Perhaps the nicest feature about the 16-inch MacBook Pro for programmers, photographers, designers, and video editors is that you can hang some pretty nice, meaty displays off of it, including two simultaneous external 6K monitors.
Per an Apple support document, the notebook can be used with the following external display configurations:
- Two 6K displays with resolutions of 6016 x 3384 at 60Hz
- Two 5K displays with resolutions of 5120 x 2880 at 60Hz
- Four 4K displays with resolutions of 4096 x 2304 at 60Hz
- One 5K display at 5120 x 2880 at 60Hz and up to three 4K displays at 4096 x 2304 at 60Hz
The 16-inch MacBook Pro can also be used with the following LG Ultrafine Display configurations:
- Two LG UltraFine 5K displays configured at 5120 x 2880 10bpc at 60Hz
- Four LG UltraFine 4K displays configured at 4096 x 2304 8bpc at 60Hz
- One LG UltraFine 5K display connected to one side of your Mac and two LG UltraFine 4K displays connected to ports on the opposite side.
Apple reinforces that, to maximize performance with multiple displays, it is recommended to connect each monitor on different sides of the MacBook Pro, as it features four Thunderbolt 3 ports — two on each side of the machine — and there’s only one driver for each pair.
“Your MacBook Pro has two busses for its four Thunderbolt 3 ports. Each pair of Thunderbolt 3 ports (on the left and right sides of your Mac) are different busses. Whenever possible, connect your displays to different busses to maximize performance. Don’t connect more than two displays to either bus. If you connect a 6K, 5K, or multi-cable 4K display, use a different bus for each of the displays.”
At present, the latest 15-inch MacBook Pro supports only two 5K displays or four 4K displays simultaneously.
This definitely says some decent things about the updated graphics card in the 16-inch MacBook Pro and what it’s capable of, especially in the professional sphere.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via 9to5Mac and support.apple.com