Mac Mini Late 2012 4k Monitor
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I can ostend 100% that you CAN in fact get 3840x2160 @30Hz 4K from a Late 2012 mini running 10.10.5 using just one MDP to DP cable. I'k writing this using a 2012 Mac mini (Intel HD4000 internal graphics bill of fare + 8G ram) with Dell P2815Q 4K monitor. How I achieved this: 1) Used Mini Displayport to Displayport cable that came with the monitor - MDP/thunderbolt from Mac Mini to DP on display. 2) Ran the Mac Pixel Clock Patch for Yosemite: https://code.google.com/p/mac-pixel-clock-patch/source/clones 3) Downloaded and configured SwitchResX, set the resolution, saved and rebooted. Hope the info helps. Enjoy!
answered Sep 28, 2015 at 23:xi
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MD387LL has Intel HD Graphics 4000, which uses DisplayPort 1.1, with 8 Gbps maximum throughput. In theory, this could support 4k resolution at 30 Hz (Edit: or maybe non, see comment beneath) only in exercise 4k support generally requires fifteen Gbps.
So the answer is: unless you write your own graphics driver, 2560x1600 is the highest you lot can get.
answered Jun 18, 2014 at sixteen:19
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Hmm. This presentation says otherwise. Possibly in that location is a 2x difference betwixt theoretical and actual performance?
Jun 19, 2014 at thirteen:29
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Removed downvote. That's highly informative, though I can't discover where it says otherwise. Nether the "advantages" slide, I believe 4K support only applies to DP 1.2 (information technology's ambiguous in the slides). Information technology'south a matter of hardware limitations. 10Gbps bandwidth doesn't provide a large enough pipe to render 4k display @ xxx Hz. Perhaps at 24 Hz, however?? Either way, the conclusion is the same for the OP: not possible. Thanks.
Jun 19, 2014 at 13:51
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@FooBar practice you think they will complete the upcoming OSX package with those drivers? whatever data on that?
Jun 19, 2014 at 18:44
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Loomy, I apologize for not being clearer. No, it won't happen. What I am talking about is theoretical, and may well require custom hardware modification. No one anywhere, including Intel, has washed it. And Apple would say to only buy a new Mac.
Jun 20, 2014 at 19:18
Did 4k on mac mini belatedly 2009. The strange problem anohter monitor had to be connected to brand icons bigger to fit the 4k, this was solved to connecting two cables to the same 4k screen, and on the screen select the port providing 4k. :) Best mini computer I ever endemic back then.
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answered Oct 22, 2018 at 20:51
In fact if your mac mini support multi-monitor configuration (i.e. 2 monitors) and allows spanning your desktop then you can archive 4k@60Hz using 2 hdmi cables. Samsung UHD has 2 hdmi ports and it supports PBP mode (http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/skp/faq/1061869). Samsung UHD monitor emulates 2 monitors (pic-by-flick mode) with resolution (1920x2160). As a result 1 hdmi cable is resposible for left part of the motion picture, anoher for the correct role. I take not tried this on mac only yesterday tested it on PC, going to test on mac on Monday.
answered Mar fourteen, 2015 at 8:34
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Oh that'due south cool! I'll requite it a try! Thank you for sharing ;)
Sep 29, 2015 at iii:23
What's your solution for High Sierra? Are you withal running 4K on the Dell from Intel HD Graphics 4000 over DisplayPort?
December 5, 2017 at 20:fifteen
I simply plugged my 2012 mac mini to a 4k on High Sierra in 2019 and information technology went to 4k by default to my complete surprise. Information technology'southward low refresh though, 30Hz probably.
May 4, 2019 at 7:48