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Kulfon

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Folks,
Apple support is claiming that the new studio display will not work with the older mac pro (trash can). Is it true?
 
If it does work, it will only work at 4K 60Hz.

unless....
5K 60Hz requires connecting a Blackmagic eGPU or Sonnet eGPU Breakaway Puck RX 5550 XT/5700 or an eGPU that supports DSC (AMD 5000 or 6000 series). See egpu.io website about connecting eGPUs to Thunderbolt 2 Macs.

Another option for 5K 60Hz is to use a Thunderbolt 3/4 add-in card to convert two DisplayPorts from the Mac Pro to one Thunderbolt 3 connection. This method might not work or it may require additional work.
 
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