Apple Thunderbolt 2 To 3 Cable

This article refers to thunderbolt 1 and thunderbolt 2.

Apple thunderbolt 2 to 3 cable. This is the correct adapter for the apple thunderbolt display. They have the same shape but. You can learn more about thunderbolt 3 and the thunderbolt 3 usb c to thunderbolt 2 adapter for macbook pro 2016 and later and imac 2017. The apple thunderbolt 3 usb c cable has thunderbolt logo on the sleeve of each connector.

Compared with apple usb c charge cable the apple usb c charge cable is longer 2m and also supports charging but data transfer speed is limited to 480mbps usb 2 0 and it doesn t support video. Use this cable to connect thunderbolt enabled devices to the thunderbolt or thunderbolt 2 port on your mac. This 0 8 metre cable supports thunderbolt 3 data transfer up to 40 gb s usb 3 1 gen 2 data transfer up to 10 gb s displayport video output hbr3 and charging up to 100w. 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.

Either cable can be used with the apple usb c power adapter. Thunderbolt 3 cable 40gpbs usb c to usb c akoada 3 3ft 100w 5a usb 4 0 type c fast charging cable 5k 60hz compatible with usb 3 1 gen 1 and 2 macbook dell alienware 17 chromebook hub grey 4 0 out of 5 stars 16. Use this cable to connect a mac with thunderbolt 3 usb c to thunderbolt 3 devices such as docks hard drives and displays. Thunderbolt and thunderbolt 2 are not the same as mini displayport.

As a bidirectional adapter it can also connect new thunderbolt 3 devices to a mac with a thunderbolt or thunderbolt 2 port and macos sierra or later. In addition it can be used to connect thunderbolt enabled displays such as the apple thunderbolt display and lg thunderbolt 2 displays to any of the thunderbolt 3 usb c ports on your. Thunderbolt technology supports fast data transfers with two independent channels of 10gb s each. Learn about the apple thunderbolt cables and adapters that you can use with your thunderbolt capable mac.

If you re using a thunderbolt or thunderbolt 2 cable with a thunderbolt display or other device use the apple thunderbolt 3 to thunderbolt 2 adapter. Thunderbolt 3 connects to displayport displays and monitors with. And thunderbolt 2 technology can bond the two channels for a superfast 20gb s.