How-To: Drive a 4K display at 60 Hz on the 2016 MacBook

33 Comments on How-To: Drive a 4K display at 60 Hz on the 2016 MacBook

1. Thats sad that you can’t do this normally and its locked at 30

   • yep, apple is sad

2. Would this work with the Apple media adapter and an HDMI cable?

3. And to verify this he just shown FHD @ 60 Hz (which is available without
   any patch). Lol show the UHD @ 60 Hz, not just talk about it.

   • except its not normal full hd. it’s hidpi.

   • Yeah, sure. So why is the system report showing the resolution to be
     1920×1080 (Full HD)? It should be 3840×2160 (Ultra HD) @ 60Hz even if you
     use retina scaling (/4) to get Full HD hdpi? Switch to UHD @ 60Hz and show
     it on a video. Was it too hard to click that one more time and prove it?

   • +The Black Pearl has a very good point, at the end you just have the screen
     in 1920×1080 output… it should be at 3840×2160 – pixel doubling doesn’t
     impact the output the monitor.

   • so this guy is a fake is what youre saying?

4. Jeff needs his own channel.

5. Should I Buy the 12″ MacBook 2016 or should I wait for the upcoming MacBook
   Pro ?

   • wait. the pro is great and the new one should be even better

   • Surely the answer depends entirely on what you want to use it for and under
     what conditions. One is a general purpose ultra-mobile machine, the other
     is a much more powerful machine with more ports. Its all down to your needs
     (and budget).

6. Can we do it in Macbook Pro 2015 13inch model?

7. What about the 2015 Macbook with the Intel HD Graphics 5300,

8. Does this work with the apple HDMI adapter or will it only work with a
   straight USB-C plug in? Very important to know.

   • I need to know this as well

   • Wish we would get a reply :/

   • probably just usbc

   • I cannot answer HDMI but may have said it works with DP. There are no USB-C
     monitors that do 4K at this time that I know of.

   • +robert feller the monitor you’re seeing in the video does 4k at 60hz over
     usb-c

9. does it work just for the macbook or is it possible to get a 4k monitor
   running @60Hz over thunderbold on a mid 2014 13″ retina macbook pro?

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    • same here

11. why is it locked in the first place ???

12. 60Hz 1080p?

13. Does this this affect any other important security features?

14. How about the performance? Does it lags?

15. does this work with the 2015 macbook too? or just with the 2016 Macbook?
    Just curious..

16. Is it possible to delete the patch?

    • Yes. Go back to the original 9to5mac article for the syntax on how to
      “unpatch”

17. Anyone tested on 2015 Macbook?

18. Does it work on the 2015 model?

19. dose this work with hdmi