Identify the ports on your Mac
If you're not sure which port to use with your external display, hard drive, camera, printer, iPhone, iPad, or other device, the port shapes and symbols in this guide should help.
Information about these and other types of Mac ports is in the specifications for your Mac:
Choose Apple menu > About This Mac, double-click your model name, then press Command-C to copy it.
Go to the Tech Specs page, click the Search Tech Specs bar, press Command-V to enter your model name, then click Search.
Click the specs page for your Mac.
Thunderbolt 5
Mac Studio introduced in 2025 or later
14-inch MacBook Pro with Pro or Max chip introduced in 2024 or later
16-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2024 or later
Mac mini with Pro chip introduced in 2024 or later
You can connect external displays and other devices that connect using a Thunderbolt 5 cable, Thunderbolt 4 cable, Thunderbolt 3 cable, or USB-C cable. You can also connect a USB-C charge cable to charge your laptop, or a USB-C to Lightning cable to charge your iPhone or iPad. If you have a device that doesn't connect to this port, you can use an adapter to connect it.
If you have a Mac Studio with M3 Ultra, you can also connect a display or Thunderbolt device to the Thunderbolt 5 ports on the front of the computer.
Thunderbolt 4
These Mac models have Thunderbolt 4 ports:
MacBook Air introduced in 2025 or later
iMac introduced in 2024