How do I connect a 3rd 4K monitor to my 2013 Mac Pro?

Solution 1:

The main article on 4k displays links to the below article on Mac Pro:

  • https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206587
  • https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202801

The trick for the third display on Mac Pro is to use 2 Thunderbolt and one HDMI cable to connect each directly to the Mac Pro. Basically each bus can handle 2 normal displays or one 4K display each.

Three 4K displays: two connected via Mini DisplayPort and one connected via HDMI

You are correct about bus 0 conflicting with the HDMI adapter as well.

Mac Pro bus layout from https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202801

If you're not on the 2013 Mac Pro - see this thread for options for "unsupported" adapters that might work for lower resolutions or lower refresh rates than the native ones.

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