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Studio Display XDR seemingly works on Intel Macs after all, with a caveat

While the Apple Studio Display XDR is officially usable only with Apple Silicon Macs, the hardware seems to work with select Intel Macs as well.

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The Apple Studio Display XDR seems to work with select Intel Macs after all.

Apple replaced its 32-inch Pro Display XDR with the slightly smaller 27-inch Studio Display XDR on March 3. Early reviews praised the color accuracy of the hardware, along with the 120Hz refresh rate — a feature only available when the display is used with select Macs and iPads.

According to the products’ technical specification pages, the updated Apple Studio Display and Apple Studio Display XDR are compatible only with Apple Silicon Macs running macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 or later.

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