Yesterday, Apple introduced the brand new M1 chip in the Apple Silicon series and launched three new Mac devices. Both the Mac mini and the MacBook Pro 13″ support 6K monitors.
The US blog MacRumors reports that Apple's new Mac mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro not only gain previously impossible capabilities within the Mac, but also work natively with some accessories for the first time. Thanks to the new M1 processor, which Apple unveiled at the "One More Thing" Mac event, the new 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini are now compatible with a 6K display, including Apple's own Pro Display XDR, a high-end display normally reserved for Mac Pro owners. Curiously, the Intel-based MacBook Air launched this year was already capable of driving a 6K display, so this is only a new feature for the 13-inch MacBook Pro and Mac mini. This now creates an even wider range of Macs that, as MacRumors notes below, support higher-end displays. is called it in the report:
Apple M1 processor brings many advantages
Support for 6K displays is spreading across the Mac lineup, including the 2018 MacBook Pro and newer 15-inch or 16-inch MacBook Pro, the 2020 MacBook Pro, 13-inch MacBook Pro with four Thunderbolt ports, the 2019 or newer iMac models, and the 2019 Mac Pro. Apple's Pro Display XDR is also compatible with any Mac model with Thunderbolt 3 ports that can be paired with a Blackmagic eGPU.
Apple unveiled the new M1 processor, the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro, and the Mac mini at yesterday's "One More Thing" event. The new chip enables up to three and a half times faster CPU performance and up to five times faster GPU performance. Furthermore, the new chip enables significant battery life improvements—more on that below. AirPods Pro on special offer at Amazon – available now. (Image: Apple)
