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I have a Dell 4K monitor and while it works perfectly with MDP to MDP cable @ 2160p and plays back videos up to 1080p with no issues, trying to play 4K movies or trailers results in choppy, video that is virtually unplayable. Is this a function of the video card or a combo of the i5 and video card. Of course videos play correctly on my Windows gaming laptop.
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2011 Mac Mini-OTHER, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
Check AMD's website. They may or may not have drivers for Mac though. The $K stuff may not play on the 6630. I think the Mac Pro 2013 is the only mac so far that supports 4K video.
Yeah, no externally available drivers. However, it looks like some people have had success over-clocking in Windows (bootcamp) but that doesn't help me since I already have a much more powerful Windows rig. I can use it in native mode just have to deal with sluggish mouse and no 4K vids.
I have tested 4K on 2013 15" rMBP and 13" rMBP with external Thunderbolt and internal displays. They seem to play fine. Your issue is more than likely the 6630m/256MB. The AMD website lists BluRay at 1080p for this card.
This is the link for 2GB version.
From the 2011 Mac Mini Tech specs:
Video Support Works with almost any display or HDTV. |
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Yeah, looking at this and other specs it appears the 2011 Mac Mini does not support DisplayPort 1.2 which is what is required for using both HDMI and miniDP connectors in a combined manner.
4K videos stutter on 2011 Mac Mini with AMD 6630
