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
14-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro, M2 Pro, M3 Pro, M1 Max, M2 Max, M3 Max, M4, or M5 chip introduced in 2021 or later
16-inch MacBook Pro introduced in 2021 or later
Mac mini introduced in 2023 or later
Mac Studio introduced in 2022 through 2023
Mac Pro introduced in 2023
You can connect external displays and other devices that connect using a 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 M1 or M2 Ultra, you can also connect a display or Thunderbolt device to the Thunderbolt 4 ports on the front of the computer.
Thunderbolt / USB 4
These Mac models have Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports:
14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 introduced in 2023
iMac introduced in 2021 through 2023
MacBook Air introduced in 2020 through 2024
13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 or M2 introduced in 2020 or later
You can connect a single external display and other devices that connect using either a 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.
On iMac (2021 or later), the Thunderbolt symbol symbol appears above each Thunderbolt / USB 4 port. To connect a display, use either of the ports with the Thunderbolt symbol.
Thunderbolt 3
These Mac models have Thunderbolt 3 ports:
Intel-based MacBook Pro models introduced in 2016 through 2020
Intel-based MacBook Air models introduced in 2018 through 2020
iMac introduced in 2017 through 2020
iMac Pro introduced in 2017
Mac mini introduced in 2018
Mac Pro introduced in 2019
Use these ports with displays and other devices that connect using either a Thunderbolt 3 cable or USB-C cable. You can also connect a USB-C power adapter and cable to charge your laptop computer. If you have a device that doesn't connect to this port, you can use an adapter to connect it.