Will the 13" MBPr work well with the upcoming 4K displays?

[Hieveryone]

I have a 2.6 GHz Haswell i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD 13" MBPr.

I use an external monitor a lot, but will buy a 4K display as soon as Dell or Apple comes out with one.

Will my computer work with a 4K display?

 

[kathyricks]

From rumors I've heard it should work with changes Apple is expected to make in the next OS update (10.9.3).

 

[yjchua95]

I have a 2.6 GHz Haswell i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB SSD 13" MBPr.

I use an external monitor a lot, but will buy a 4K display as soon as Dell or Apple comes out with one.

Will my computer work with a 4K display?

Currently, the 13" rMBP, 15" rMBP and nMPs support 4K, 3840x2160/30Hz or 4096x2160/24Hz.

The 10.9.3 update enables 3840x2160/60Hz support in the 15" rMBP and nMP. I'm not sure about this for the 13" rMBP, however.

In Boot Camp, the 15" rMBP and nMP can support 3840x2160/60Hz after downloading the latest drivers from NVIDIA or AMD respectively.

 

[joejoejoe]

Currently only the rMBP with nvidia 750 supports 4k 60hz

 

[Hieveryone]

Currently, the 13" rMBP, 15" rMBP and nMPs support 4K, 3840x2160/30Hz or 4096x2160/24Hz.

The 10.9.3 update enables 3840x2160/60Hz support in the 15" rMBP and nMP. I'm not sure about this for the 13" rMBP, however.

In Boot Camp, the 15" rMBP and nMP can support 3840x2160/60Hz after downloading the latest drivers from NVIDIA or AMD respectively.

What is the primary difference between 30Hz and 60Hz?

From a quick google search I found that my 13" will probably not include 4k 60Hz only 30Hz

 

[yjchua95]

What is the primary difference between 30Hz and 60Hz?

From a quick google search I found that my 13" will probably not include 4k 60Hz only 30Hz

30Hz and 60Hz are the refresh rates of the display.

30Hz is half-baked and it means that it's only capable of supporting a maximum framerate of 30 FPS, as the screen refreshes 30 times per second.

60Hz is all right and it means it can handle a maximum framerate of 60 FPS.