If you’re like me, you’re going to plug a DisplayPort to Mini cable into the monitor and your Mac and be disappointed when it shows up as a 2560×1440 display, complete with chunky pixels. So it’s not “plug and play” easy for most people.
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Mac OS X will default to “ Scaled” (looks like 1920×1080) when connected to a 4K display, and this is pretty jumbo-text for a 27″ desktop monitor.The two Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort ports can drive 4K at 30 Hz using MST, but your monitor might not auto-detect this or might require special settings (like my Dell).This is usable for text but not so great for games or video. The HDMI port is capable of driving a 4K monitor or TV, but only at 30 Hz refresh rate.
Prior to this, the Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort connectors weren’t capable of UHD resolution, and text didn’t look great because it wasn’t scaled properly. You must have Mac OS X “Mavericks” 10.9.3 or later.
You can drive a 4K “Ultra HD” display with this machine. The short answer is, yes it does! The real answer is a little more complicated, though.įact: The 2012 Retina MacBook Pro’s Nvidia GeForce GT 650M with 1 GB GDDR5 memory can drive 4K resolution (3840 × 2160) 1 and the HDMI and Thunderbolt Mini DisplayPort 1.2 ports can output this video signal. If you’re reading this, you likely have a 2012 Retina MacBook Pro and want to know if it supports an external 4K monitor. Here’s a screen shot of my 2012 Retina MacBook Pro driving a Dell P2715Q 4K monitor at 3840×2160 resolution over Thunderbolt/Mini DisplayPort TL DR: Yes, the Original rMBP Does 4K over DisplayPort and HDMI! Here’s how I connected a 4K Dell P2715Q display to may 2012 Retina MacBook Pro, one of the first 4K-capable Macs. The encasing comes in two colors: silver or space gray.4K video is still in its infancy, but Mac users are clamoring for high-resolution external displays. Many Macs have the ability to drive a 4K display, but it’s not easy to get it to work with older hardware. It has a black keyboard and black borders around the display. The MacBook Pro 13” Touch Bar (2020) is a thin, rectangular laptop made primarily of aluminum. Additionally, the TouchID button has been separated from the Touch Bar. Instead, it is back to being a physical key. Both models also have Apple’s Touch Bar, a 10-hour battery life, and a 720 MP FaceTime camera.Ī minor difference between the two models is that the 2020 version’s Escape key is no longer part of the Touch Bar. Both models have a 13.3-inch retina display (measured diagonally) with a 2560 x 1600 resolution. Despite these changes, the 20 13” MacBook Pro have a lot in common. The 2020 13” MacBook Pro sports newer processors, increased RAM in the higher-end tier, and increased storage capacity. It includes notable upgrades from the previous 2019 model. The MacBook Pro 13” Touch Bar (2020) is a member of the long line of Apple laptops. 10th generation Intel Core i5 or Core i7 CPU's.This is the higher tier (A2289/EMC3456), which includes: The 13” MacBook Pros fall within two general tiers. Notably, Apple finally transitioned away from the ingress-prone “butterfly” keyboard and replaced it with a more reliable "redesigned scissor mechanism". In 2020, Apple refreshed the 13” MacBook Pros with updated processors and components.