Apple Mac Studio with Dell U4025QW

Display Support:5 Displays*Resolution Support:6016x3384 (6K)*

Details:*This model supports "up to" five simultaneous displays -- four displays "up to" 6K resolution (6016x3384) at 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one display "up to" 4K (4096x2160) at 60 Hz via HDMI or two displays "up to" 6K resolution (6016x3384) at 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one display "up to" 8K resolution (7680x4320) at 60 Hz or "up to" 4K (4096x2160) resolution at "up to" 240 Hz over HDMI.

2nd Display Support:Dual/Mirroring*2nd Max. Resolution:6016x3384 (6K)*

Details:*Please refer to the earlier field for details, but if the first display is 6016x3384 (6K) via Thunderbolt, it can support as many as three more 6K displays via Thunderbolt and a fifth display as large as 4096x2160 (4K) via HDMI. Alternately, if the first display is 6016x3384 (6K) via Thunderbolt, it can support a second 6K display via Thunderbolt and a third display at 8K at 60 Hz or 4K up to 240 Hz over HDMI.

This model has four rear-mounted Thunderbolt 4 ports (up to 40 Gb/s) and a single HDMI port. The Thunderbolt 4 ports also support the DisplayPort, USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s), and USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gb/s) standards. The HDMI port supports variable refresh rate (VRR), HDR, and multichannel audio.

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac-studio/specs/mac-studio-m2-max-12-core-cpu-30-core-gpu-2023-specs.html

Mac Studio M2 Max models support as many as five external display -- formally including one that supports 8K resolution -- whereas the Mac Studio M2 Ultra models support as many as eight displays total including the option of three 8K displays.

The Ultra is twice as fast & has more RAM...

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/mac-studio/mac-studio-faq/differences-between-mac-studio-m2-max-m2-ultra-2023.html

No. The Mac Studio with the M2 Max supports up to 4K resolution at up to 240hz, but 5K, 6K and 8K are limited to 60hz.

Also, the 240hz refresh rate is only available over the HDMI port, not the USB-C / Thunderbolt ports.

click here ➜ Mac Studio - Technical Specifications - Apple

Dell – Dell UltraSharp 40 Curved Thunderbolt™ Hub Monitor - U4025QW

The Dell U4025QW is a Thunderbolt monitor with a resolution of 5120x2160 pixels and a diagonal of 39.7". That is, it has fewer pixels than a 27" Apple 5K Studio Display, and those pixels are spread over a larger area. As a result, it has a pixel density of only 140 PPI.

For comparison:

• A 24" 1920x1080 monitor has a pixel density of 91.8 PPI.
• A 27" 2560x1440 monitor has a pixel density of 108.8 PPI.
• A 32" 3840x2160 monitor has a pixel density of 137.7 PPI.
• A 27" 3840x2160 monitor has a pixel density of 163.2 PPI.
• A 27" 5120x2880 monitor has a pixel density of 217.6 PPI.

I'm not sure what Retina scaling modes are going to be available with this setup, but you wouldn't want to use "like 2560x1080" as that would result in very large text, compared to that even on a 24" 1080p display. If you didn't use any scaling at all, text would be on the small side.

As far as a 120 Hz refresh rate, I don't know if the Mac supports that.

I just purchased this monitor to pair with a Mac Studio M2 Ultra. It will arrive today and I’ll be sure to update.

The ultra processor’s display specs are a little different than the M2 Max, I believe.

I’m preparing to connect via HDMI 2.1 using an 8k cable and then seeing how other connections work, including its Thunderbolt 4 ports.

By all accounts and research 120 should be supported. Its max screen resolution is 5120 x 2160 Pixels, with a 21:9 Aspect Ratio with HDR and a 5 ms response time.

It’s a 5K2K W UHD Display and it can be scaled.

As a comparison the Apple Studio Display is 5K at 2880p. One in depth video showed scaling it down one notch from its highest available resolution matched up fantastically.

Some of Dell’s software features like it Display and Peripheral manager may not work very well with Sonoma, but it’s OSD is quite nice and most importantly, reviews of this monitor on a Mac Mini M2 were fantastic.

It may not be a thunderbolt 4 one cable monitor, but via HDMI 2.1 it should be quite nice and everything its pricing should be.

For me the Studio Display is a bit small at 27 inches for my work, and buying two is a bit expensive, so hoping this one works out well. This screenshot was taken from said video.

Updated for clarity:

I just purchased this monitor to pair with a Mac Studio M2 Ultra. It will arrive today and I’ll be sure to update.

The ultra processor’s display specs are a little different than the M2 Max, I believe.

I’m preparing to connect via HDMI 2.1 using an 8k cable and then seeing how other connections work, including its Thunderbolt 4 port.

By all accounts and research 120 should be supported. It’s hard to explain, but in short you won’t have to turn a 5k display into a 4k display to do that.

Its max/native screen resolution is 5120 x 2160 Pixels, with a 21:9 Aspect Ratio with HDR and a 5 ms response time.

The PPI is 140

The Dell is a 5K2K WUHD Display and it can be scaled. The rare 5K2K makeup, with some tweaks in display settings, should end up crystal clear, though many tests say its claims of 99% color accuracy at DCI-P3 is more like 95 percent of you’re a graphic designer.

As a comparison the Apple Studio Display is 5K at 2880p.

One in depth video showed scaling it down one notch from its highest available resolution matches up fantastically.

Some of Dell’s software features like it Display and Peripheral manager may not work very well with Sonoma, but it’s OSD is quite nice and can be navigated with a joystick.

Interestingly, reviews of this monitor on a Mac Mini M2 were fantastic.

It may not be a thunderbolt 4 one cable monitor, but via HDMI 2.1 it should be quite nice and everything its pricing should be.

For me the Studio Display is a bit small at 27 inches for my work, and buying two is a bit expensive, so hoping this one works out well. This screenshot was taken from said video. Its clarity is poor, but gives the gist on Sonoma.