Are the 2016 and newer macs better at running ableton in 4k?

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Are the 2016 and newer macs better at running ableton in 4k?

Post by shortshortshortlong » Sat Jan 13, 2018 10:30 pm

I did some searching and found that newer hardware (2016 and later) is optimized for 4k. My 2015 macbook pro 15 is still a bit laggy with ableton's UI in 4k (zooming in and out while playback). This is a problem as it gets worse as the computer gets hotter throughout the day.

I did some searching and can't find a clear answer to if the 2016 or newer 13 or 15 inch macbook pros can run ableton on a 4k screen with no lag. It's a bit of a rabbit hole of technical information.

Please confirm if you have the 2016 or newer macbooks and which model.

Thanks in advance

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Re: Are the 2016 and newer macs better at running ableton in 4k?

Post by Tarekith » Sun Jan 14, 2018 1:19 am

Are you referring to an external display running 4k? Because none of the Apple laptop displays support 4k as far as I know, the widest they are is 2880 pixels.

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Re: Are the 2016 and newer macs better at running ableton in 4k?

Post by shortshortshortlong » Sun Jan 14, 2018 8:16 am

External 4k not the laptop screen

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