The new iMacs, with 5K displays and P3 space

Appleupdated its desktop line yesterday with new features such as upscaling its displays to 4K and 5K resolutions.

New screens

Each 27-inch model will now feature a 5K (5120×2880) display and will be capable of carrying two 4096×2160 signals to external monitors or a single 5120×2880 signal (via a dual connection and in conjunction with the native 5K display).

A 4K (4096×2304) option is available for 21.5-inch models.

In addition, the displays have been updated to cover a wider color range. According to Apple, the new ones are based on the P3 color space instead of the sRGB of previous generations.

Possible configurations

The 27-inch iMac can reach up to 4.2GHz (up from 4.0GHz) with its quad-core Intel Core i7 processor and Turbo Boost capabilities. RAM is up to 32GB and storage can be up to 3TB Fusion Drive (a hybrid SSD/HDD storage option from Apple) or 1TB of flash storage.

Graphics and connections

As for the graphics part again the company has relied on AMD, as the 27-inch iMac will feature a Radeon R9 M395X with up to 4GB of GDDR5 memory.

On the back we will find four USB 3.0 ports, two Thunderbolt 2, a Gigabit Ethernet and an SDXC card slot.

The price of a 27-inch iMac with all capacities and 1TB of storage is $4,099.