In the market for an iPhone? Here's a breakdown of all the currently shipping iPhones from Apple.
iMac Pro Works With Apple's New Pro Display XDR, But Limited to 5K Resolution
Shortly after the Pro Display XDR became available to order this week, Stephen Hackett of Relay FM noted that the iMac Pro was not included in the list of Mac models compatible with the display on Apple's website.
Fortunately, video editor Thomas Grove Carter has since demonstrated that the iMac Pro can in fact drive the Pro Display XDR, but only at a 5K resolution. This is likely because the iMac Pro uses Intel's older "Alpine Ridge" Thunderbolt 3 controller without enough bandwidth to drive a 6K display.
To use the Pro Display XDR at its full 6K resolution, the display must be connected to the new Mac Pro with MPX Module GPUs, a 2018 or later 15-inch MacBook Pro, a 16-inch MacBook Pro, or a 2019 iMac. To our best knowledge, all of these models are equipped with Intel's newer "Titan Ridge" Thunderbolt 3 controller.
The Pro Display XDR also works at full 6K resolution with any Mac with Thunderbolt 3 ports paired with a Blackmagic eGPU or Blackmagic eGPU Pro. Those external GPUs are equipped with the "Titan Ridge" controller as well.
The Pro Display XDR is aimed at professional users, with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits. It is priced at $4,999 and up.
(Hat tip to Myke Hurley!)
Fortunately, video editor Thomas Grove Carter has since demonstrated that the iMac Pro can in fact drive the Pro Display XDR, but only at a 5K resolution. This is likely because the iMac Pro uses Intel's older "Alpine Ridge" Thunderbolt 3 controller without enough bandwidth to drive a 6K display.
Confirmation that the #iMacPro does drive the #ProDisplayXDR 🧐
— Thomas Grove Carter ✂️ (@thomasgcarter) December 13, 2019
At 5k. Not 6k. pic.twitter.com/3k91J00IzY
To use the Pro Display XDR at its full 6K resolution, the display must be connected to the new Mac Pro with MPX Module GPUs, a 2018 or later 15-inch MacBook Pro, a 16-inch MacBook Pro, or a 2019 iMac. To our best knowledge, all of these models are equipped with Intel's newer "Titan Ridge" Thunderbolt 3 controller.
The Pro Display XDR also works at full 6K resolution with any Mac with Thunderbolt 3 ports paired with a Blackmagic eGPU or Blackmagic eGPU Pro. Those external GPUs are equipped with the "Titan Ridge" controller as well.
The Pro Display XDR is aimed at professional users, with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a peak brightness of 1,600 nits. It is priced at $4,999 and up.
(Hat tip to Myke Hurley!)
Related Roundups: Apple Pro Display XDR, iMac Pro
Buyer's Guide: iMac Pro (Caution)
[ 179 comments ]
Top Rated Comments
(View all)
6 weeks ago
Apple has some explaining to do to iMac Pro customers.
"the iMac Pro uses Intel's older "Alpine Ridge" Thunderbolt 3 controller without enough bandwidth to drive a 6K display."
So I guess the explaining would be technology improves over time?
6 weeks ago
Nope. Working in a degraded state from its peak performance is not best described as simply "working". That the iMac Pro can't push any flavor of 6k to their own external Pro display, just a huge flop and egg on Tims face.
Keep in mind the 16" MBP can drive the full 6K. Apple has some explaining to do to iMac Pro customers.
Or maybe you should understand how technology works before talking about it. iMac Pro customers bought a product that by its own spec is able to drive displays up to 5k, so I really doubt they expected it to drive a 6k display. Hardware specs are fixed, they don’t magically auto update when a new product it’s released. I don’t expect my MacBook Pro model 2015 to drive a 5k display just because now there are 5k display on sale.
6 weeks ago
That sucks. I wonder if Apple will release a "normal" 5k display that would pair nicely with the iMac Pro/iMac and the mac mini.
6 weeks ago
Nope. Working in a degraded state from its peak performance is not best described as simply "working". That the iMac Pro can't push any flavor of 6k to their own external Pro display, just a huge flop and egg on Tims face.
Keep in mind the 16" MBP can drive the full 6K. Apple has some explaining to do to iMac Pro customers.
Keep in mind the 16" MBP can drive the full 6K. Apple has some explaining to do to iMac Pro customers.
6 weeks ago
Nope. Working in a degraded state from its peak performance is not best described as simply "working". That the iMac Pro can't push any flavor of 6k to their own external Pro display, just a huge flop and egg on Tims face.
Keep in mind the 16" MBP can drive the full 6K. Apple has some explaining to do to iMac Pro customers.
6 weeks ago
No one expected Apple to update its iMac Pro often but I do think Apple's "Pro" iMac should be able to drive their "Pro" display. They really should update it with new GPU & CPU options by Spring if they can. I would also love to see a "baby XDR" put into the iMac Pro. Further differentiate the iMac Pro from the iMac by sticking with 5K resolution but adopting some of the XDR's backlighting & anti-reflective finish on the iMac Pro.
6 weeks ago
Nope. Working in a degraded state from its peak performance is not best described as simply "working". That the iMac Pro can't push any flavor of 6k to their own external Pro display, just a huge flop and egg on Tims face.
Keep in mind the 16" MBP can drive the full 6K. Apple has some explaining to do to iMac Pro customers.
Such drama!
Seems you are not aware the iMac Pro was released before the Pro Display XDR.
Should I be just as steamed it also doesn't work with my 2017 MBP?
6 weeks ago
The issue here is that Apple is still selling the iMac Pro for a premium over the normal 5K iMac, with this limitation. Customers are going to buy it thinking that it can do whatever the normal 5K iMac can do.
A customer ready to drop five-figures on an iMac Pro and XDR display is going to perform their due diligence before buying and will know that the current iMac Pro cannot drive that display.
And honestly, if they are looking at an XDR display, they are looking at a Mac Pro (or maybe a MacBook Pro). Not an iMac Pro.
6 weeks ago
Nope. Working in a degraded state from its peak performance is not best described as simply "working". That the iMac Pro can't push any flavor of 6k to their own external Pro display, just a huge flop and egg on Tims face.
Keep in mind the 16" MBP can drive the full 6K. Apple has some explaining to do to iMac Pro customers.
That's nothing compared to the egg on Steve's face-- my PowerMac G5 can't even drive it at 5k!
6 weeks ago
The Mac Pro has a sweet spot around $10k. Dollar for dollar, it destroys the iMac Pro, and you can use whatever monitor you want (instead of that 27" mirror that's barely adjustable unless you use the sketchy VESA adapter). Not to mention you can upgrade it down the road...
[ Read All Comments ]
Samsung is said to be working on its own answer to AirDrop, Apple's ad-hoc service that lets users transfer files among Macs and iOS devices over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
According to XDA...
Apple has leased the entirety of the so-called "Triangle Building" near Apple Park in San Jose, California, reports The Mercury News.
The prominent six-floor building is located at...
Since the launch of iOS 13 last fall, third-party access to users' background location data has reportedly declined by 68 percent, according to Location Sciences, a firm that analyzes location...
Apple this afternoon sent out emails advertising its latest Apple Pay promotion, which offers 10 percent off of a purchase from the StubHub app.
StubHub is an online ticketing company that lets...
Longtime Apple supplier Broadcom today announced that it has signed two multi-year deals with Apple that cover a "range of specified high-performance wireless components and modules" that...
Apple is developing a podcast for Apple TV+ show "Little America," show creator Lee Eisenberg revealed today in an interview with Forbes.
In the interview, Eisenberg says that the...
"Servant," an Apple TV+ thriller produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, uses food to evoke a visceral reaction from viewers.
In a new video shared on Apple's Apple TV YouTube...
In addition to the latest price drop on the AirPods Pro from earlier this morning, Amazon has solid discounts across the full AirPods line, along with new sales on Apple's Smart Battery Case...
