I would like to buy an external monitor for my 2014 15-inch Macbook Pro Retina (on-board graphics) for the purpose of some casual gaming and having more space on the screen for video editing etc.
My question is will performance improve or decrease using a 1080p monitor rather than the Retina display? I will use in clamshell mode, so I don't intend to use both screens at the same time which I know would be a bigger strain for sure. I plan to use the monitor at the native resolution of 1920x1080, whereas the Retina display is 2880x1800.
Going for a 22-23inch IPS monitor if that has any impact.
Sorry if this is obvious but I couldn't find any info about this and don't want to waste my money if it turns out gaming performance is made worse with the monitor, considering I have to use low settings for mediocre performance already (I know MacBooks aren't really designed for gaming!)
Thanks for any help on this
My question is will performance improve or decrease using a 1080p monitor rather than the Retina display? I will use in clamshell mode, so I don't intend to use both screens at the same time which I know would be a bigger strain for sure. I plan to use the monitor at the native resolution of 1920x1080, whereas the Retina display is 2880x1800.
Going for a 22-23inch IPS monitor if that has any impact.
Sorry if this is obvious but I couldn't find any info about this and don't want to waste my money if it turns out gaming performance is made worse with the monitor, considering I have to use low settings for mediocre performance already (I know MacBooks aren't really designed for gaming!)
Thanks for any help on this
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