Hi,
I'm keen to hear about real world experiences for people using three or more 4K monitors with a recent Mac.
I have an iMac Pro and I've noticed for some time that the fans seem to constantly run and there can often be lag in moving/resizing app windows. I don't really do any heavy graphics stuff but I have two old 4K 27 inch monitors attached running at a scaled resolution of 2560 x 1440. After learning more recently about how display scaling works, I am now wondering if this could be the culprit in these slow-downs and fan issues.
I have just ordered a Mac Studio M2 Max with the 38 core GPU option. I plan on using three 27 inch monitors with it. I can't really justify the Apple Studio Display based on the price, except that it's 5K and it will scale 2x naturally. So, I was going to look at three 4k monitors - either the Dell U2723QE or the Alogic Clarity (as I like the glossy finish). The slight difference in resolution for a 27 in monitor between 4K and 5K doesn't bother me as I can barely tell the difference when I currently look at my iMac Pro vs the 4K Dells sitting beside it.
What I am wanting to know is how much running three 4K monitors with fractional scaling would potentially affect performance on a Mac Studio (or any recent Mac for that case)? If it might cause extra taxing of the GPU I could then see the benefit of a 5K display. Anyone had any experience with running 3 4K monitors on recent Macs?
I'm keen to hear about real world experiences for people using three or more 4K monitors with a recent Mac.
I have an iMac Pro and I've noticed for some time that the fans seem to constantly run and there can often be lag in moving/resizing app windows. I don't really do any heavy graphics stuff but I have two old 4K 27 inch monitors attached running at a scaled resolution of 2560 x 1440. After learning more recently about how display scaling works, I am now wondering if this could be the culprit in these slow-downs and fan issues.
I have just ordered a Mac Studio M2 Max with the 38 core GPU option. I plan on using three 27 inch monitors with it. I can't really justify the Apple Studio Display based on the price, except that it's 5K and it will scale 2x naturally. So, I was going to look at three 4k monitors - either the Dell U2723QE or the Alogic Clarity (as I like the glossy finish). The slight difference in resolution for a 27 in monitor between 4K and 5K doesn't bother me as I can barely tell the difference when I currently look at my iMac Pro vs the 4K Dells sitting beside it.
What I am wanting to know is how much running three 4K monitors with fractional scaling would potentially affect performance on a Mac Studio (or any recent Mac for that case)? If it might cause extra taxing of the GPU I could then see the benefit of a 5K display. Anyone had any experience with running 3 4K monitors on recent Macs?