Thunderbolt Laptop Compatibility

Thunderbolt Laptop Compatibility

AJA testing and results are provided as a guide only to help AJA customers understand roughly what raster, rate and compression to expect from a host configuration. Control Room software used for I/O testing, other applications may impact the host CPU, GPU and memory differently, so results can vary.

While Thunderbolt supports daisy chaining and other Thunderbolt devices connected at the same time, any performance issues should be tested with only the AJA device connected to rule out any potential issues.

Please note that Thunderbolt compatibility results are from tests run in Control Room and performances may vary in other applications.

 

Apple 2018 MacBook Pro (Intel)

Configurations:

  • 2.2 Ghz 6 Core i7
  • 16GB Ram
  • 512GB M.2
  • Intel UHD 630 Graphics
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.823
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 59

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ

Lenovo P53

Configurations:

  • E-2276M 2.8Ghz 6/12 Core
  • 64GB Ram
  • 512GB M.2
  • NVIDIA RTX5000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.823
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 59

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ

Dell Precision 7740 Workstation

Configurations:

  • E-2276M 2.8Ghz 6/12 Core
  • 16GB Ram
  • 256GB M.2
  • NVIDIA RTX5000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.648.5
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 41.1

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ

Dell Precision 7750 Workstation

Configurations:

  • i9-10880H 2.3Ghz 8/16 Core
  • 64GB Ram
  • 256GB M.2
  • NVIDIA RTX5000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.789.0
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 58.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 59.94p ProRes HQ

Dell T5550

Configurations:

  • i7-10875H 2.3Ghz 8/16 Core
  • 32GB Ram
  • 256GB M.2
  • NVIDIA T2000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.789.0
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 56.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ

 

Dell T5750

Configurations:

  • Xeon W-10885H 2.4Ghz 8/16 Core
  • 64GB Ram
  • 256GB M.2
  • NVIDIA RTX3000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.789.0
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.789.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ

 

HP ZBook 15 G6

Configurations:

  • i7-9850H 2.6Ghz 6/12 Core
  • 16GB Ram
  • 512GB M.2
  • NVIDIA T2000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.914.0
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 55.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ

 

HP ZBook Studio G7

Configurations:

  • i7-10850H 2.7Ghz 6/12 Core
  • 32GB Ram
  • 512GB M.2
  • NVIDIA T2000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.914.0
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 59.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 25p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ

 

HP ZBook Fury 17" G7

Configurations:

  • i7-10850H 2.7Ghz 6/12 Core
  • 32GB Ram
  • 512GB M.2
  • AMD W5550
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.914.0
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 59.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ

 

HP ZBook Fury 15" G7

Configurations:

  • i7-10850H 2.7Ghz 6/12 Core
  • 32GB Ram
  • 512GB M.2
  • NVIDIA T2000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.914.0
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 59.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ

 

HP Zbook Fury 17" G7

Configurations:

  • i7-10850H 2.7Ghz 6/12 Core
  • 32GB Ram
  • 512GB M.2
  • NVIDIA T2000
  • TB3 Driver 1.41.914.0
  • TB3 NVM Firmware 59.0

Devices Tested:

Io 4K Plus  T-TAP Pro

Maximum Supported Workflow:

Io 4K Plus

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

Io IP

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ
  • Capture: UltraHD 29.97p ProRes HQ

T-TAP Pro

  • Playback: UltraHD 50p ProRes HQ