Here’s how many external displays the new M4 MacBook Pro models support

Apple today unveiled its new MacBook Pro lineup powered by M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. The update comes with good news for external display support for some users, and we’ve got all of the details about the changes below.

M4 and M4 Pro

This year, the M4 and M4 Pro versions of the MacBook Pro are unified in their support for external displays. Apple says that MacBook Pro models powered by the M4 and M4 Pro chips simultaneously support the built-in display and:

• Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI
• One external display supported at 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display at 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI

This is a big update from the base M3 MacBook Pro, which only supported one external display with the MacBook lid open and two displays with the lid closed.

M4 Max

Meanwhile, the M4 Max MacBook Pro can simultaneously support the built-in display and:

• Up to four external displays: Up to three external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI
• Up to three external displays: Up to two external displays with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one external display with up to 8K resolution at 60Hz or one external display with 4K resolution at 240Hz over HDMI

These specifications are unchanged compared to the M3 Max MacBook Pro.

Wrap up

The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are available to order today. The first shipments will arrive to customers on November 8.

Buy Apple’s new Macs: 

• 14-inch MacBook Pro (Save up to $100)
• 16-inch MacBook Pro (Save up to $150)
• M4 Mac mini
• M4 Pro Mac mini
• M4 iMac