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Laptop with R5 3500U Vega 8: up to 2 OR 3 independent displays?

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Hey everyone,

My work laptop (Thinpad e495) has a R5 3500U Vega 8 and I'd like to use 2 external monitors with it.

I'm already using one external 1080p via the hdmi port and, since I have a USB 3.1 Type-C Gen 1 (with PD and DisplayPort), my plan was to buy another 1080p usb-c monitor with power delivery like the Dell P2419HC (because the only usb-c port is also the charging port).

 

But after some research, I found some spec documents about the model saying "Supports up to 2 independent displays via native display and 1 external monitor; supports external monitor via HDMI® (up to 3840x2160@30Hz) or USB-C (up to 3840x2160@60Hz)". I also found some people telling it should support up to 3 independent displays and not 2.

 

I don't intend to use the laptop screen because it'll be closed, but I don't know it still counts to the limitation even if not in use.

 

Either way, anyone knows the actual external monitor limit for this model?

 

Thank you!

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2 minutes ago, Mel0nMan said:

Should work fine. If you want, I have an Asus laptop with Vega 8 and a HDMI and USBc display and can test that for you.

 

Edit it works, both with the screen open and closed

Alright, that's good news! So you can use the 3 displays at the same time?

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4 minutes ago, Mel0nMan said:

Yes!

Great, thank you!

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