If the menu bar icon is used to display application updates, set its behavior here as well. Bartender can display the icon briefly in the OS X menu bar before moving it back to the Bartender bar. There tend to be fewer options for OS X system icons, but you can still move them to the Bartender bar or hide them completely. Apple’s Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR have been out in the world for a while now, but Apple is just now publishing its white papers for the two new devices, which go into far greater detail about. Display Menu shows a status item in your menu bar that lets you change your display settings with a single click. Depending on your display setup, you can set the screen resolution, toggle mirroring, and adjust the refresh rates.
You can connect up to 12 displays to your Mac Pro depending on the graphics cards installed. To find out which ports to use to connect your displays, choose your graphics card:
- Use the Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module with your Mac Pro.
Connect displays to the Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac Pro
You can connect displays to the HDMI and Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac Pro and Radeon Pro MPX Module. Learn about adapters for the Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac.
To use the Thunderbolt 3 ports on the top* and back of your Mac Pro to connect displays, you must have at least one Radeon Pro MPX Module installed. If a Radeon Pro MPX Module isn't installed, the Thunderbolt 3 ports on your Mac Pro can be used only for data and power.
Supported display configurations
Mac Pro supports the following display configurations depending on the graphics cards installed.
6K displays
- Two Pro Display XDRs or 6K displays with resolutions of 6016 x 3384 at 60Hz when connected to a single Radeon Pro 580X MPX Module, Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Module, or Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Module.
- Three Pro Display XDRs or 6K displays with resolutions of 6016 x 3384 at 60Hz when connected to a single Radeon Pro 5700X MPX Module.
- Four Pro Display XDRs or 6K displays with resolutions of 6016 x 3384 at 60Hz when connected to two Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Modules.
- Six Pro Display XDRs or 6K displays with resolutions of 6016 x 3384 at 60Hz when connected to two Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Modules
5K displays
- Two 5K displays with resolutions of 5120 x 2880 at 60Hz when connected to a single Radeon Pro 580X MPX Module.
- Three 5K displays with resolutions of 5120 x 2880 at 60Hz when connected to a single Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Module.
- Four 5K displays with resolutions of 5120 x 2880 at 60Hz when connected to a single Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Module.
- Six 5K displays with resolutions of 5120 x 2880 at 60Hz when connected to two Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Modules, two Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Modules, or two Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Modules.
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4K displays
- Six 4K displays with resolutions of 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz when connected to a single Radeon Pro 580X MPX Module, Radeon Pro W5700X MPX Module, or Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Module.
- Eight 4K displays with resolutions of 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz when connected to a single Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Module.
- Twelve 4K displays with resolutions of 3840 x 2160 at 60Hz when connected to two Radeon Pro Vega II MPX Modules or Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX Modules.
Starting up your Mac Pro
When you start up your Mac Pro, one connected display initially illuminates. Any additional displays illuminate after your Mac is finished starting up. If one or more displays don't illuminate after startup completes, make sure your displays and any display adapters are connected properly.
If you use Boot Camp and install a third-party graphics card from AMD, you may need to use different AMD drivers in Windows.
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On rack-mounted models, there are two Thunderbolt 3 ports on the front of Mac Pro.