mac mini with 2 1080p displays?

[Freyqq]

How does the mac mini handle 2 1080p displays? Is it bottle-necked by the 256 mb video card (6630m version)? I know it depends on the workload, but I was wondering if anyone had this setup and had some overall impressions.

 

[shortcut3d]

Wirelessly posted

Two 1080p displays for any of the 2011 Mac mini line up is not a problem. The limitation comes with the third display which is only supported by the mid-range model with AMD 6630M graphics.

 

[199708]

how would you connect three displays?
My guess is two thunderbolts + HDMI monitor?

 

[paulrbeers]

how would you connect three displays?
My guess is two thunderbolts + HDMI monitor?

Or a Thunderbolt to dual HDMI splitter....

 

[Freyqq]

I know it supports it, but does it run well? For instance, if you have a bunch of apps and windows open, will it start to lag, etc?

 

[Poki]

I know it supports it, but does it run well? For instance, if you have a bunch of apps and windows open, will it start to lag, etc?

The answer? Definitely NO! Two 1080p-Displays are about 4.2 million pixels, two Thunderbolt Displays have 7.3 million pixels and neither is a problem for the new mini. For comparison: You need about 55 MB VRAM to drive a single 1080p-monitor without games or GPU intense applications, so 256MB should be fine for quite some time.