Monitor with 30hz HDMI but 60hz DP

[phongle123]

So if a certain MacBook only has HDMI/Thunderbolt connection and the Monitor has HDMI@30fps and DP/mDP @60fps. Is it possible to use a 1st end HDMI to the MacBook and 2nd end DP/mDP to the Monitor and achieve 60fps?

 

Whereas the alternative is HDMI-to-HDMI with only 30fps.

[minibois]

If the TV only has HDMI 1.4 (or older) it cannot do 4K at 60Hz, not even if your macbook can do it. If it has displayport it likely can.

(I'm assuming we're talking about 4K here)

[Glenwing]

4 hours ago, phongle123 said:

So if a certain MacBook only has HDMI/Thunderbolt connection and the Monitor has HDMI@30fps and DP/mDP @60fps. Is it possible to use a 1st end HDMI to the MacBook and 2nd end DP/mDP to the Monitor and achieve 60fps?

 

Whereas the alternative is HDMI-to-HDMI with only 30fps.

Thunderbolt can act as a DP output, just use any old mDP-to-mDP cable.

 

HDMI to DP is not possible at all.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/729232-guide-to-display-cables-adapters-v2/?output=HDMI&input=DP

[phongle123]

22 minutes ago, Glenwing said:

Thunderbolt can act as a DP output, just use any old mDP-to-mDP cable.

 

HDMI to DP is not possible at all.

https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/729232-guide-to-display-cables-adapters-v2/?output=HDMI&input=DP

Disregarding the MBP's graphical limitation.

 

Will connecting mDP-to-mDP from thunderbolt to monitor and mDP-to-DP from thunderbolt to monitor also display a 60hz? Or is that still limited to 30hz?

[Glenwing]

1 minute ago, phongle123 said:

Disregarding the MBP's graphical limitation.

 

Will connecting mDP-to-mDP from thunderbolt to monitor and mDP-to-DP from thunderbolt to monitor also display a 60hz? Or is that still limited to 30hz?

Thunderbolt uses DisplayPort for its display capabilities, so it is not a separate thing. It is exactly the same as any other DisplayPort-to-DisplayPort connection, so should work at 60 Hz.

[phongle123]

Just now, Glenwing said:

Thunderbolt uses DisplayPort for its display capabilities, so it is not a separate thing. It is exactly the same as any other DisplayPort-to-DisplayPort connection, so should work at 60 Hz.

Okay. Thanks. That was my intended question because I didn't know if Thunderbolt acted as a typical DP or not when used with a DP cable.