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CAC-1170 with MacBook Pro 13-inch, Late 2013

Updated on 16-12-2017 in Adapters and Cables
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5 on 13-11-2017

I own a MacBook Pro 13-inch, Late 2013 [1] and bought a Dell U2718Q Monitor 4k [2].

My MacBook has a single HDMI 1.4 port (that support 4k display at max 30Hz, [3]) and two Thunderbolt 2 ports, that can support Mini DisplayPort 1.2 adapters [4].

I want to buy the CAC-1170 adapter [5] that can convert Mini DisplayPort 1.2 to HDMI 2.0, as my monitor support HDR in the HDMI 2.0 port.

Do you guys know if I could get the 3840×2160 at 60Hz with this CAC-1170 adapter on my configuration? Or what could be the maximum resolution that I can get with this adapter on my configuration?

[1] https://support.apple.com/kb/sp691
[2] http://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-ultrasharp-27-4k-monitor-u2718q/apd/210-amlm/monitors-monitor-accessories
[3] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206587
[4] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204154
[5] http://www.club-3d.com/en/detail/2339/mini_displayportt_1.2_to_hdmi_2.0/

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MST1407 2 on 13-11-2017

Good day malucelli,

Although Apple states that Mac Book Pro late 2013 should be able to output 4K at 60Hz over the Thunderbolt 2, htis link does worry me a bit:https://support.apple.com/kb/sp691?locale=en_US
That states it cannot. I suppose it all depends if the Graphics Chip inside can do it … which CPU / Integrated Graphics is in your system?

The CAC-1170 adapter will convert DP 1.2 signal into HDMI 2.0 signal at max 4K 60Hz, but that singal does need to come out of your system first …
CAC-1170 does not support HDR by the way.

malucelli on 19-11-2017

Hi, so my current hardware is a 2,4 GHz Intel Core i5 with a Intel Iris 1536 MB for graphics.

I think that I won’t be able to get a 4k output with this current hardware configuration.

I did a little digging, and maybe this is a software limitation implied by Apple. There’s a patch [1] developed by the community that can be applied that (maybe) enable the desired resolution on older Macs (I know that’s procedure not recommended).

When my monitor arrive I will validate the configuration that I got and maybe try those options and I will return to post the results.

[1] https://github.com/Floris497/mac-pixel-clock-patch-V2

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MST1407 on 20-11-2017

thanks for the feedback

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Matt Sephton 1 on 09-12-2017

Did you succeed?

malucelli on 16-12-2017

unfortunately not, the max resolution that I get with 60Hz is 2560×1440.. I even tried the mac-pixel-clock-patch without any improvement..

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