I recently purchased a Samsung Curved Monitor capable of a 144 hz. However, in System preferences, under the display settings for said monitor, the menu for refresh rate is disabled (dark gray coloring) and set to 60 hz. Am I missing some drivers, or does not my computer 144 hz output?
MacBook Pro 13”, macOS 10.15
Even if your mac supported more than 60 GHz (it does not)
Your USB C Hub also only support max 60 GHz too (if the oneI found is the correct one)
https://www.amazon.com/HyperDrive-Type-C-Adapter-50Gbps-MacBook/dp/B01MUAEI7J
HDMI Video Output – 1080p @ 60 Hz up to 4k @ 30Hz
and from your mac tech spec:
Video Support
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
Even if your mac supported more than 60 GHz (it does not)
Your USB C Hub also only support max 60 GHz too (if the oneI found is the correct one)
https://www.amazon.com/HyperDrive-Type-C-Adapter-50Gbps-MacBook/dp/B01MUAEI7J
HDMI Video Output – 1080p @ 60 Hz up to 4k @ 30Hz
and from your mac tech spec:
Video Support
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
Seeing you did not spesify what macbook pro 13 inch you have, I will list all the tech specs from 2015 to today:
2019: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP795?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
2018: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP775?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
2017: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP754?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
2016: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP795?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
2015: https://support.apple.com/kb/SP715?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
And the max they all support for an external display is a refresh rate of 60Ghz
So yeah, your macbook cannot send more than 60GHz to your external display.
Hope this answered your question!
I mean, hopefully his monitor isn't running at 60 *giga*hertz lol.
If your display can do DisplayPort family, it can get higher resolutions with fewer limitations and your computer will stay cooler.
HDMI was invented for HD TV sets. It has been stretched several times, and each time the newer equipment LOOKS almost the same as the older, less capable equipment. Even if you can assemble the correct combinations, they often fail to work due to "just because".
what MacBook Pro by year, early mid late and processor speed?
What adapters and cabers are you using with which display protocols? what resolution?
2019 Four thunderbolt 3 ports, 2,4 Ghz intel core i5. Using a hyperdrive usb c hub, and the hdmi cable that came with the monitor.
As to display protocols, I’m not too sure. How do I check this?
Thank you both of you for very helpful answers! I’ll just have to live with 60hz, which to be honest does not bother me, I was just curious as to why the option to change it was disabled. 😊
Coming this spring ;-)
lol
144 hz Monitor stuck at 60 hz
