1. Thunderbolt 3 provides twice the display bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2, enabling your Mac to support up to four 4K displays or up to two 6K displays. 1 Which means that with two Thunderbolt controllers in the 16-inch MacBook Pro, you can send graphics to dual 6K displays for the perfect high-resolution photo and video editing setup. Thunderbolt 3 connects to DisplayPort displays and monitors with.
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Thunderbolt 3 offers a connection with state-of-the-art speed and versatility. Delivering twice the bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2, it consolidates data transfer, video output, and charging into a single compact connector. And with the integration of USB-C, convenience is added to the speed of Thunderbolt to create a truly universal port.

Supports up to four 4K displays or up to two 6K displays¹

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Transferring data at speeds of up to 40Gb/s, which is two times faster than Thunderbolt 2 and eight times faster than USB 3, Thunderbolt 3 delivers the fastest connection to any dock, display, or device. You can also daisy-chain up to six Thunderbolt devices through a single port without needing a hub or a switch. So connecting a storage device to your computer, and then a display to your storage device, works as it’s meant to — with powerful throughput.⁸

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Thunderbolt 3 provides twice the display bandwidth of Thunderbolt 2, enabling your Mac to support up to four 4K displays or up to two 6K displays.¹ Which means that with two Thunderbolt controllers in the 16-inch MacBook Pro, you can send graphics to dual 6K displays for the perfect high-resolution photo and video editing setup. Thunderbolt 3 connects to DisplayPort displays and monitors with a cable, while supporting HDMI and VGA displays with the use of an adapter.

With Thunderbolt 3, a single USB-C port can deliver power in both directions. So a port can charge a device or, alternatively, be charged by one. And it’s capable of delivering up to 100 watts of power, so a single cable can be used to connect to a dock or display and charge your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air simultaneously.

Up to 15W for
bus-powered devices

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Up to 15W for bus-powered devices

Compatible with your existing devices.

Thunderbolt 3 with USB-C technology is a truly universal connection. With the help of an adapter or cable, you can connect just about any of your devices, including your existing Thunderbolt 2 devices.

Displays

Plug into displays using HDMI, VGA, DVI, DisplayPort, or Thunderbolt.

iOS Devices

Connect to iOS devices like iPhone and iPad.

Accessories

Use peripherals compatible with USB‑A, SD, Micro‑B, and Mini‑B.

Performance

Connect external graphics processors like the Blackmagic eGPU and external hard drives for extra storage.

The Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports on MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac Pro, iMac, and Mac mini are fully compatible with your existing devices and displays. Use the chart below to find out which adapter or cable you’ll need to connect to the ports on all your favorite devices.

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USB-A

Lightning

Micro-B

Mini-B

Mac Mini Display Output

Ethernet

HDMI

Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter or
USB-C to HDMI adapter

DisplayPort

VGA

Apple USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter or
USB-C to VGA adapter

SD

DVI

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I have a 27” Thunderbolt display (second hand). When connected to my Mac Mini (new), the display screen went fuzzy, dark, so used the other port and it worked. After a while, the display started to black in and out, and notice the display was very hot, bottom left hand side of display. I’m not sure but I do not hear the fan working.

I am currently working on Mac Mini and when it feels hot will put it in sleep mode till it cools down after an hour.

Can anybody help me work out what is going on as I think it it is just a fan and temperature sensor, but I would appreciate any help from the “hit it with a hammer “ brigade.

FYI - I’m a newbie to Apple Mac’s

p.s The definition of an Engineer, is a man with a hammer in his hand. LOL

Is this a good question?

Comments:

I have this same display for my MBP and it gets hot for me too. I think it is just normal, so don’t think too much about it as I have had teachers at my school complain about this to me too.

It is nice to know that other people have the same issue of over heating, perhaps the display and Mac mini were acclimatising to each other, only time will tell

@shive444 That could also be a contributing factor too, try placing your Mac Mini on your desk away from the Cinema Display and see if that reduces temperature buildup.

I see what you mean now, I have not noticed how hot the Mac mini was as I had it under the display. I have moved it away and the Mac has cooled down and the display has cooled down as well.

I will keep an eye on it for a couple of days and report back.