About the external monitor refresh rate in Big Sur

Hello! I just upgrade to Big Sur and I found i cannot set the monitor's refresh rate to 100Hz as Catalina. I can only choose from 50Hz and 60Hz. Is there any solution for this issue?

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 11.0

Posted on Nov 12, 2020 6:55 PM

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shizheng Author

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Nov 12, 2020 7:21 PM in response to shizheng

After I reset the monitor to factory setting and restart the monitor, the refresh rate issue has been solved.

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