Adding 2 monitors to iMac 27" 5K. How big can I go?

I have 2 identical monitors added to my iMac 27" 5K. I may need to replace them. How big can I go? I mean, what are the rules for what monitors it can support? Thank you!!


Here's my iMac hardware plus one of my two identical monitors:


Hardware Overview:




  Model Name: iMac


  Model Identifier: iMac18,3


  Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Core i7


  Processor Speed: 4.2 GHz


  Number of Processors: 1


  Total Number of Cores: 4


  L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB


  L3 Cache: 8 MB


  Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled


  Memory: 16 GB


  System Firmware Version: 447.40.12.0.0


  OS Loader Version: 540.40.4~45


  SMC Version (system): 2.41f2


  Serial Number (system): D25VJ01MJ1GP


  Hardware UUID: 02AC7BC2-B76F-5BCE-9487-2807FF104A17


  Provisioning UDID: 02AC7BC2-B76F-5BCE-9487-2807FF104A17




Radeon Pro 575:




  Chipset Model: Radeon Pro 575


  Type: GPU


  Bus: PCIe


  PCIe Lane Width: x16


  VRAM (Total): 4 GB


  Vendor: AMD (0x1002)


  Device ID: 0x67df


  Revision ID: 0x00c4


  ROM Revision: 113-D000AA-931


  VBIOS Version: 113-D0001A1P-025


  EFI Driver Version: 01.00.931


  Metal Family: Supported, Metal GPUFamily macOS 2


  Displays:


iMac:


  Display Type: Built-In Retina LCD


  Resolution: Retina 5K (5120 x 2880)


  Framebuffer Depth: 30-Bit Color (ARGB2101010)


  Main Display: Yes


  Mirror: Off


  Online: Yes


  Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes


  Connection Type: Internal


S2418HN/NX:


  Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (1080p FHD - Full High Definition)


  UI Looks like: 1920 x 1080 @ 60.00Hz


  Framebuffer Depth: 30-Bit Color (ARGB2101010)


  Display Serial Number: KF1HK71D400L


  Mirror: Off


  Online: Yes


  Rotation: Supported


  Adapter Type: DVI or HDMI


  Automatically Adjust Brightness: Yes



iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 12.0

Posted on Dec 11, 2021 10:10 AM

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Posted on Dec 11, 2021 10:31 AM

The 18,3 model is a Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017 iMac.

see "Video Support" at > https://support.apple.com/kb/SP760?locale=en_US

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Dec 11, 2021 10:36 AM in response to den.thed

Thank you for this! I didn't mean to ask for mind reading and thought what I posted would probably be enough. But, yes, I bought this in 2017, and just went off hunting for specifications, and independently found the site den.thed links, where it says I can connect:


Two 3840-by-2160 (4K UHD) external displays at 60Hz with support for 1 billion colors, or

Two 4096‑by‑2304 (4K) external displays at 60Hz with support for millions of colors


Then I went off on a hunt for other sites that could confirm this, as I wasn't perfectly sure this was right. But because you also pointed me here, I'm going to go with this!

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