MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) missing 2560 x 1440 resolution on 4K Monitor

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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) missing 2560 x 1440 resolution on 4K Monitor

Hi there,

My MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) works perfectly fine with Apple Thunderbolt display at native resolution of 2560 x 1440.

However, when I connect it to a 4K monitor, whether over Thunderbolt 3 to Thunderbolt 2 or DisplayPort to Mini-Display Port, I only see the following choices:

When I tried resolution tools like EasyRes or Resolution Tab, they did provide 2560 x 1440 @ 60Hz resolution, but it didn't look sharp. I guess because it's not listed is HiDPI or 2X retina.

So does my laptop support 2560 x 1440 @ 60Hz on a 4K monitor, over Thunderbolt 3 or DisplayPort? Here is the user manual and spec of my monitor, in case it matters.

I have a 2017 MacBook Pro which doesn't have this issue on my 4k monitor.

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Posted on Jul 29, 2019 8:16 PM

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Jul 31, 2019 4:02 PM in response to saman198

Hello,

If I am not mistaken MacBook Pro 2014 does not support external displays at 4K resolution.

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Jul 31, 2019 8:34 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

Thanks. This is what I see under "graphics & Displays". All I want is a "looks like" 2560 x 1440 @ 60Hz which it seems I don't get on my 2014 MacBook Pro on this 4K display. On the other hand, when I connect my 2017 MacBook Pro to the same display, I do get what I want.

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Jul 31, 2019 4:58 PM in response to saman198

2nd Display Support:Dual/Mirroring*

2nd Max. Resolution:2560x1600 (x2*)

Details:*This model supports a simultaneous maximum resolution up to 2560x1600 on two external displays via Thunderbolt.

Alternately, it can support a single display up to 2560x1600 via Thunderbolt AND a single 1080p display at up to 60 Hz, 3840x2160 at 30 Hz, or 4096x2160 at 24 Hz via HDMI.

- from: https://everymac.com/systems/apple/macbook_pro/specs/macbook-pro-core-i5-2.6-13-mid-2014-retina-display-specs.html

The settings you show, under "Scaled" tell your the 'looks like' resolution at which text will appear. It does NOT tell you the actual resolution the display will be using, and at which it renders graphics.

check in:

 Menu > about this Mac >(system report) > graphics & Displays

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Aug 1, 2019 6:19 AM in response to saman198

That says you are running at a higher resolution 3840 x 2160 than the one you said you wanted, but the text is scaled to "UI Looks like" 1920 x 1080. so the display and the interface is capable of 3840 x 2160.

If you don't want the text scaled, I think you turn off "Scaled".

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MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) missing 2560 x 1440 resolution on 4K Monitor

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