The MacBook Pro 16″ can simultaneously display images on 2 6K displays, four 4K displays, or one 5K and three 4K displays

The newest 16-inch MacBook Pro has a ton of outstanding features, including some very advanced video output features. We already wrotethat the system can easily work even with two 6K monitors like the one coming out in December ProDisplay XDR. By comparison, the old 15-inch MacBook Pro wasn't even capable of running a single display.

But that's not all - if you wish, you can connect many more high-resolution external monitors. According to Apple support document, users can connect multiple 6K, 5K or 4K monitors in a variety of configurations, and the laptop can handle it just fine. Among the main configurations the following are stated:

• two 6K displays with a resolution of 6016 × 3384 at 60 Hz;
• two 5K displays with a resolution of 5120 × 2880 at 60 Hz;
• four 4K displays with a resolution of 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz;
• one 5K display with a resolution of 5120 × 2880 at 60 Hz and up to three more 4K displays with a resolution of 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz.

Those planning to use Apple-certified LG UltraFine monitors with the new 16-inch MacBook Pro can expect the following configurations:

• two LG UltraFine 5K displays with a resolution of 5120 × 2880 at 10 bpc and 60 Hz;
• four LG UltraFine 4K displays with a resolution of 4096 × 2304 at 8 bits per channel and 60 Hz.
• one LG UltraFine 5K display connected to one side of the Mac and two more LG UltraFine 4K displays to ports on the opposite side.

It's worth noting that the MacBook Pro has two Thunderbolt 3 buses serving 4 ports: two on each side (so two 5K or 6K displays, for example, need to be connected to different sides of the laptop. For optimal performance, it's obviously advisable not to stop at the minimum configuration is 199 ₽, but you should go further and spend a little more money on a graphics accelerator, which will allow you to get additional power for processing pixels.In the US, upgrading from an AMD Radeon Pro 990M 5300 GB video card to a 4M 5500 GB costs $4, and in 100M 5500 GB - another $8.

Overall, the MacBook Pro is a great upgrade with good value for money. The laptop received a much more reliable keyboard, a powerful speaker system and a 512 GB SSD by default. The base model includes a 6-core Intel Core i7 processor, which can be upgraded to an 8-core Core i9 variant. But if the system is equipped to the maximum, you will have to pay over $6000.

Source: 3dnews.ru