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Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pros sport new AMD GPUs, can drive dual 5K displays

Apple apparently dropped a killer GPU into the 2016 Touch Bar-equipped 15-inch MacBook Pro and it shows. The company, which switched from Intel’s integrated Iris Pro graphics in favor of dedicated AMD graphics, has opted for AMD’s Polaris-based Radeon Pro 450, Radeon Pro 455, and build-to-order Radeon Pro 460 GPUs in the new 15-inch notebooks. […]

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String in macOS Sierra beta code points to possible USB 3.1 Gen 2, Thunderbolt 3 support in future Mac hardware

It’s the beta code that sometimes points out nifty Mac hardware to come. Next-gen Macs may support USB 3.1 Gen 2, enabling peripheral speeds up to a maximum 10 gigabits per second according to code strings found in the latest macOS Sierra beta build. A string in the Sierra beta mentions SuperSpeed+, a term reserved […]

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Wolfpack completes Kickstarter campaign, offers external GPU configurations for MacBook Pro notebooks

It’s a cool idea if it comes true. The Wolfe Pro Kickstarter campaign which became fully funded after one day is offering a choice of two external GPUs for MacBook Pros that offer up to ten times the performance of the top-end built-in one. Connected via Thunderbolt 2 or 3, the Wolfe Pro gets you […]

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Thunderbolt 3 specification announced, will be housed within USB-C cabling

The Thunderbolt 3 specification has been announced by Intel. And it’ll be housed within the new USB-C cabling. The next generation of the high-speed Thunderbolt specification was announced on Tuesday, effectively replacing the legacy Mini DisplayPort connector for the new smaller, reversible USB-C standard, and offering transfer speeds of up to 40Gbps with high-end cables. […]

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Apple confirms support for 5K displays on 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro

Hook the new 15-inch MacBook Pro up to an impressive 4K TV and it will rock. Apple officially confirmed that the new 15-inch MacBook Pro can support a 4K display at a full resolution of 4096×2160 at 60Hz and is also the first to support 5K displays. The support for higher resolutions appears to be […]