from 144Hz on M4, plus a third display at up to 5K 60Hz over Thunderbolt or 4K 60Hz over HDMI.
• The M5 Pro model runs all three displays at up to 6K 60Hz or 4K 165Hz, up from 144Hz on the M4 Pro.
• In a two-monitor setup, the M5 Pro model's second screen now supports 5K 120Hz or 4K 200Hz, whereas the M4 Pro listed 6K 60Hz or 4K 144Hz.
• The M5 Pro model supports all three displays through one Thunderbolt port, while the M6 still supports two per port.
• Single-display support is unchanged: Both chips support 8K 60Hz, 5K 120Hz, or 4K 240Hz.

As for port compatibility around the back, the M6 model has Thunderbolt 4 supporting DisplayPort 1.4, while the M5 Pro model has Thunderbolt 5 supporting DisplayPort 2.1.

The new models were announced on Tuesday. Pre-orders are open now, with shipping and in-store availability on September 22.

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[tyr2]

I wonder how fast it can drive a 5k2k display. I’ve been thinking about getting one recently.

 

[EugW]

I wonder how fast it can drive a 5k2k display. I’ve been thinking about getting one recently.

5K2K’s resolution is lower than the 5K of the current Studio Display, and it can run the 5K Studio Display at 120 Hz.

So, at least 120 Hz. Dunno about 165 Hz.

 

[Havalo]

Now that's worth the $300 price increase.

 

[UltimaKilo]

I am really tempted to pick up the M6 version with 32GB...

 

[kiranmk2]

So can the M6 run 5k120?

 

[EugW]

So can the M6 run 5k120?

Even the M4 Mac mini can.

 

[btrach144]

I only bought one ASD XDR but I was surprised by how many bought two. Lots of users not being able to run both at 120Hz.

So this is great to see as it’ll remove this limitation for this subset of users.

 

[nottorp]

How about adding a bunch of USB ports in the front instead?