Macs outfitted with the usual M3 chip nonetheless help just one exterior show with as much as 6K decision at 60Hz, in keeping with Apple’s tech specs. Up to now, the chip is obtainable within the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Professional and the 24-inch iMac.
This limitation has existed because the first Apple silicon Macs with the M1 chip have been launched in 2020, however customers can join a number of exterior shows to M1, M2, and M3 Macs with DisplayLink adapters as an unofficial workaround. One exception is the Mac mini, which can doubtless be up to date with the M3 chip subsequent yr and may retain help for as much as two exterior shows, on condition that it lacks a built-in show.
The upper-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions help as much as two exterior shows with the M3 Professional chip, and as much as 4 with the M3 Max chip.
M3 chip show help:
One exterior show with as much as 6K decision at 60Hz
M3 Professional chip show help:
As much as two exterior shows with as much as 6K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one exterior show with as much as 6K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one exterior show with as much as 4K decision at 144Hz over HDMI
One exterior show supported at 8K decision at 60Hz or one exterior show at 4K decision at 240Hz over HDMI
M3 Max chip show help:
As much as 4 exterior shows: As much as three exterior shows with 6K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one exterior show with as much as 4K decision at 144Hz over HDMI
As much as three exterior shows: As much as two exterior shows with 6K decision at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one exterior show with as much as 8K decision at 60Hz or one exterior show with 4K decision at 240Hz over HDMI
The brand new MacBook Professional fashions are actually obtainable to order, and most configurations will start arriving to clients and launch in shops on Tuesday, November 7. M3 Max configurations will likely be obtainable later in November.
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