![]() A few people suggested using third party utilities to change the refresh rate from default 30Hz to 60Hz. I can share the thread here, it’s about 45 pages of posts, so it isn’t a quick read. Radeon Driver Update - On forums, people smarter than me analyzed the Radeon drivers and settings and they believe the issue is with the driver, which Apple has not updated (according to file date ) since Catalina’s initial release.The Macbook Pro stays at 41C no matter what applications I’m running when using only the built-in display. This would definitely solve the heating issue as I tested it. For posture and vision( I wear glasses ) reasons, I’d need a stand to hold the Macbook Pro up to the correct eye level and distance from my eyes. For this, I’d need to change my workflows from dual 27" to fit a single 16" display. A native USB-C display would remove that as a possible issue. ![]() The adapters may be increasing power draw and therefore also increase heat. Native USB-C Display - None of my displays have USB-C ports, so I have to use adapters to connect them to my Macbook Pro.eGPU - offload the driving of external displays to an external card.Solutions that might exist but I can’t test because I don’t possess the hardware or Apple has to create a fix or because they don’t fit my requirements. ![]() Basically, anything that plays video will turn my Macbook Pro into a pizza oven. They all cause my Macbook Pro’s temperature to go into orbit. I also tested with video conferencing applications such as Webex and MS Teams. The same goes for any media player, aka VLC, that I might be using. Browser apps like Slack or Chrome will generally be right next to Window Server. Generally Windows Server and whichever app I playing video with. It’s always the same applications using the most CPU. I’ve gotten the fans and temp under control with iStat Menus and Turbo Boost Switcher Pro.Īfter 5-6 hours of testing and research with every combination of monitor, cable, adapter, and connection configuration and display settings configuration that you could think of, I’ve concluded that there isn’t a solution using the hardware and software that I currently own.
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