GoKawiilOne addition to macOS 27 Golden Gate that went unmentioned during yesterday’s WWDC keynote was the fact that the system has improved its ultrawide display support. Here are the details.
macOS 27 expands ultrawide display support
According to Apple, macOS 27 Golden Gate lets owners of ultrawide displays get higher resolutions, such as 5K at 120Hz.
Currently, several Macs already support high-end external display modes such as 5K at 120Hz. The M5 MacBook Pro, for instance, can drive external displays in several configurations and at different native resolutions, including 5K (5120 x 2880) at 120Hz, depending on the model and setup.
In other words, Apple’s documented 5K at 120Hz support refers to a standard 16:9 resolution, with the number of external monitors depending on the chip, whether it is an M5, M5 Pro, or M5 Max.
Importantly, macOS currently supports ultrawide displays, although at lower resolutions and refresh rates. Of course, this is an area that depends heavily on how each monitor, cable, adapter, and port behaves, so mileage tends to vary quite a bit.
That said, with macOS 27 Golden Gate, Apple is extending higher resolution support to ultrawide displays, which typically use aspect ratios such as 21:9.
From Apple:
Ultrawide display support. Now you can get higher resolutions on ultrawide displays, such as 5K at 120Hz. And your display arrangements stay exactly as you left them, for a seamless experience every time you plug in.
The company has yet to detail which exact native resolutions will be supported with the new ultrawide display support in macOS 27 Golden Gate.
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