I want to be sure the M1 Mac Mini can support 49" Ultrawide monitors, specifically the Samsung Odyssey G9 and how it would connect to do that. I've seen a lot of youtube videos where people state it doesn't support these monitors without third-party software.
The Mac mini Video Spec’s are as follows.
Mac mini (M1, 2020) - Technical specifications
You would want to test that setup using a USB-C to Display Port cable to get odd sized Resolutions and then possibly more than 60Hz.
IMHO, that display needs to be driven by a Gaming Tower or eGPU, but sadly the M1 Mac’s do not support an eGPU.
On paper it looks like the Mini M1 should support 5120x1440 at 60Hz with HDMI or at 120Hz with USB4 to DisplayPort.
3rd party software might be required to get MacOS to recognize 120Hz depending on how well Display Preferences likes your monitor. I don't think you will be able to get 240Hz.
Those spec’s are pretty clear.
At this point your options include,
Were you able to find a definitive answer to this?
I'd be pretty unimpressed if a computer with 8-core GPU, that retails for £899 even with a pathetically small SSD, couldn't push these kind of pixels at a decent refresh rate (120Hz minimum). eGPUs should be left in the 1990s where they belong and I believe the M1s don't support them anyway.
I'm even less impressed that Apple can't list supported resolutions and refresh rates.
Never got a straight answer. I guess no answer from apple means that it probably can't. I won't take a chance until the list. I just upped my vide card on my windows machine as at least questions are answered and information fully disclosed.
I mostly have the monitor mostly for productivity and it has a 240 refresh rate, so 60 would suck. No one can seem to get a straight answer out of apple
Mac Mini M1 5120 x 1440 Support
