New Apple Vision Pro with M5 doubles refresh rate of Mac Virtual Display

Apple's PR about the M5 Apple Vision Pro was vague about Mac Virtual Display improvements, but we've since confirmed with Apple that the refresh rate for the feature has been doubled from the previous locked 60Hz max to 120Hz.


When the M5 edition of the Apple Vision Pro was announced, Apple claimed that its displays now supported 120Hz refresh rates. That's an improvement on the original model, which supported variable refresh rates of up to 100Hz.

BUt, there was a key limitation of the Mac Virtual Display. In use, with the M2 Apple Vision Pro, Mac displays were run at 60Hz, regardless if you used the Developer Strap, or streamed over Wi-Fi.


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