New Mac Studio and Mac Pro Support Up to Eight 4K Displays, Mac Pro Works With These PCI Cards

[MacRumors]

In a pair of support documents, Apple has listed various external display combinations that can be used with the new Mac Studio and Mac Pro. For example, both Macs support up to eight 4K displays at 60Hz when configured with the M2 Ultra chip.

The new Mac Studio has an HDMI 2.1 port, and the new Mac Pro has two. These ports each support an 8K display at 60Hz, or a 4K display at 240Hz. Apple says the M2 Ultra chip also supports up to six Pro Display XDRs.

The previous Mac Studio supported up to five external displays when configured with the M1 Ultra chip, so the new model supporting up to eight is a considerable improvement. Apple silicon has come a long way in this area since the first Macs with the M1 chip were released in 2020 with native support for only a single external display.

Apple has also published support documents explaining how to install PCIe cards in the Mac Pro and listing compatible types of PCIe cards. Unlike the Intel-based Mac Pro, the new model does not support graphics cards due to Apple silicon's unified architecture.

The new Mac Studio and Mac Pro launched today after pre-orders began last week.

Article Link: New Mac Studio and Mac Pro Support Up to Eight 4K Displays, Mac Pro Works With These PCI Cards

 

[hoodafoo]

I like how they threw in those 1990's speakers to balance out the look

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

This is awesome if you're running a wall of TVs.

 

[mystery hill]

Total display support (internal + external)

M1, M2: 2
M1 Pro, M2 Pro: 3
M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Max: 5
M2 Ultra: 8

 

[lazyrighteye]

I like how they threw in those 1990's speakers to balance out the look

I find it interesting how they chose to convey a left-handed user's setup - with mouse and styli on the left.
They say left-handed people tend to make for better artists (it's a right hemisphere thing). I have to think that was intentional, in such a carefully curated shot.

 

[lowkey]

Good option for those complaining that the MacBook Air can’t run 2 external monitors 😂

 

[lazyrighteye]

Total display support (internal + external)

M1, M2: 2
M1 Pro, M2 Pro: 3
M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Max: 5
M2 Ultra: 8

Crap. So odds of them making an M2 Max MBA are... 🤪

 

[mystery hill]

This is awesome if you're running a wall of TVs.

Apple would prefer if you were running a wall of Pro Display XDRs.

 

[mystery hill]

Crap. So odds of them making an M2 Max MBA are... 🤪

As likely as an Apple Watch with M2 Ultra.

 

[EugW]

The new Mac Studio has an HDMI 2.1 port

It's good that Apple and MacRumors explained the resolution x refresh support of the machines, because the term "HDMI 2.1" itself is meaningless. You can be HDMI 2.1 and restricted to 4K. ie. The upgraded features on HDMI 2.1 are optional and even if you don't have those upgraded features, it's still called HDMI 2.1. The HDMI 2.0 designation is no longer valid. Everything is now called 2.1.

Yes, it's stupid, but that's what the powers that be decided.

Total display support (internal + external)

M1, M2: 2
M1 Pro, M2 Pro: 3
M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Max: 5
M2 Ultra: 8

Mac Studio can support 8K over HDMI. Mac mini cannot.

 

[mystery hill]

Mac Studio can support 8K over HDMI. Mac mini and Mac mini Pro cannot.

Mac mini M2 Pro does support 8K over HDMI.

• One display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI

Mac mini - Technical Specifications

See all the technical specifications for Mac mini with the M4 or M4 Pro chip.

www.apple.com

 

[ipedro]

Can we all take a moment to appreciate how this is all being generated from a single chip, with integrated graphics and memory?

🤯

I get that people aren't happy with the Mac Pro's inability to add memory or external graphics but holy 💩 this is crazy.

 

[hoodafoo]

This is awesome if you're running a wall of TVs.

Except with 8 screens, you'd have a hole in the middle

 

[hoodafoo]

I find it interesting how they chose to convey a left-handed user's setup - with mouse and styli on the left.
They say left-handed people tend to make for better artists (it's a right hemisphere thing). I have to think that was intentional, in such a carefully curated shot.

I think you're overthinking it

 

[Anglagard]

People really need to master virtual desktops, 8 screens, GTFO.

 

[EugW]

Mac mini M2 Pro does support 8K over HDMI.

• One display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI

Mac mini - Technical Specifications

See all the technical specifications for Mac mini with the M4 or M4 Pro chip.

www.apple.com

Correct. Fixed.

It makes me wonder if someone will come out with a decent 8K 60 Hz monitor (not TV) in the next year or two that doesn't cost $5000 and which works over HDMI.

 

[Weeweegallegos]

Can you even run macOS at 240Hz? Is that over USB-C Thunderbolt or HDMI 2.1?

 

[designerdave72]

And I bet the display windows are all out of place after sleep like mine is with just one ASD 🤣

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

It's good that Apple and MacRumors explained the resolution x refresh support of the machines, because the term "HDMI 2.1" itself is meaningless. You can be HDMI 2.1 and restricted to 4K. ie. The upgraded features on HDMI 2.1 are optional and even if you don't have those upgraded features, it's still called HDMI 2.1. The HDMI 2.0 designation is no longer valid. Everything is now called 2.1.

Yes, it's stupid, but that's what the powers that be decided.


Mac Studio can support 8K over HDMI. Mac mini cannot.

hdmi 2.1 is the same mess as usb 3.0 . what the hell were they thinking ? is that a trick to confuse consumers ?

 

[CalMin]

Good option for those complaining that the MacBook Air can’t run 2 external monitors 😂

Came here to say that!

But seriously - I know it's cool and all that, but I can't imagine a use case or a budget for 6 ProDisplay XDRs. What to do with all those pixels?!

 

[EugW]

hdmi 2.1 is the same mess as usb 3.0 . what the hell were they thinking ? is that a trick to confuse consumers ?

Yes, it is pretty much a trick to confuse consumers.

Can you even run macOS at 240Hz? Is that over USB-C Thunderbolt or HDMI 2.1?

One monitor I tried offered 144 MHz over USB-C.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Yes, it is pretty much a trick to confuse consumers.

same **** with japanese tricking the whole market by changing schmerber values, sad

 

[phrehdd]

As some learned with the M1 Mini, not all displays work equally. Sadly monitors that worked well with Intel may or may not play nice with M1 and now possibly M2. Apple should be kind enough to tell us which monitors may be problematic or not "endorsed" by Apple. That is worth more than just a generic tech spec.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

As some learned with the M1 Mini, not all displays work equally. Sadly monitors that worked well with Intel may or may not play nice with M1 and now possibly M2. Apple should be kind enough to tell us which monitors may be problematic or not "endorsed" by Apple. That is worth more than just a generic tech spec.

It's simple, if you want to be assured to have full support , plug and play , tone mapping when in desktop , and integer scaling ....


Get an apple display . Any should do . Everything works perfectly when you buy everything apple

 

[EugW]

As some learned with the M1 Mini, not all displays work equally. Sadly monitors that worked well with Intel may or may not play nice with M1 and now possibly M2. Apple should be kind enough to tell us which monitors may be problematic or not "endorsed" by Apple. That is worth more than just a generic tech spec.

Yeah, I waited until I got an M1 Mac mini before buying a new monitor. Mind you I kind of had to anyway since my older Mac mini didn't have USB-C. It had 4K over HDMI, but only limited to 30 Hz. And I ended up getting a monitor over 4K, so HDMI limited to 4K wasn't so helpful.

It's simple, if you want to be assured to have full support , plug and play , tone mapping when in desktop , and integer scaling ....

Get an apple display . Any should do . Everything works perfectly when you buy everything apple

Strangely enough, Apple doesn't offer the 2304x1296 scaled resolution option with the 5120x2880 Apple Studio Display.

In contrast, macOS offers the 2304x1536 scaled resolution for my 3840x2560 Huawei MateView 28.2".