According to the technical specifications on Apple’s website, this limits you to connecting one external display with 4K resolution at sixty Hertz via the notebook’s HDMI 2.0 port. This could be particularly annoying because the integrated Liquid Retina XDR Display of the 2021 MacBook Pro runs at 120Hz itself. Both the 14-inch MacBook Pro and the 16-inch version have one HDMI port that conforms to the HDMI 2.0 specification rather than the newer HDMI 2.1. In terms of the internals, here are the specifications of both models to. In this case, the frequency has to be reduced to 60Hz. As the names would suggest, the MacBook Pro 14 has a 14.2-inch display while MacBook Pro 16 has a bigger 16.2-inch display.
With its HDMI 2.0 port, the 2021 MacBook Pro cannot output a 4K/120Hz video signal on external monitors. Therefore, future owners of a new 14-inch or 16-inch 2021 MacBook Pro have to live with certain limitations regarding the video output on external HDMI 4K displays.
Apple is lying about what the 12 MacBook Retina is capable of. It only displays at 30 Hz at 4K on a 12 inch MacBook retina or 60 Hz at only up to 1080p. There may be technical reasons which influenced Apple's decision to utilize HDMI 2.0 instead of the new HDMI 2.1 standard, which offers more features and higher bandwidths. And it displays just fine at 4K at 60 Hz on a MacBook Pro. Besides the new CPUs, Apple's apparently renewed emphasis on functionality is illustrated by the reintroduction of native connectors like MagSafe, a full-size SD card slot and a regular HDMI port.īut according to an article by MacRumors, which cites the official specs of the new 2021 MacBook Pro, this HDMI port unfortunately only supports the 2.0 standard. On Monday, Apple has officially unveiled its redesigned 2021 MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 with the excitingly powerful Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max processors.